impasse

impasse
noun
ADJECTIVE
current, present
diplomatic, political
budget (esp. AmE)

The Governor attempted to resolve Minnesota's current budget impasse.

VERB + IMPASSE
reach

Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.

break, end, overcome, resolve
PHRASES
a way out of an impasse

The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.


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  • impasse — [ ɛ̃pas ] n. f. • 1761; de 1. in et passer 1 ♦ Petite rue qui n a pas d issue. ⇒ cul de sac. Habiter dans une impasse. Rue en impasse. 2 ♦ (1845) Fig. Situation sans issue favorable. Nous sommes dans une impasse. Sortir de l impasse. ♢ Faire,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • impasse — UK US /ˈæmpæs/ US  /ˈɪmpæs/ noun [S] ► a situation in which further development is impossible: be at/remain at an impasse »With negotiations at an impasse, analysts warn the uncertainty may harm supermarket stocks. »to declare/reach an impasse… …   Financial and business terms

  • impasse — im·passe / im ˌpas, im pas/ n: a point in esp. labor negotiations at which reaching an agreement is impossible because neither party is willing to compromise or change position Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impasse …   Law dictionary

  • impasse — (n.) 1851, blind alley, from Fr. impasse impassable road, blind alley, impasse, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + M.Fr. passe a passing, from passer to pass (see PASS (Cf. pass) (v.)). Supposedly coined by… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Impasse — Im passe ([a^]N p[aum]s ; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s ), n. [F.] An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul de sac; fig., a position or predicament affording no escape. The issue from the present impasse will, in all probability, proceed from below, not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • impasse — s. m. 1. Situação que impede ou dificulta algo. = DIFICULDADE, EMBARAÇO, EMPECILHO 2. Situação ou negociação sem solução à vista. 3.  [Portugal: Madeira] Rua sem saída.   ‣ Etimologia: francês impasse …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Impasse — (franz., spr ängpáss , Impaß), Sackgasse; einen i. (fälschlich Engpaß) machen oder im passieren, im Whist und Bostonspiel soviel wie mit einer niedrigen Karte stechen in der Voraussetzung, daß der Gegner keine höhere hat, um so einen Stich mehr… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Impasse — er et fremmedord for et dilemma, en knibe eller en umulig situation …   Danske encyklopædi

  • impasse — /ɛ̃ pas/, it. /em pas/ s.f., fr. (propr. [strada] senza sbocco ), in ital. invar. [situazione complicata, da cui sia difficile uscire: trovarsi in una i. ] ▶◀ cul de sac, difficoltà, (fam.) guaio, (fam.) pasticcio, vicolo cieco …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • impasse — Voz francesa que significa ‘situación de difícil o imposible resolución, o en la que no se produce ningún avance’. Su uso es innecesario en español, por existir las expresiones callejón sin salida o punto muerto, de sentido equivalente: «Las… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • impasse — /fr. ɛˈpas/ [vc. fr., comp. di in neg. e di un deriv. da passer «passare»] s. f. inv. 1. via senza uscita, vicolo cieco 2. (fig.) intoppo, difficoltà, pantano (fig.), stallo, stasi CONTR. facilitazione, agevolazione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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