How is the word пробка translated from Russian to English

English translation
gridlock
noun

Затор, при котором машины не могут двигаться.

Traffic so heavy that cars cannot move.

Examples with “пробка”

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  • Мы час простояли в пробке. — We sat in gridlock for an hour.

  • Переговоры закончились политическим тупиком. — Negotiations ended in political gridlock.

  • Из-за аварии пробка встала по всему центру города. — The accident caused gridlock all over the city center.

  • Совет директоров уже несколько месяцев в тупике. — The board has been in gridlock for months.

  • Здесь всегда пробка в час пик? — Is there always gridlock here at rush hour?

  • Как нам выйти из тупика с бюджетом? — How do we break the gridlock over the budget?

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