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unknown path

[/ʌnˈnoʊn pæθ/]
noun phrasepl: unknown paths
caminho desconhecido
1. A route, direction, or course of action that is not familiar, unexplored, or whose destination or nature is uncertain
The explorers ventured into an unknown path through the dense forest.
Os exploradores se aventuraram por um caminho desconhecido através da floresta densa.
2. In computing, a file system path or directory that does not exist or cannot be located
The program returned an error: unknown path to the configuration file.
O programa retornou um erro: caminho desconhecido para o arquivo de configuração.
3. Figuratively, an uncertain or unclear direction in life or career
After graduation, she felt like she was walking an unknown path.
Após a formatura, ela sentiu que estava seguindo um caminho desconhecido.
Synonyms
uncharted pathuncertain routeunfamiliar wayunexplored direction
Antonyms
known pathfamiliar routecharted coursewell-trodden way

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
caminho desconhecido
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
caminho desconhecido / trilha desconhecida
Both forms commonly used; trilha preferred in rural contexts
Rio de Janeiro
caminho desconhecido
Standard form; sometimes 'rumo desconhecido' for direction context
Portugal
caminho desconhecido / percurso desconhecido
Both acceptable; percurso more formal in written Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

to venture down an unknown path
to take the road less traveled
to walk in uncharted territory
to go where no one has gone before
to follow one's instincts into the unknown
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