standoff

punto muerto, enfrentamiento

Desacuerdo o enfrentamiento en el que ninguna parte puede ganar ni avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: A disagreement or confrontation in which neither side can win or move forward.

• The talks ended in a standoff.
• Police surrounded the house during an armed standoff.
• The standoff between management and workers lasted three weeks.

Cómo se usa: a standoff between A and B (The standoff between the two countries continued.)

Sinónimos: deadlock, stalemate, impasse

Expresiones frecuentes: standoff between sides, armed standoff, tense standoff

de ataque a distancia

Diseñado para atacar desde una distancia suficiente para quedar fuera del alcance de las armas defensivas enemigas.

En inglés sencillo: Designed to attack from far enough away to avoid the enemy’s defensive weapons.

• The aircraft carried a standoff missile.
• Standoff weapons allow attacks from beyond enemy defenses.
• The navy tested a new standoff system.

Expresiones frecuentes: standoff weapon, standoff missile, standoff attack