blind alley
US /blaɪnd ˈæl.i/
UK /blaɪnd ˈæl.i/
1.
vicolo cieco, cul-de-sac
a street or passage that is closed at one end; a cul-de-sac
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We drove down a blind alley and had to turn around.
Abbiamo percorso un vicolo cieco e abbiamo dovuto fare inversione.
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The children were playing at the end of the blind alley.
I bambini giocavano alla fine del vicolo cieco.
2.
vicolo cieco, impasse
a course of action that leads to no progress or a dead end
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Their investigation led them down a blind alley.
La loro indagine li ha portati in un vicolo cieco.
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Pursuing that strategy would be a blind alley for the company.
Perseguire quella strategia sarebbe un vicolo cieco per l'azienda.