"all roads lead to Rome" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Modern wording of medieval sentiment; apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically. Appears in the Latin form mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam (“a thousand roads lead men forever to Rome”) in Liber Parabolarum, 591 (1175), by Alain de Lille. The earliest English form appears to be “right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome”, in A Treatise on the Astrolabe (Prologue, ll. 39–40), 1391, by Geoffrey Chaucer. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|-|notext=1}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} all roads lead to Rome
  1. (idiomatic) Different paths can take one to the same goal. Wikipedia link: A Treatise on the Astrolabe, Alain de Lille, Geoffrey Chaucer, Milliarium Aureum, Roman roads, all roads lead to Rome Tags: idiomatic Categories (place): Rome Synonyms: all roads lead to Mecca, there's more than one way to skin a cat, all roads lead to Sydney [Australia] Related terms: Rome wasn't built in a day Translations (different paths can take to the same goal): كُلُّ الطُّرُقِ تُؤَدِّي إِلَى رُومَا (kullu ṭ-ṭuruqi tuʔaddī ʔilā romā) (Arabic), բոլոր ճանապարհները տանում են Հռոմ (bolor čanaparhnerə tanum en Hṙom) (Armenian), bütün yollar Romaya aparır (Azerbaijani), усе́ даро́гі вяду́ць у Рым (usjé daróhi vjadúcʹ u Rym) (Belarusian), সব রাস্তা রোমের দিকে যায় (śobo rasta rōmer dike jaẏ) (Bengali), လမ်းတိုင်းဟာ ရောမမြို့ဆီကို ဦးတည်နေကြတယ် (lam:tuing:ha rau:ma.mrui.hcikui u:tanyne-kra.tai) (Burmese), tots els camins duen a Roma (Catalan), tots els camins porten a Roma (Catalan), 條條大路通羅馬 (Chinese Mandarin), 条条大路通罗马 (tiáotiáo dàlù tōng Luómǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 殊途同歸 (Chinese Mandarin), 殊途同归 (shūtútóngguī) (Chinese Mandarin), všechny cesty vedou do Říma (Czech), alle veje fører til Rom (Danish), alle wegen leiden naar Rome (Dutch), ĉiuj vojoj kondukas al Romo (Esperanto), kõik teed viivad Rooma (Estonian), kaikki tiet vievät Roomaan (Finnish), tous les chemins mènent à Rome (French), ყველა გზა რომში მიდის (q̇vela gza romši midis) (Georgian), alle Wege führen nach Rom (German), όλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στη Ρώμη (óloi oi drómoi odigoún sti Rómi) (Greek), כֹּל הַדְּרָכִים מוֹבִילוֹת לְרוֹמָא (kól had'rakhím movilót l'Róma) (Hebrew), minden út Rómába vezet (Hungarian), allir vegir liggja til Rómar (Icelandic), banyak jalan menuju Roma (Indonesian), omne via duce a Roma (Interlingua), tote le vias porta a Roma (Interlingua), tutte le strade portano a Roma (Italian), 全ての道はローマに通ず (subete no michi wa Rōma ni tsūzu) (alt: すべてのみちはローマにつうず) (Japanese), ಎಲ್ಲದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವೂ ಒಂದೇ (elladara pariṇāmavū ondē) (Kannada), ಎಲ್ಲ ದಾರಿಗೂ ಗುರಿ ಒಂದೇ (ella dārigū guri ondē) (Kannada), 역지즉개연 (yeokjijeukgaeyeon) (alt: 易地則皆然) (Korean), 모든 길은 로마로 통한다 (modeun gireun Romaro tonghanda) [calque] (Korean), бардык жолдор Римге алып барат (bardık joldor Rimge alıp barat) (Kyrgyz), omnēs viae Rōmam dūcunt (Latin), omnibus viīs Rōmam pervenītur (Latin), visi ceļi ved uz Romu (Latvian), visi keliai veda į Romą (Lithuanian), all Weeër féieren op Roum (Luxembourgish), اد باڽق جالن منوجو کمکه [Jawi] (Malay), اد باڽق ڤيليهن باݢي منچاڤاي متلامت سام [Jawi] (Malay), ada banyak jalan menuju ke Mekah [Rumi] (Malay), ada banyak pilihan bagi mencapai matlamat sama [Rumi] (Malay), alle veier fører til Rom (Norwegian), همهیِ راهها به رُم میفرجامند (hame-ye râh-hâ be rom mi-farjâmand) (Persian), wszystkie drogi prowadzą do Rzymu (Polish), todos os caminhos levam a Roma (Portuguese), toate drumurile duc la Roma (Romanian), tut las vias mainan a Roma (Romansch), все доро́ги веду́т в Рим (vse dorógi vedút v Rim) (Russian), सर्वाः पन्थाः रोमायाम् प्र नयन्ति (sárvāḥ pánthāḥ romāyām prá náyanti) (Sanskrit), сви путеви воде у Ри̑м [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), svi putevi vode u Rȋm [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), všetky cesty vedú do Ríma (Slovak), vse poti vodijo v Rim (Slovene), todos los caminos llevan a Roma (Spanish), todos los caminos conducen a Roma (Spanish), alla vägar bär till Rom (Swedish), lahat ng daan ay magdadala sa'yo sa Roma (Tagalog), tüm yollar Roma'ya çıkar (Turkish), всі доро́ги веду́ть до Риму (vsi doróhy vedútʹ do Rymu) (Ukrainian), đường nào cũng về La Mã (Vietnamese), y mae bob ffordd yn arwain i Rufain (Welsh), ọ̀nà kan ò wọjà (Yoruba)
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          "roman": "kullu ṭ-ṭuruqi tuʔaddī ʔilā romā",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "բոլոր ճանապարհները տանում են Հռոմ"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "roman": "usjé daróhi vjadúcʹ u Rym",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "roman": "śobo rasta rōmer dike jaẏ",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "সব রাস্তা রোমের দিকে যায়"
