empate

Meaning

Noun

draw; tie (situation in which the participants of a competition have equal scores)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of empatar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of empatar:

empatar

1. (ambitransitive) to draw, to tie (to have the same result in a competition or voting)
2. (ambitransitive) 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

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Concepts

tie

draw

standoff

stalemate

act or effect of being or becoming equal

dead heat

tie score

drawn game

equality of votes

wheelbase

Synonyms

patê

Translations

empate

match nul

pareggio

Unentschieden

ισοπαλία

Remis

gelijke stand

empat

égalité

ballottage

gelijk spel

patta

remise

gelijkspel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ẽˈpa.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Deverbal from empatar.

Sentences

Se , no entanto , o empate persistisse , seria resolvido em favor dos idosos .

If, however, the tie persisted, it would be resolved in favor of the elderly.