🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

trilha pela mata fechada

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtɾiʎɐ ˈpela ˈmatɐ feˈʃadɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bush-bash/ˈbʊʃˌbæʃ/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45200 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Fizemos uma longa caminhada pela mata fechada."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A strenuous journey or trek on foot through dense, uncultivated scrub or brushland without established tracks.

    "Our weekend hike turned into an exhausting bush-bash when we lost the trail."
As verb
  1. 1

    To force a passage through heavy undergrowth or across rough terrain off-road.

    "We had to bush-bash for two kilometers to reach the secluded riverbank."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in Australian English during the late 19th century, combining 'bush' (referring to the wild, uncultivated Australian back-country) and 'bash' (meaning to strike or force one's way through). Originally describing the arduous physical act of walking through dense vegetation, the term has evolved to encompass off-road driving and metaphorical political or rugged campaigns.

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