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empate

draw

noun em-PAH-teh Less Common
Arts & Culture Sports

Origin: From empatar (to tie), borrowed from Italian impattare.

Also means

tie

Usage Note

Empate is the standard sporting term for a draw or tie in score. The verb is empatar and the result is often stated as el partido terminó en empate or simply empate a dos (2–2 draw). Outside sport it can describe any deadlock or stalemate, such as a tied vote in a committee.

Examples

"El partido terminó con un empate."

Natural Translation

The match ended in a draw.

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