blind alley

The thief foolishly headed down a blind alley.
Le voleur s'est bêtement engagé dans une impasse.
We went down a blind alley.
Nous sommes entrés dans une impasse.
Last night I was robbed in a blind alley. - What were you doing there?
La nuit dernière, on m'a agressé dans une impasse. — Qu'est-ce que tu faisais là-bas ?
I got lost on my way to your house and ended up in a blind alley.
Je me suis perdu en allant chez toi et j'ai fini dans une impasse.
No one knows what to do about the conflict in that country; the situation is a blind alley.
Personne ne sait quoi faire face au conflit dans ce pays ; la situation est une impasse.
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