impasse

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English

Etymology

[1851] Borrowed from French impasse, from French in- + passer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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impasse (plural impasses)

  1. a road with no exit; a cul-de-sac
  2. a deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made
    • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XIV:
      “It seems to me the thing's an impasse. French expression,” I explained, “meaning that we're stymied good and proper with no hope of finding a formula.”
    • 2010, Clare Vanderpool, Moon Over Manifest
      "Young man, this town is at a bit of an impasse. If you have any suggestion that might help, now would be the time to voice it."

Translations

road with no exit — see dead end

References

  1. ^ Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Concise Oxford Enɡlish Dictionary
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “impasse”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

  • “impasse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From im- +‎ passe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pas/ ~ /ɛ̃.pɑs/
  • audio (France):(file)

Noun

impasse f (plural impasses)

  1. stalemate, impasse (situation in which no progress can be made; not used in the chess sense of stalemate)
  2. dead-end; cul-de-sac (street)

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

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Noun

impasse f (uncountable)

  1. impasse, dead-end, deadlock, stalemate

Synonyms

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French impasse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

impasse m (plural impasses)

  1. impasse (a situation in which no progress can be made)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French impasse.

Noun

impasse m (plural impasses)

  1. impasse

Further reading

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