How is the phrase se heurter à un mur translated from French to English

English translation
come up against a brick wall
phrase

Rencontrer un problème qui paraît impossible à résoudre.

To encounter a problem that seems impossible to solve.

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  • Je me suis heurté à un mur pendant le projet. — I came up against a brick wall during the project.

  • T'es-tu déjà heurté à un mur au travail ? — Have you ever come up against a brick wall at work?

  • Il nous faut une nouvelle stratégie ; nous nous sommes heurtés à un mur. — We need a new strategy; we've come up against a brick wall.

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