← Back to Fala2Me

via errada

[VEE-uh eh-RAH-duh]
noun phrasefemininepl: vias erradas
wrong way; wrong path; wrong track
1. An incorrect or improper path, direction, or course of action
He's going down the wrong way with this business decision.
Ele está seguindo pela via errada com essa decisão de negócios.
2. A mistaken approach or strategy that leads to undesirable results
Taking shortcuts in education puts you on the wrong track.
Tomar atalhos na educação o coloca na via errada.
3. A road or path that is not the intended or correct route
I took the wrong street and ended up lost.
Peguei a via errada e acabei me perdendo.
NYC Slang
wrong path; off track; going the wrong way
Synonyms
caminho erradotrilha erradarumo erradopercurso errado
Antonyms
via corretacaminho certotrilha corretarumo certo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
via errada
Common and widely understood
São Paulo
via errada
Standard usage, also 'caminho errado'
Rio de Janeiro
via errada
Standard usage
Portugal
caminho errado
More commonly used than 'via errada'; 'via' is less frequent in spoken European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

estar na via errada
sair da via errada
pôr alguém na via errada
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →