incagliarsi
Parola del giorno | Word of the day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the verb incagliarsi, which means to reach a deadlock.
This verb crops up a lot when talking about international negotiations and diplomacy with a good example being the frequent deadlocks that occurred during the financial crisis several years ago!
See the verb used below:
Dopo mesi di negoziazioni, i paesi europei hanno finalmente deciso di aiutare la Grecia. Quando si erano incagliati senza una soluzione, pensavo che la Grecia lasciasse l'Unione Europea.
After months of negotiations, the European countries finally decided to help Greece. When they had reached a deadlock without any solution, I thought Greece might leave the European Union.