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Pfad

path

noun PFAHT Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

trail

Usage Note

Pfad is a narrow unpaved path, especially in nature, narrower than a Weg. It also names a file path in computing, der Dateipfad; figuratively auf dem richtigen Pfad means on the right track.

Examples

"Ein schmaler Pfad schlängelte sich den Berg hinauf."

Natural Translation

A narrow path wound its way up the mountain.

Literal Translation

A narrow path wound itself the mountain upward.

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