How is the word impasse translated from French to English

English translation
Dead end
phrase

Rue ou chemin sans issue.

A street or path with no way out.

Examples with “impasse”

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  • La route s'est révélée être une impasse. — The road turned out to be a dead end.

  • Les enfants jouent tranquillement dans cette impasse. — The children play safely in this quiet dead end.

  • Cette ruelle est-elle une impasse, ou est-ce qu'elle débouche ? — Is that lane a dead end, or does it go through?

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