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caminho variante

[kɐˈmiɲu vɐɾiˈɑ̃tə]
nounmasculinepl: caminhos variantes
alternative route
1. A different or secondary route or path that can be taken instead of the primary or main route
We took an alternative route to avoid traffic congestion.
Seguimos um caminho variante para evitar o congestionamento.
2. In linguistics or textual analysis, a variant form or different version of a text or word
The manuscript has several textual variants that scholars debate.
O manuscrito apresenta vários caminhos variantes que estudiosos debatem.
Synonyms
rota alternativadesviocaminho alternativovia alternativapercurso variante
Antonyms
caminho principalrota diretavia principal

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
caminho variante / rota alternativa
Both terms are commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
caminho variante / via alternativa
European Portuguese tends to use 'via alternativa' more frequently
São Paulo
desvio
Common colloquial usage in São Paulo

Related Idioms & Phrases

seguir um caminho variante
tomar um caminho variante
encontrar caminhos variantes
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