a dead end

Sens

a situation in which no more progress is possible

Une situation qui ne permet plus d'avancer.

Exemples

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?

Grammaire

Nom dénombrable : a dead end, dead ends. Devant un nom, s'écrit dead-end. Suit souvent reach, hit ou lead to.