corredores
1. Long passages in a building with rooms on one or both sides
The hospital corridors are very clean and well-lit.
Os corredores do hospital são muito limpos e bem iluminados.
2. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas
The wildlife corridor connects the two nature reserves.
O corredor de vida selvagem conecta as duas reservas naturais.
3. Routes or channels of air traffic or shipping
Commercial aircraft follow designated air corridors.
As aeronaves comerciais seguem corredores aéreos designados.
4. Figuratively, passages of power or influence in politics or business
The deal was made in the corridors of power.
O acordo foi feito nos corredores do poder.
In both Brazilian and American English, 'corridors of power' is a common idiom referring to the influence centers of government or large organizations. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'corredores de poder' carries the same metaphorical weight and is used in political and business discourse.
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