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forsaken street

[fərˈseɪkən strit]
nounpl: forsaken streets
rua abandonada
1. A street that has been deserted, neglected, or left without inhabitants or maintenance
The old forsaken street was overgrown with weeds and lined with boarded-up shops.
A rua abandonada era coberta de ervas daninhas e tinha lojas fechadas com tábuas.
2. A street that has been forgotten or left behind by society or urban development
They walked through the forsaken street, feeling the weight of decades of neglect.
Eles caminhavam pela rua abandonada, sentindo o peso de décadas de negligência.
NYC Slang
forgotten block / dead-end street
Synonyms
abandoned streetdeserted streetneglected streetdesolate streetempty street
Antonyms
thriving streetbustling streetvibrant streetpopulated streetwell-maintained street

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rua abandonada
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
rua abandonada / rua esquecida
Both terms used interchangeably
São Paulo
rua abandonada / rua desolada
Preferred in urban contexts
Portugal
rua abandonada / rua deserta
Both used, with 'deserta' emphasizing emptiness

Related Idioms & Phrases

a forsaken street corner
down a forsaken street
the forsaken streets of the city
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