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caminho sinuoso

[kah-MI-nyo si-noo-O-zo]
noun phrasemasculinepl: caminhos sinuosos
winding path, sinuous path, twisted road
1. A path, road, or route that curves and winds with many bends and turns rather than going straight
The hiking trail followed a winding path through the forest.
A trilha de caminhada seguia um caminho sinuoso pela floresta.
2. Figuratively, an indirect or complicated way of achieving something; a roundabout method
He took a sinuous path to success, overcoming many obstacles.
Ele seguiu um caminho sinuoso para o sucesso, superando muitos obstáculos.
Synonyms
caminho tortuosocaminho curvilíneocaminho ondulanteestrada sinuosatrajeto sinuoso
Antonyms
caminho retocaminho diretolinha reta

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho sinuoso
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
caminho sinuoso
Common in formal and literary contexts
Rio de Janeiro
caminho sinuoso
Used in standard Portuguese
Portugal
caminho sinuoso
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

seguir um caminho sinuoso
caminhos sinuosos da vida
trilhar um caminho sinuoso
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