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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesबंद गली
Pronunciation / Transliteration: band gali
"वे एक बंद गली में फंस गए।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation or course of action that leads nowhere or has no prospects for success.
"After several failed attempts to negotiate, they realized they were in a blind alley." - 2
A dead-end street or passage.
"The children played in the blind alley behind their house."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'blind alley' originated in the early 20th century, combining 'blind' from Old English 'blinda' meaning 'unable to see' and 'alley' from Old French 'alee', meaning 'a narrow passage'. The phrase evolved to denote a situation that leads to no productive outcome.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blind-Alley" is said worldwide
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vicolo cieco
Transliteration: ˈvikolo ˈtʃeko
"Si sono trovati in un vicolo cieco."
impasse
Transliteration: ɛ̃pas
"Ils se sont retrouvés dans une impasse."
Sackgasse
Transliteration: zakˈɡasə
"Sie standen in einer Sackgasse."
callejón sin salida
Transliteration: ka.leˈxon sin sa.li.ða
"Se encontraron en un callejón sin salida."
beco sem saída
Transliteration: ˈbɛku sɨ̃ ˈsajda
"Eles estavam em um beco sem saída."
बंद गली
Transliteration: band gali
"वे एक बंद गली में फंस गए।"
死胡同
Transliteration: sǐ hú tòng
"他们被困在一个死胡同里。"
막다른 골목
Transliteration: makdareun golmok
"그들은 막다른 골목에 갇혔다."
行き止まり
Transliteration: ikidomari
"彼らは行き止まりに行き着いた。"
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