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sans issue

French, adjective/sɑ̃.z‿i.sy/

sans issue is a French adjective meaning “dead-end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sans issue mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    dead-end

    une voie sans issue

  2. 2

    dead-end, impossible, no-win

    une situation sans issue

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce sans issue?

  • /sɑ̃.z‿i.sy/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.