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curso natural

[KUR-so na-tu-RAL]
nounmasculinepl: cursos naturais
natural course
1. The normal, uninterrupted progression or development of something without artificial intervention
The disease ran its natural course.
A doença seguiu seu curso natural.
2. The expected or inevitable outcome of events if allowed to proceed without interference
If left alone, things will take their natural course.
Se deixados sozinhos, as coisas seguirão seu curso natural.
3. In education, a sequence of classes or instruction that follows a standard progression
She completed the natural course of studies in medicine.
Ela completou o curso natural de estudos em medicina.
Synonyms
desenvolvimento naturalsequência naturalprogressão naturalordem natural
Antonyms
desviointerferênciaobstruçãointerrupção

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
curso natural
Standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
curso natural
Standard usage; may also use 'percurso natural' in some contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

seguir seu curso natural - to take its natural course
deixar as coisas seguirem seu curso natural - to let things run their natural course
no curso natural dos acontecimentos - in the natural course of events
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