Compound Forms:
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| beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) | llamar a tu puerta loc verb |
| | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. |
| | Si tienes una idea brillante, los inversores llamarán a tu puerta. |
beaten track,
beaten path,
beaten route n | (well-trodden path or route) | camino transitado nm + adj |
| | | huella nf |
| | If we wander off the beaten track, we'll probably get lost. |
| | Si nos apartamos del camino transitado, probablemente vamos a perdernos. |
| | Si nos apartamos de la huella transitado, probablemente vamos a perdernos. |
bicycle path,
bike path,
bicycle lane,
bike lane n | (cycling route, track) (AmL) | ciclovía nf |
| | (ES) | carril bici loc nom m |
| | (CO, EC) | ciclorruta nf |
| | (AR) | bicisenda nf |
| | A 28-kilometre cycle path runs from Balloch to Tarbet. |
| | Una ciclovía de 28 km conecta Balloch con Tarbet. |
| bike path | (bicycle path) (AmL) | ciclovía nf |
| | (ES) | carril bici loc nom m |
| | (CO, EC) | ciclorruta nf |
| | (AR) | bicisenda nf |
bridalway,
bridle path n | UK (law: right of way) | paso nm |
| Note: A right of way on which non-motorised transportation is permitted, such as travel by horse, by foot or by bicycle. |
bridleway,
bridle path n | (path used for horseriding) | camino de herradura grupo nom |
cross [sb]'s/[sth] path,
cross the path of [sb/sth] v expr | (encounter) | cruzarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | encontrarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | toparse con v prnl + prep |
cycle lane,
cycle path n | (path for cyclists) | ciclovía nf |
| | (ES) | carril bici |
| | (CO) | ciclorruta |
| | (AR) | bicisenda |
| | The cycle lane ends here so you have to join the rest of the traffic. |
| | La ciclovía termina aquí así que debemos unirnos al resto del tráfico. |
| flight path | (craft trajectory) (trayectoria) | aerovía nf |
| forest path n | (path in a woodland area) | camino forestal nm |
| | They strolled down the forest path until they came to a beautiful clearing. |
| | Bajaron por el camino forestal hasta que llegaron a un hermoso claro. |
| | | sendero del bosque nm |
| | Bajaron por el sendero del bosque hasta que llegaron a un hermoso claro. |
| | | sendero forestal nm |
| | Bajaron por el sendero forestal hasta que llegaron a un hermoso claro. |
| garden path n | (paved walkway) (jardín) | sendero nm |
| | (jardín) | camino nm |
| | He failed to notice the bright flowers as he walked down the cool garden path. |
glide slope,
glide path n | (aircraft's landing path) | senda de planeo nf + loc adj |
lead [sb] down the garden path,
lead [sb] up the garden path v expr | informal, figurative (deceive) | engañar a vtr + prep |
| | I never suspected he was just leading me down the garden path. |
| | Nunca pensé que él me engañaría. |
| | (coloquial) | tomar el pelo a loc verb |
| | Nunca sospeché que él iba a tomarme el pelo. |
off the beaten track,
off the beaten path expr | (away from tourist routes) | apartado/a adj |
| | We prefer to eat with the locals in small restaurants off the beaten track. |
| | Preferimos comer en restaurantes pequeños, que están más apartados. |
| path forward n | figurative (way to make progress) | vía de progreso grupo nom |
| | The therapist encouraged the bickering couple to find a path forward. |
| path light n | (small lamp illuminating a pathway) (Argentina) | luz del pasillo nf |
the path of least resistance,
also UK: the line of least resistance n | (easiest way to move forward) | ley del menor esfuerzo loc nom f |
| | | camino fácil loc nom m |
| right path n | figurative (appropriate course or direction) (fig) | buen camino nm |
| | Yo siempre había sido medio tarambana, hasta que la conocí a ella. Ella me volvió a traer por el buen camino. |
| steep path n | (sharply-sloping walkway) | sendero empinado nm + adj |
| | | camino inclinado nm + adj |
| | A steep path led up to the old house. |
| | Un sendero empinado conduce a la vieja casa. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es un camino muy inclinado, hay que subir en primera. |
| | | camino empinado nm + adj |
| | Un camino empinado conduce a la vieja casa. |
| | | cuesta empinada nf + adj |
| | Una cuesta empinada conduce a la vieja casa. |
well-trod path,
well-trodden path n | figurative ([sth] done by many in the past) | algo trillado nm + adj |