Phrase guide

desire line

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈzaɪə laɪn/
  • General-American: /dɪˈzaɪɹ laɪn/
  • General-American: /di-/
  • General-American: /-ˈzaɪɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

A path that pedestrians or vehicles take informally rather than taking a sidewalk or set route, for example, a well-worn ribbon of dirt cutting across a patch of grass, or a path in the snow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: desire path

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَسْلَك بَرِّيّ (maslak barriyy) — informally taken path
  • Dutch: olifantenpad — informally taken path
  • Finnish: oikopolku — informally taken path
  • French: ligne de désir — informally taken path
  • German: Trampelpfad — informally taken path
  • Irish: mianlíne — informally taken path
  • Macedonian: прт (prt) — informally taken path
  • Macedonian: пртина (prtina) — informally taken path
  • Polish: wydeptana ścieżka — informally taken path
  • Portuguese: caminho de desejo — informally taken path
  • Portuguese: linha de desejo — informally taken path
  • Russian: наро́дная тропа́ (naródnaja tropá) — informally taken path
  • Turkish: patika — informally taken path
  • Turkish: çığır — informally taken path
  • Turkish: keçi yolu — informally taken path
  • Turkish: yolak — informally taken path