all roads lead to Rome

Submitted by evfokas on 2013-10-17

Idiomatic translations of "all roads lead to Rome"

Arabic
كل الطرق تؤدي إلى روما
Armenian
Բոլոր ճանապարհները տանում են Հռոմ
Chinese
百川归海
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Croatian
Svi putovi vode u Rim
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Danish
alle veje fører til Rom
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Dutch
Alle wegen leiden naar Rome
English
همه راهها به يك جا ختم مي شوند
Estonian
Kõik teed viivad Rooma
French
Tous les chemins mènent à Rome
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German
alle Wege führen nach Rom
Greek
όλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στη Ρώμη
Hungarian
Minden út Rómába vezet
Italian
tutte le strade portano a Roma
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Japanese
すべての道はローマに通ず
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Latin
omnes viae Romam ducunt
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Norwegian
Alle veier fører til Rom
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Romanian
Toate străzile duc la Roma
Russian
Все дороги ведут в Рим
Russian
Все реки впадают в море
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Slovak
Všetky cesty vedú do Ríma
Spanish
todos los caminos llevan a Roma
Swedish
Alla vägar bär till Rom
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English, Greek #1, #2, Turkish
Turkish
Bütün yollar Roma'ya çıkar.
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Ukrainian
Всі дороги ведуть до Риму

Meanings of "all roads lead to Rome"

English

I ancient Rome's time all the improved roads were built by Rome so consequently they all were built to go to Rome. That's why 'all roads lead to Rome'. This is today used when all things being considered lead to one conclusion. "There are cookie crumbs on the floor to her room. I guess we knew who ate them...all roads lead to Rome."

Explained by Ww WwWw Ww on Fri, 29/07/2016 - 22:51
Explained by Ww WwWw Ww
Spanish

Puede llegars al mismo resultado con múltiples métodos o ideas. Esta frase se refiere al sistema de carreteras del Imperio Romano, en el que Roma se situaba en el centro, con todas las carreteras unidas a ella.

Explained by citlālicuecitlālicue on Wed, 20/09/2023 - 03:36
Explained by citlālicuecitlālicue

"all roads lead to ..." in lyrics

AnnenMayKantereit - Tommi

As much as possible
And throughout the world
All roads lead to Rome
And sometimes back to Cologne

Cairokee - Rome

life is heroin and I'm an addict
I try to run left and right to escape the trauma
but all roads lead to Rome

AnnenMayKantereit - Tommi

as much as we could
And everywhere in the world
all roads lead to Rome
and at some point, back to Cologne.

Claire Laffut - Strange mixture

We already know everything we don't know
We're getting closer to everything that separates us
Not all roads lead to Rome
You love the Italian way, baby no

Luis Eduardo Aute - Without Your Heartbeat

There are some who say
That all roads lead to Rome
And it's true because mine

AnnenMayKantereit - Tommi

As much as possible
And throughout the world
All roads lead to Rome
And one day back to Cologne

István a Király - Rock Opera - Too Late To Desire Peace

The throne is yours, if you accept what you must do
The nation and the fate of the country rests in our hands
All roads lead to Rome, or to decay

Sway (UK) - Hype Boys

You're not a bad boy, no, I got a bad boy flow
Cos when in Rome you do what the Romans do
Especially when all roads lead to Rome
You need to stop pretending

Jan Böhmermann - People Life Dance World

[Pre-Chorus]
To everyone out there: Being different is good
All roads lead to Rome
We're marching to Alaska

Luis Eduardo Aute - Without your heartbeat

Some might say
that all roads lead to Rome.
And that's true, because mine

Lefa - Alone

They won't even look at you, they won’t talk to you
Not even to give you directions; man, it’s totally paranoid
To the one who said that all roads lead to Rome
If the end justifies the means, they don't always have the same aroma

Alexander Blok - Vengeance

She, just like formerly, had wanted
To breathe the breath from her mouth
Into my torture-ridden body,
Into my chilly little house.

Ternovoy - Mega

Me-ga-po-lis. Megapolis*
Me-ga-po-lis. Megapolis
Me-ga-po-lis. Megapolis
Will fulfill every your whim

Carolin Kebekus - In the name of the mother (1)

The father, the son, the holy spirit (2)
Three men, no woman, oh my God, that's insolent
Old men in front of the altar, good luck finding a woman (3)
Moses devides/parts the sea, we cut/share cheese cake (4)

The End Times Spasm Band - I Don't Roll Like That

I can't stand staying still, I can't bear cloudy days
If all roads lead to Rome, I'll make it on the way
I ain't promised you a thing, don't let me hear you say

Leevi and the Leavings - Rome

If I meet you at another time,
I wonder if I can kiss you all over
Like in the old days, Marja-Leena?

Bely Basarte - Rome

Everyone knows that, when walking,
All roads lead to Rome
But the roads lead me to you (The roads lead me to you)

Skinz - In My Zone

[Build]
When I see sunshine and summer dresses
I know all roads lead to rum and cola1
I'm looking at the bill I just recieved

  • 1. In danish the city of Rome and the drink rum is both called ”Rom”, so there's a double meaning in the phrase, ”All roads lead to Rome/rum and cola”

The Stranglers - All Roads Lead to Rome

All roads lead to Rome
All roads lead to Rome
All roads lead to Rome

Claudio Villa - Bell of St Peter’s Square

Stranger, you who praise Paris and Berlin
Stranger, have you ever seen a Roman sunset?
Stranger, come and see, with a girl next to you
This city, which calls here the whole world