Example: Après des heures de négociation, ils étaient dans l'impasse totale.
Definition
"Être dans l'impasse" means to be in a situation where no progress can be made or no solution is possible, often after negotiations or attempts to resolve a problem have failed, leading to a complete deadlock or stalemate.
Translations
To be at a dead end
Estar en un callejón sin salida
In een impasse zitten
Estar en un atzucac
In einer Sackgasse stecken
Etymology
The phrase "Être dans l'impasse" comes from French, where "impasse" literally means a dead end or a street with no exit. It figuratively extended to mean any situation where no way forward is possible, much like being stuck in a street with no way out.
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To be at a dead end