blind alley
/blaɪnd ˈæli/phrase
C1informalcommon/blaɪnd ˈæli/A situation or course of action that leads to no useful result or progress; a dead end.
ruСитуация или направление действий, которые не приводят к полезному результату или прогрессу; тупик.esCallejón sin salida; situación o curso de acción que no conduce a ningún resultado útil o progreso, o que es un callejón sin salida.frSituation ou direction d'action qui ne mène à aucun résultat utile ni progrès ; impasse. Peut aussi désigner une rue sans issue.deEine Situation oder ein Vorgehen, das zu keinem nutzbringenden Ergebnis oder Fortschritt führt; eine Sackgasse im übertragenen Sinn. Auch eine Straße, die nur an einem Ende einen Ausgang hat.ptSituação ou linha de ação que não leva a resultado útil nem a progresso; beco sem saída, impasse.zh指没有出路的情况或没有发展前途的方向、做法;也指死胡同、绝境。arوضع أو اتجاه في العمل لا يؤدي إلى نتيجة مفيدة أو تقدم؛ طريق مسدود لا يُفضي إلى مخرج.
- Dead-end street B1 formal
A street or passage that is closed at one end, with no way through.
- The taxi driver turned into a blind alley and had to reverse out.
- The map showed a blind alley behind the old church.
- They built a house at the end of a quiet blind alley.
ruТупикescallejón sin salidafrImpassedeSackgasseptBeco sem saídazh死胡同arطريق مسدود
- Futile course of action B2 informal
A line of thinking or action that leads to no useful result or progress.
- The investigation turned out to be a blind alley.
- Pursuing that theory was a blind alley for the researchers.
- His career in that field proved to be a blind alley.
ruТупиковый путьescallejón sin salidafrimpassedeSackgasseptCaminho sem saídazh死胡同arطريق مسدود