Jun 20, 2017 21:26
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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.

Discussion

Rafael Brandão (asker) Jun 22, 2017:
Yeah, I was wondering what happened; my email inbox wouldn't stop after asking the question.
Thank you to everyone who suggested an option, you guys are great!
Daniela M Andrade Jun 21, 2017:
Hope it helps :)
Gilmar Fernandes Jun 21, 2017:
Wow....this may be a record in our PT-EN pair! I've been around here in Proz / KudoZ for about 10 years now (on and off) and don't think we've had a total of 9 answers on a single question before. I suppose that's healthy and shows interest in participating.

Proposed translations

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pitfalls

Pitfall:
an unexpected danger or difficulty:
e.g. Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into
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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
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56 mins

wrong paths

"...the good and the wrong paths" (or "misdirection")
Peer comment(s):

agree Isabel Vidigal
1 min
agree Clauwolf
14 hrs
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57 mins

mistakes

To take the wrong path = a mis-take
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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.
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1 hr

Detours

Um caminho mais longo ou uma volta para chegar a algum lugar.
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3 hrs

wrong turn

From your description, 'wrong turn' is the only expression that comes to mind.

https://tinyurl.com/wrong-turn-yadayadayada
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4 hrs

wild goose chase / witch hunt / snipe hunt

sending someone on wild-goose chase / witch hunt / snipe hunt covers the emotional
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18 hrs

blind alleys

blind alleys
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