Standstill — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

an interruption of normal activity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈændstɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈandstɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈandstɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈændstɪl/.

Examples

reached an impasse on the negotiations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impasse dead end deadlock stand stalemate tie-up

Parts of Speech

noun	a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible “reached an impasse on the negotiations”
noun	an interruption of normal activity

Word Forms

stand still	verb	remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile
stand	verb	remain inactive or immobile
tie up	verb	restrain from moving or operating normally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stillstand

eine Situation, in der kein Fortschritt erzielt werden kann oder kein Fortschritt möglich ist

🇫🇷French

arrêt

une situation dans laquelle aucun progrès ne peut être réalisé ou aucun avancement n'est possible

🇪🇸Spanish

parada

Una situación en la que no se puede lograr ningún progreso o no es posible ningún avance.

🇮🇹Italian

fermo

una situazione in cui non è possibile fare alcun progresso o nessun avanzamento è possibile

🇳🇱Dutch

stilstand

een situatie waarin geen vooruitgang kan worden geboekt of geen vooruitgang mogelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

paralisação

uma situação em que nenhum progresso pode ser feito ou nenhum avanço é possível

🇷🇺Russian

застой

ситуация, в которой прогресс невозможен или прогресс невозможен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठहराव

ऐसी स्थिति जिसमें कोई प्रगति नहीं हो सकती या कोई प्रगति संभव नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থবির

একটি পরিস্থিতি যেখানে কোন অগ্রগতি করা যায় না বা কোন অগ্রগতি সম্ভব নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நின்று

எந்த முன்னேற்றமும் செய்ய முடியாத அல்லது முன்னேற முடியாத சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలిచి

ఎటువంటి పురోగతి సాధించలేని లేదా పురోగతి సాధ్యం కాని పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

थांबणे

अशी परिस्थिती ज्यामध्ये कोणतीही प्रगती होऊ शकत नाही किंवा कोणतीही प्रगती शक्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

એવી પરિસ્થિતિ કે જેમાં કોઈ પ્રગતિ થઈ શકતી નથી અથવા કોઈ પ્રગતિ શક્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲ್ಲು

ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲಾಗದ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശ്ചലമായി

ഒരു പുരോഗതിയും സാധ്യമല്ലാത്ത ഒരു സാഹചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਣਾ

ਅਜਿਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਤਰੱਕੀ ਸੰਭਵ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رک جانا

ایسی صورت حال جس میں کوئی پیش رفت نہیں ہو سکتی اور نہ ہی کوئی پیش رفت ممکن ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停顿

无法取得进展或不可能取得进展的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

停止

進歩が見られない、または進歩が不可能な状況

🇰🇷Korean

정지

진전이 없거나 진전이 불가능한 상황

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bế tắc

một tình huống trong đó không thể đạt được tiến bộ hoặc không thể đạt được tiến bộ

🇹🇭Thai

หยุดนิ่ง

สถานการณ์ที่ไม่สามารถก้าวหน้าได้หรือไม่สามารถก้าวหน้าได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

terhenti

situasi di mana tidak ada kemajuan yang dapat dicapai atau tidak ada kemajuan yang mungkin dicapai

🇵🇭Filipino

huminto

isang sitwasyon kung saan walang pag-unlad na maaaring gawin o walang pag-unlad na posible

🇲🇾Malay

terhenti

keadaan di mana tiada kemajuan boleh dibuat atau tiada kemajuan mungkin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طريق مسدود

وضع لا يمكن فيه إحراز تقدم أو لا يمكن التقدم فيه

🇮🇷Persian

توقف

وضعیتی که در آن هیچ پیشرفتی حاصل نمی شود یا هیچ پیشرفتی ممکن نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

durma

hiçbir ilerlemenin sağlanamadığı veya hiçbir ilerlemenin mümkün olmadığı bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

קיפאון

מצב בו לא ניתן להתקדם או לא ניתן להתקדם

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