dead heat
US /ˌded ˈhiːt/
UK /ˌded ˈhiːt/
1.
empate, disputa acirrada
a race or contest in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time or with the same result
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The election ended in a dead heat between the two main candidates.
A eleição terminou em um empate entre os dois principais candidatos.
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It was a dead heat at the finish line, so they shared the gold medal.
Foi um empate na linha de chegada, então eles dividiram a medalha de ouro.