a dead end

Significado

a situation in which no more progress is possible

Situación en la que ya no es posible avanzar.

Ejemplos

1. 1The police investigation reached a dead end when the only witness moved abroad.
2. 2Tom felt his job was a dead end, so he started evening classes in design.
3. 3Every idea we tried for fixing the leak led to a dead end, so we called a plumber.
4. 4The talks hit a dead end when neither side would move on price.
5. 5Is this search a dead end, or should we keep looking for Gran's old letters?

Gramática

Sustantivo contable: a dead end, dead ends. Delante de un sustantivo se escribe dead-end. Suele ir tras reach, hit o lead to.