Dodoro  +  139087 Mon, 19 Sep 05 04:43 AM Hi all. "stalemate leaves",what does this words mean? I have sentence below: "German election stalemate leaves parties jostling for power" anyway,If i have any wrong i use in English..correct me plz.. Dodoro Joined on Sun, Sep 11 2005 Taiwan New Member 13

	Clive  +  139088 Mon, 19 Sep 05 05:09 AM Hi Dodoro, Welcome to the Forum. "German election stalemate leaves parties jostling for power" "stalemate leaves",what does this words mean? A stalemate means a situation between two people or groups in which neither can win and neither can lose. For example, this sometimes happens in a game of chess. One meaning of 'to leave' is to give a result. For example, the rain left me wet. Your sentence means this. In the German election, no party won. The result is that the parties are still struggling ('jostling') with each other for power. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,627 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo