impasse

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæmpɑːs/[1][2], /æmˈpɑːs/[2], /ˈɪmpɑːs/[2], /ɪmˈpɑːs/[2]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmpæs/[3], /ɪmˈpæs/[3]

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."

• impasse at OneLook Dictionary Search

• pessima, sempais

From im- +‎ passe.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.pɑs/

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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)

• “impasse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• IPA^(key): /imˈpas.se/

impasse f (invariable)

1. impasse, dead-end, deadlock, stalemate

• stallo

• pessima

Borrowed from French impasse.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ˈpa.si/

impasse m (plural impasses)

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

• impás

Borrowed from French impasse.

impasse m (plural impasses)

1. impasse

• “impasse” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.