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Sackgasse

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nounfeminine
  1. dead-end street; cul-de-sac
  2. dead endsomething that does not lead one to the intended result
  3. impassestagnation that one can only overcome by fundamentally changing one’s approach
  4. stalemate; deadlockstagnation that is due to an inability or unwillingness to reach a compromise

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeSackgasseSackgassen
genitiveSackgasseSackgassen
dativeSackgasseSackgassen
accusativeSackgasseSackgassen

Used in the library

  • Der Bus biegt in eine Sackgasse ab und muss zurücksetzen.The bus turns into a dead end and has to reverse.B2Noch einmal, bitte (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
  • Nach 2 Jahren ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit gering, dass das Projekt noch aus der Sackgasse herauskommt.After two years the chances are slim that the project will ever get out of the dead end.B2Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B2)
  • Weil die Ermittlungen in einer Sackgasse stecken, blühen in der Stadt die Spekulationen über den Toten.Because the investigation is at a dead end, speculation about the dead man flourishes in the city.B2Noch einmal, bitte (24) — Once more, please (24) (B2)

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