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gridlocked

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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).

gridlock v.
gridlocked adj.
Translations
gridlocked [ˈgrɪdlɒkt] ADJ
1. [road] → paralizado
traffic is gridlocked in the citiesel 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
roadvöllig verstopft; traffic is gridlocked in the citiesder Verkehr in den Städten ist zum völligen Stillstand gekommen
(fig) talks, negotiationsfestgefahren


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A police spokesman said: "Everywhere in Edinburgh will be gridlocked.
 
 
 
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