noun🔗ShareImpasse, blocageA standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse"The negotiations between the teachers and the school board reached a deadlock because neither side would compromise on salary. "Les négociations entre les enseignants et le conseil scolaire ont atteint une impasse, car aucune des deux parties ne voulait faire de compromis sur les salaires.situationpoliticsbusinesslawcommunicationstategovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlocage, impasseAn inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation."The project reached a deadlock when the design team refused to proceed without approval from the marketing team, and the marketing team wouldn't review the design until it was finalized. "Le projet a atteint une impasse lorsque l'équipe de conception a refusé de continuer sans l'approbation de l'équipe marketing, et que l'équipe marketing n'a pas voulu examiner la conception tant qu'elle n'était pas finalisée.computingtechnologysystemprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquer, paralyserTo cause or to come to a deadlock."The two teams could not agree, and their disagreement deadlocked the negotiation. "Les deux équipes n'ont pas pu se mettre d'accord, et leur désaccord a bloqué la négociation.politicsgovernmentbusinesseconomysituationstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading