vía muerta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbia ˈmweɾta/ [ˌbi.a ˈmweɾ.t̪a]
- Syllabification: ví‧a muer‧ta
Noun
vía muerta f (plural vías muertas)
- (rail transport) spur track
- (figurative) dead end; stalemate
- Synonym: callejón sin salida
Further reading
- “vía muerta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024