Jun 20, 2017 21:26
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Descaminhos
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Gaming/Video-games/E-sports
From a roleplaying game adventure; a wrong path meant to disorient the characters, leading them to get lost.
"Descaminho" is most commonly used in an emotional sense, rather than to mean a physical path as is the case here:
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A seguir você utilizará as tabelas para construir os caminhos e descaminhos para o grupo.
You can use the following tables to build the paths and (___) for the group.
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I'm inclined to create a neologism for it; "errs", making a noun of the verb "to err", but I'm looking for suggestions before I resort to that.
"Descaminho" is most commonly used in an emotional sense, rather than to mean a physical path as is the case here:
___
A seguir você utilizará as tabelas para construir os caminhos e descaminhos para o grupo.
You can use the following tables to build the paths and (___) for the group.
___
I'm inclined to create a neologism for it; "errs", making a noun of the verb "to err", but I'm looking for suggestions before I resort to that.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
16 hrs
Selected
pitfalls
Pitfall:
an unexpected danger or difficulty:
e.g. Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into
an unexpected danger or difficulty:
e.g. Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! I'm adding a couple others to the glossary entry, but for what I need, "pitfalls" is perfect. It's a great fit for the adventure's tone, and "paths and pitfalls" even references the roleplaying tradition of alliterations."
5 mins
lures
lure = something that attracts someone to a situation that they may wish they had avoided
(MacMillan)
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Note added at 6 mins (2017-06-20 21:32:52 GMT)
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to lure =
to lure someone means to trick them into a particular place or to trick them into doing something that they should not do.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lure
+2
56 mins
wrong paths
"...the good and the wrong paths" (or "misdirection")
57 mins
mistakes
To take the wrong path = a mis-take
1 hr
stray paths
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stray
http://www.zero1gaming.com/category/reviews/ps3/page/19/
...giving you an insight on why and when Nathan Drake ended up on such a **stray path** as he is and also a shocking revelation that may be used in the Uncharteds to come.
http://www.zero1gaming.com/category/reviews/ps3/page/19/
...giving you an insight on why and when Nathan Drake ended up on such a **stray path** as he is and also a shocking revelation that may be used in the Uncharteds to come.
1 hr
Detours
Um caminho mais longo ou uma volta para chegar a algum lugar.
Reference:
http://repositorio.ufop.br/bitstream/123456789/5632/1/ARTIGO_CaminhosDescaminhosJornalismo.pdf
3 hrs
wrong turn
From your description, 'wrong turn' is the only expression that comes to mind.
https://tinyurl.com/wrong-turn-yadayadayada
https://tinyurl.com/wrong-turn-yadayadayada
4 hrs
wild goose chase / witch hunt / snipe hunt
sending someone on wild-goose chase / witch hunt / snipe hunt covers the emotional
18 hrs
blind alleys
blind alleys
Discussion
Thank you to everyone who suggested an option, you guys are great!