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Pronunciation / Transliteration: stallo
"I colloqui di pace sono in una situazione di stallo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation in chess in which the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves, resulting in a draw.
"The game of chess ended in a stalemate." - 2
A situation in which further action or progress by opposing parties seems impossible; a deadlock.
"The peace talks reached a stalemate after both sides refused to compromise."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From stale (from Old French estale, meaning halted or fixed, originally from Germanic) + mate (from Persian shāh māt, meaning 'the king is dead' in chess). Originally a chess term, later extended to general deadlocks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stalemate" is said worldwide
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pat
Transliteration: pat
"Les négociations sont dans une situation de pat."
Patt
Transliteration: Patt
"Die Verhandlungen endeten in einem Patt."
stallo
Transliteration: stallo
"I colloqui di pace sono in una situazione di stallo."
punto muerto
Transliteration: punto muerto
"Las negociaciones llegaron a un punto muerto."
impasse
Transliteration: impasse
"As negociações chegaram a um impasse."
गतिरोध
Transliteration: gatirodh
"शांति वार्ता एक गतिरोध पर पहुँच गई है।"
僵局
Transliteration: jiāngjú
"谈判陷入了僵局。"
교착 상태
Transliteration: gyochak sangtae
"협상은 교착 상태에 빠졌다."
膠着状態
Transliteration: kōchaku jōtai
"交渉は膠着状態に陥った。"
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