gridlocked

grid·lock  (grdlk)

n.

1. A traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible, especially one caused by the blockage of key intersections within a grid of streets.

2. A complete lack of movement or progress resulting in a backup or stagnation: "the political gridlock that prevented ... the President and Congress from moving expeditiously to cut the budget" (Robert D. Hormats).

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gridlock v.

gridlocked adj.

Translations

gridlocked [ˈgrɪdlɒkt] ADJ

1. [road] → paralizado
traffic is gridlocked in the cities → el tráfico está paralizado en las ciudades

2. (fig) [negotiations] → en un punto muerto

gridlocked [ˈgrɪdlɒkt] adj

(with traffic) to be gridlocked [road] → être embouteillé(e)

(at stalemate) to be gridlocked [talks] → être dans l'impasse

gridlocked

adj

road → völlig verstopft; traffic is gridlocked in the cities → der Verkehr in den Städten ist zum völligen Stillstand gekommen

(fig) talks, negotiations → festgefahren