[æm'pɑ:s] n

безвыходное положение; безвыходная ситуация (a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do Syn: deadlock • Negotiations have reached an impasse. Alexander Demidov); тупик (things reached an impasse – дела зашли в тупик Alexander Demidov)

amer.

безнадёжное положение (we've reached an impasse in the negotiations)

fig.

пат (Abysslooker); патовая ситуация (Abysslooker); тупик

fr.

тупиковая ситуация (Acruxia)

inf.

безвыход (Anglophile)