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Sackgasse f (genitive Sackgasse, plural Sackgassen)
- dead-end street; cul-de-sac
- (figuratively) dead end (something that does not lead one to the intended result)
Der Kommunismus ist eine Sackgasse, weil er das Problem der Armut nicht zu lösen vermag.- Communism is a dead end, because it is incapable of solving the problem of poverty.
- (figuratively) impasse (stagnation that one can only overcome by fundamentally changing one’s approach)
Die amerikanische Außenpolitik befindet sich in der Sackgasse.- American foreign policy is in an impasse.
- (figuratively, especially) stalemate; deadlock (stagnation that is due to an inability or unwillingness to reach a compromise)
Die Verhandlungen stecken in einer Sackgasse.- The negotiations have reached a stalemate.
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