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No. 13,780 in Russian

ничью

"Ничью" means "a draw" or "a tie" in a competitive context.

In a sentence

  • В шахматной партии игроки согласились на ничью.

    In the chess game, the players agreed to a draw.

    The word 'ничью' here refers to a 'draw' in the context of a competition or game ending without a winner.

  • Объявили ничью, так как никто не набрал достаточно голосов.

    A tie was declared as no one received enough votes.

    In this sentence, 'ничью' indicates a 'tie', a situation where no party emerges as a clear winner.

  • Игра закончилась в ничью после долгого противостояния.

    The game ended in a tie after a long standoff.

    Here, 'ничью' again represents the result of a match or game where participants have equal scores or no decisive outcome is reached.

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