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overgrown path

[/ˈoʊvərɡroʊn pæθ/]
nounpl: overgrown paths
caminho coberto de vegetação
1. A pathway or trail that has become covered or blocked by excessive plant growth, weeds, or vegetation due to lack of use or maintenance
The hikers had to push through the overgrown path to reach the abandoned cottage.
Os caminhantes tiveram que atravessar o caminho coberto de vegetação para chegar à cabana abandonada.
2. Figuratively, a forgotten or neglected route or course of action
He decided to take the overgrown path less traveled in his career.
Ele decidiu seguir um caminho menos trilhado em sua carreira.
Synonyms
overgrown trailwild pathneglected pathwayweed-choked path
Antonyms
well-maintained pathcleared trailpaved roadmanicured pathway

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho coberto de mato
Common in rural contexts
Rio de Janeiro
trilha invadida por vegetação
Often used in hiking contexts
São Paulo
caminho tomado pelo mato
Rural and environmental contexts
Portugal
caminho invadido pela vegetação
Formal and literary usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

the road less traveled
beaten path
lost trail
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