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sendero familiar

[sen-DEH-ro fa-mi-lee-AHR]
nounmasculinepl: senderos familiares
caminho familiar
1. A path, trail, or route that is well-known and frequently traveled by a family or group of people; a familiar way or passage
The children followed the familiar path through the forest every day after school.
As crianças seguiam o caminho familiar pela floresta todos os dias após a escola.
2. Figuratively, an established pattern or customary way of doing things within a family context
He walked the sendero familiar of family traditions passed down through generations.
Ele seguia o caminho familiar das tradições familiares transmitidas através das gerações.
Synonyms
caminho conocidosenda familiarruta habitualtrilha familiar
Antonyms
sendero desconocidocamino extrañoruta nueva

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho familiar
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
trilha familiar
More frequent in rural or outdoor contexts
Portugal
caminho familiar
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

andar por senderos familiares (to walk familiar paths - to follow routine)
desviarse del sendero familiar (to stray from the familiar path - to break tradition)
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