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lost path
[lɔst pæθ]
noun
pl: lost paths
caminho perdido
1.
A route or way that one cannot find or has become disoriented from; a direction that leads nowhere or is abandoned
After hours of hiking, we realized we were on a lost path in the woods.
Após horas de caminhada, percebemos que estávamos em um caminho perdido na floresta.
2.
Figuratively, a course of action or life direction that has gone wrong or become futile
His career felt like a lost path after the company downsized.
Sua carreira parecia um caminho perdido após o redimensionamento da empresa.
Synonyms
dead end
wrong way
stray path
misdirection
wayward route
Antonyms
right path
clear path
direct route
true way
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
caminho perdido
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
caminho perdido / trilha perdida
Both terms are used interchangeably
Portugal
caminho perdido / trilho perdido
European Portuguese uses 'trilho' more commonly
Related Idioms & Phrases
to lose one's way
to go astray
to lose the plot
off the beaten path
to be on the wrong side of the tracks
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