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path  (pth, päth)

n. pl. paths (pz, päz, pths, päths)

1. A trodden track or way.

2. A road, way, or track made for a particular purpose: a bicycle path.

3. The route or course along which something travels or moves: the path of a hurricane.

4. A course of action or conduct: the path of righteousness.

5. Computer Science

a. A sequence of commands or a link between points that is needed to reach a particular goal.

b. A pathname.

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[Middle English, from Old English pæth; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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path [pɑːθ]

n pl paths [pɑːðz]

1. a road or way, esp a narrow trodden track

2. a surfaced walk, as through a garden

3. the course or direction in which something moves the path of a whirlwind

4. a course of conduct the path of virtue

[Old English pæth; related to Old High German, German Pfad]

pathless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	path - a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" way of life, way course of action, course - a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place" ambages - (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action primrose path - a life of ease and pleasure straight and narrow, strait and narrow - the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" Sunna, Sunnah, hadith - (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran warpath - a course leading to warfare or battle
	2.	path - a way especially designed for a particular use bridle path, bridle road - a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) crosswalk, crossover, crossing - a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other lane - a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic footpath, pathway - a trodden path towing path, towpath - a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats paseo, walkway, walk - a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	3.	path - an established line of travel or access itinerary, route feeder line - a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) main line - the principal route of a transportation system data track, track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data air lane, skyway, airway, flight path - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" flight path - the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air beat, round - a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" bus route - the route regularly followed by a passenger bus line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent line of flight - the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air line of march - the route along which a column advances celestial orbit, orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" electron orbit, orbit - the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom paper round, paper route - the route taken when delivering newspapers every day beeline - the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" circuit - an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" crosscut - a diagonal path supply line, supply route - a route over which supplies can be delivered line of fire - the path of a missile discharged from a firearm flyway, migration route - the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate fairway - the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" trade route - a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
	4.	path - a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" track, course line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" swath, belt - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek"

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path

noun

1. way, road, walk, track, trail, avenue, pathway, footpath, walkway (chiefly U.S.), towpath, footway We followed the path along the clifftops.

2. route, way, course, direction, passage A group of reporters blocked his path. The tornado wrecked everything in its path.

3. course, way, road, track, route, procedure The country is on the path to economic recovery.

cross someone's path meet, encounter, run into, run across He chats up every presentable female who crosses his path.

Translations

path [pɑːθ] N (paths (pl)) [pɑːðz]

1. (also pathway, footpath) (= track) (surfaced) → camino m; (unsurfaced) → camino m, sendero m
feet had worn a path in the rock → las pisadas habían formado un camino or un sendero sobre la piedra
they hacked a path through the jungle → se abrieron camino a machetazos a través de la jungla
see also cycle C
see also garden C

2. (= course) [of person, vehicle] → camino m; [of missile, sun, storm] → trayectoria f
the earth's path round the sun → la trayectoria de la tierra alrededor del sol
the hurricane destroyed everything in its path → el huracán destruyó todo a su paso
he stepped into the path of an oncoming car → se cruzó en el camino de un coche que se acercaba
see also flight

3. (= way forward) → paso m
a group of reporters blocked his path → un grupo de periodistas le cerraba el paso

4. (fig)

4.1. (= route) → camino m
I hope never to cross paths with him again → espero no volvérmelo a encontrar nunca, espero no volver a toparme con él nunca
our paths first crossed in Milan → nuestros caminos se cruzaron por primera vez en Milán, la primera vez que coincidimos fue en Milán
these measures helped smooth the path to independence → estas medidas ayudaron a allanar or facilitar el camino hacia la independencia
to beat a path to sb's door → asediar a algn
see also garden, primrose C

4.2. (= course of action)
I wouldn't go down that path if I were you → yo en tu lugar no haría eso

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path [ˈpɑːθ] n

(= track) (for pedestrians) → chemin m, sentier m; (from gate to door of house) → allée f
to cross sb's path (= meet)
I crossed his path several times → Nos chemins se sont croisés à plusieurs reprises.
Their paths crossed → Leurs chemins se sont croisés.

[vehicle]
The little boy ran into the path of a car → Le petit garçon s'est avancé en courant alors qu'une voiture arrivait.

[planet] → course f

[missile, hurricane] → trajectoire f

(= course of action) to take a path → suivre une voie
path-breaking [ˈpɑːθbreɪkɪŋ] adj (mainly US) → révolutionnaire

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path

n

(lit) (trodden) → Weg m, → Pfad m; (surfaced) → Weg m; (in field) → Feldweg m; we took a path across the fields → wir nahmen den Weg über das Feld

(= trajectory, route) → Bahn f; (of hurricane) → Weg m

(fig) → Weg m; the Christian path → der Weg des Christentums; the path of or to salvation → der Weg des Heils; the path of virtue → der Pfad der Tugend

(Comput) → Pfad m

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path:

pathfinder

n (lit) → Führer(in) m(f); (fig: = innovator) → Wegbereiter(in) m(f)

pathless

adj → weglos

path name

n (Comput) → Pfad(name) m

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path [pɑːθ] n (paths (pl)) [pɑːðz]

a. (gen) → sentiero, viottolo; (in garden) → vialetto (fig) → strada, via

b. (of river) → corso; (of sun, missile, planet) → traiettoria

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path [pɑːθ] n (paths (pl)) [pɑːðz]

a. (gen) → sentiero, viottolo; (in garden) → vialetto (fig) → strada, via

b. (of river) → corso; (of sun, missile, planet) → traiettoria

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path

n path [paːθ]

1 a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals There is a path through the fields; a mountain path. pad مَمَر، شِعْب пътека pěšina sti; -sti der Pfad μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שְׁבִיל मार्ग staza ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 小道 오솔길 takas taka lorong pad sti, gang ścieżka caminho cărare тропинка; дорожка chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika 小徑 доріжка; стежка راستہ đường mòn 小径

2 (any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving She stood right in the path of the bus. pad مَسْلَك، طَريق път dráha, cesta retning der Weg τροχιά, πορεία camino, trayectoria, recorrido tee خط سیر؛ مسیر reitti chemin מַסלוּל रास्ता put,putanja útvonal jalur vegur percorso, traiettoria 通路 노선, 진로 kelias ceļš laluan weg vei, bane drodze caminho cale, drum путь cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol 道路 прохід کسي کي راہ đường đi 道路

n pathway

a path. paadjie طَريق، مَسار път stezka sti der Pfad μονοπάτι camino, sendero rada راه polku sentier שְׁבִיל, מַסלוּל मार्ग, पगडण्डी staza,put (gyalog)ösvény jalan setapak gangstígur, slóð sentiero 通路 길 takas taka, celiņš lorong pad, weg sti, vei, gang, bane ścieżka caminho cărare тропа, путь chodník, cestička steza staza stig, gångstig ทางเดิน patika, yaya yolu 路，徑 стежка, доріжка راستہ، پگڈنڈي đường mòn; đường nhỏ 路，径

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path → سبيل pěšina spor Pfad μονοπάτι sendero polku chemin staza percorso 小道 길 pad sti ścieżka caminho тропа stig ทางเดิน patika đường 小路