path

S2 W1

BrE /pɑːθ/ AmE /pæθ/

noun en → es

1 ROUTE [singular] A2

a way or route that people use to walk somewhere, especially in the countryside

sendero, camino

  • a path through something

Collocations path through a forest · path to the beach

  • We followed a path through the woods.

    Siguió un sendero por el bosque.

2 LIFE [singular] B1

the way that someone's life develops or changes over time; a particular course of action or set of decisions in your life

camino, trayectoria de la vida

  • the path to something

Collocations path to success · path in life

  • He's on the path to a successful career.

    Él está en camino hacia una carrera exitosa.

3 COMPUTER [singular] B2

a file or folder location in a computer system, often shown as part of an address or URL

ruta en el ordenador

  • file path

Collocations file path on a computer · path to a file

  • The file path is incorrect.

    La ruta del archivo es incorrecta.

4 SCIENCE [singular] C1

in biology, the course of development or evolution that a species follows over time

evolución, trayectoria evolutiva

  • the path of something

Collocations path of evolution · path of development

  • The species has followed a unique evolutionary path.

    La especie ha seguido un camino evolutivo único.