vicolo cieco

dead end

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dead end Can refer literally to a street with no exit or figuratively to a situation with no way forward.
IT: Questa strada finisce in un vicolo cieco.
EN: This street ends in a dead end.

Allora, siamo in un vicolo cieco.

So, we're at a dead end.

— La storia fantastica (1987)

Quando ho pensato di essere arrivato, c'era un vicolo cieco.

When I thought I had arrived, there was a dead end.

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

Sì, vicolo cieco.

Yes, dead end.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Vicolo cieco.

Dead end.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Vicolo cieco?

Dead end?

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

È un vicolo cieco.

It's a dead end.

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)