"sans issue" meaning in French

See sans issue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɑ̃.z‿i.sy/
Etymology: Compare German ausweglos. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|ausweglos}} German ausweglos Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} sans issue (invariable)
  1. dead-end Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-sans_issue-fr-adj-qd0rbd~- Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. (figuratively) dead-end, impossible, no-win Tags: figuratively, invariable
    Sense id: en-sans_issue-fr-adj-gPQkoebH Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
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              9,
              19
            ]
          ],
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          ],
          "text": "une voie sans issue",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "une rue sans issue",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dead-end"
      ],
      "id": "en-sans_issue-fr-adj-qd0rbd~-",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "invariable"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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              14,
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              2,
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          "english": "a no-win situation",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "une situation sans issue",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dead-end, impossible, no-win"
      ],
      "id": "en-sans_issue-fr-adj-gPQkoebH",
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        [
          "dead-end",
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        ],
        [
          "impossible",
          "impossible"
        ],
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          "no-win",
          "no-win"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) dead-end, impossible, no-win"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "invariable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɑ̃.z‿i.sy/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sans issue"
}
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "Requests for translations of French usage examples"
      ],
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              9,
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        },
        {
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              8,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
          "text": "une rue sans issue",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "dead-end"
      ],
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        [
          "dead-end",
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        "invariable"
      ]
    },
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        "French terms with collocations"
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              2,
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          "english": "a no-win situation",
          "tags": [
            "collocation"
          ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "impossible",
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        ]
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        "(figuratively) dead-end, impossible, no-win"
      ],
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        "invariable"
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɑ̃.z‿i.sy/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sans issue"
}

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