empatar

Signification

1. (intransitive,transitive) to draw, to tie (to have the same result in a competition or voting)
2. (intransitive,transitive) to tie up (to immobilize a capital)
3. (transitive) to hinder, to stalemate
4. (transitive) to occupy one's time
5. (Brazil,transitive) to annoy

Coupé comme

em‧pa‧tar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ẽ.paˈta(ʁ)/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Spanish empatar, from Italian impattare, from Italian patta (“a tie”).

Phrases

Se março não empatar em abril , está aberto todo o ano .

Si March ne dessine pas en avril, il est ouvert toute l'année.