No. 11,142 in Spanish
empates
"Empates" means "ties" or "draws" in the context of games or competitions.
In a sentence
En el torneo de fútbol, hubo varios empates.
In the soccer tournament, there were several ties.
Here, 'empates' is used to denote the result of a game or match where the scores are equal.
Tuvimos empates en las votaciones del club.
We had ties in the club's voting.
In this sentence, 'empates' refers to situations where a decision is undecided due to equal votes.
No pude decidir entre los dos colores, había empates en mis preferencias.
I couldn't decide between the two colors, there were ties in my preferences.
'Empates' is used metaphorically to describe indecision or equal preference between choices.
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