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caminho deserto

[kah-MIN-yoh deh-ZER-toh]
noun phrasemasculinepl: caminhos desertos
deserted path, empty road, lonely way
1. A path, road, or way that is empty of people; an isolated or abandoned route
He walked down the deserted path in the dark.
Ele caminhava pelo caminho deserto na escuridão.
2. Figuratively, a lonely or isolated course of action or life direction
She felt she was walking a deserted path in her career.
Ela sentia que trilhava um caminho deserto em sua carreira.
Synonyms
estrada vaziacaminho solitáriovia abandonadapercurso vaziotrilha isolada
Antonyms
caminho movimentadoestrada lotadavia congestionadapercurso animado

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho deserto
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
caminho vazio
Alternative common expression
Portugal
caminho deserto
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

trilhar um caminho deserto (to walk a lonely path)
deixar o caminho deserto (to abandon the way)
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