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photo finish

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English

Noun

photo finish (plural photo finishes)

(sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
Hypernym: blanket finish
(by extension) A very close outcome of any competition.

Translations

finish of a race in which the leaders are close together

Bulgarian: фотофи́ниш m (fotofíniš)
Finnish: maalikameraratkaisu
French: photo-finish (fr) f
German: Fotofinish n
Greek: φωτοφίνις (el) n (fotofínis)
Hungarian: célfotó (hu)
Italian: fotofinish m
Polish: wyłonienie zwycięzcy biegu za pomocą fotokomórki n
Turkish: fotofiniş sistemi, fotofiniş tekniği

See also

neck and neck

Further reading

photo finish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Etymology

Borrowed from English photo finish.

Noun

photo finish m (uncountable)

alternative form of fotofinish

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