die Sackgasse

1. 1

   dead-end street; cul-de-sac

   • Diese Straße ist eine Sackgasse.

     This street is a cul-de-sac.

     Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR

   • Wir sind in einer Sackgasse.

     We're in a blind alley.

     Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

2. 2

   dead end — something that does not lead one to the intended result

   • Das war genauso eine Sackgasse.

     That was a dead end as well.

     Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR

   • Wir sind in eine Sackgasse geraten.

     We're heading down a dead end.

     Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR

3. 3

   impasse — stagnation that one can only overcome by fundamentally changing one’s approach

4. 4

   stalemate; deadlock — stagnation that is due to an inability or unwillingness to reach a compromise

Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.