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atypical path

[ə-ˈti-pi-kəl pæθ]
nounpl: atypical paths
caminho atípico
1. A route, course of action, or sequence of events that deviates from what is standard, expected, or conventional
His career took an atypical path, moving directly from academia to entrepreneurship without industry experience.
Sua carreira seguiu um caminho atípico, passando diretamente do meio acadêmico para o empreendedorismo sem experiência na indústria.
2. In medical or scientific contexts, an unusual or unexpected course of disease progression or development
The patient's atypical path of recovery surprised the medical team.
O caminho atípico de recuperação do paciente surpreendeu a equipe médica.
Synonyms
unconventional routeunusual coursenontraditional directionirregular trajectoryalternative path
Antonyms
typical pathconventional routestandard coursetraditional pathexpected trajectory

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho atípico
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
caminho fora do comum
Alternative phrasing emphasizing deviation from norm
Portugal
trajeto atípico
Trajeto often preferred over caminho in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

march to the beat of a different drum
take the road less traveled
go against the grain
break the mold
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