Значение на dead end на български

• 0 a road that is closed at one end, and does not lead anywhere:

  • a dead-end street

  • Negotiators have reached a dead end in their attempts to find a peaceful solution.

• 1 If a road or path dead-ends, it is closed at one end, and does not lead anywhere:

  • The road dead-ended halfway up the mountain.

  • He had to turn his bike around at the end of the trail as it dead-ended at a parking lot.

• 2 a road or path that has no way out at one end:

  • fig. Negotiators have reached a dead end (= have not been successful and cannot go further) in their attempts to find a peaceful solution.

• 3 a situation that is unlikely to be successful or to make any progress:

  • We had several customer leads that all turned out to be dead ends.

  • It's very demoralizing for her; she perceives that her career is at a dead end.

  • reach/hit a dead end Plans to build a new toll road have reached a dead end.