dans des culs de sac

English translation: blind alley, dead-end street

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French term or phrase:cul-de-sac
English translation:blind alley, dead-end street
Entered by: Red Cat Studios

17:35 Jul 17, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / computer games
French term or phrase: dans des culs de sac
"Positionner les puzzles dans des culs de sac".

Indications to video game designers.
Alexandru Pojoga
Romania
Local time: 14:35
blind alleys, dead-end streets
Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus
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Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 13:35
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Thanks for clearing it up!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4blind alleys, dead-end streets
Elisabeth Ghysels
4 -1in the deadlock
Chinoise


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in the deadlock


Explanation:
dans des culs de sac=in the deadlock

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Note added at 2002-07-17 17:44:47 (GMT)
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That\'s what it means in English.

Chinoise
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in pair: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  jeremiah (X): "deadlock" used only in context of negociations. Better would be "impasse"
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
blind alleys, dead-end streets


Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus


    Reference: http://www.library.cornell.edu/Reps/DOCS/buckham.htm
Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 13:35
PRO pts in pair: 200
Grading comment
Thanks for clearing it up!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Dyson
3 mins

agree  cheungmo: "dead-ends" tout court.
3 mins

agree  swisstell
4 mins

agree  jeremiah (X): agree with cheungmo,just "dead ends, esp. if for vid game
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