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empty road

[/ˈɛmpti roʊd/]
noun phrasepl: empty roads
estrada vazia
1. A road or street with no traffic, pedestrians, or vehicles; a deserted roadway
The empty road stretched out before us in the darkness.
A estrada vazia se estendia diante de nós na escuridão.
2. A road with minimal or no activity, often creating a sense of solitude or abandonment
We drove along the empty road late at night.
Dirigimos pela estrada vazia altas horas da noite.
Synonyms
deserted roadvacant roadquiet roadlonely roadbarren road
Antonyms
busy roadcrowded roadcongested roadtrafficked road

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estrada vazia
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
rua vazia / avenida vazia
Urban context; may use 'rua' or 'avenida' instead of 'estrada'
Rio de Janeiro
estrada deserta
Alternative phrase emphasizing desolation
Portugal
estrada vazia / via deserta
Both terms used; 'via' is more formal

Related Idioms & Phrases

a road to nowhere
hit the empty road
the road less traveled
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