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dead end

 
 
noun [C]

Translation

ROAD a road which is closed at one end
çıkmaz sokak
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SITUATION a situation in which it is impossible to make progress
çıkışı, sonu olmayan bir durum, beyhude durum/çaba
The peace talks have reached a dead end.17862169
dead-end
 
 
/ˌdedˈend/ adjective
çıkmaz (sokak)
a dead-end job/relationship a dead-end street
(Definition of dead end noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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