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          "roman": "lam:tuing:ha rau:ma.mrui.hcikui u:tanyne-kra.tai",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "လမ်းတိုင်းဟာ ရောမမြို့ဆီကို ဦးတည်နေကြတယ်"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tots els camins duen a Roma"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tots els camins porten a Roma"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "條條大路通羅馬"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiáotiáo dàlù tōng Luómǎ",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shūtútóngguī",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "殊途同归"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "všechny cesty vedou do Říma"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "alle veje fører til Rom"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "alle wegen leiden naar Rome"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "ĉiuj vojoj kondukas al Romo"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "kõik teed viivad Rooma"
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tous les chemins mènent à Rome"
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "q̇vela gza romši midis",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
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          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "alle Wege führen nach Rom"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "óloi oi drómoi odigoún sti Rómi",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "όλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στη Ρώμη"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "kól had'rakhím movilót l'Róma",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "כֹּל הַדְּרָכִים מוֹבִילוֹת לְרוֹמָא"
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          "word": "minden út Rómába vezet"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "allir vegir liggja til Rómar"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "banyak jalan menuju Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "omne via duce a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tote le vias porta a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tutte le strade portano a Roma"
        },
        {
          "alt": "すべてのみちはローマにつうず",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "subete no michi wa Rōma ni tsūzu",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "全ての道はローマに通ず"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "elladara pariṇāmavū ondē",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "ಎಲ್ಲದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವೂ ಒಂದೇ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "ella dārigū guri ondē",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "ಎಲ್ಲ ದಾರಿಗೂ ಗುರಿ ಒಂದೇ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "易地則皆然",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeokjijeukgaeyeon",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "역지즉개연"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "modeun gireun Romaro tonghanda",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "calque"
          ],
          "word": "모든 길은 로마로 통한다"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bardık joldor Rimge alıp barat",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "бардык жолдор Римге алып барат"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "omnēs viae Rōmam dūcunt"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "omnibus viīs Rōmam pervenītur"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "visi ceļi ved uz Romu"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "visi keliai veda į Romą"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "all Weeër féieren op Roum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "اد باڽق جالن منوجو کمکه"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "اد باڽق ڤيليهن باݢي منچاڤاي متلامت سام"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "ada banyak jalan menuju ke Mekah"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "ada banyak pilihan bagi mencapai matlamat sama"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "alle veier fører til Rom"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hame-ye râh-hâ be rom mi-farjâmand",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "همهیِ راهها به رُم میفرجامند"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "wszystkie drogi prowadzą do Rzymu"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "todos os caminhos levam a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "toate drumurile duc la Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tut las vias mainan a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vse dorógi vedút v Rim",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "все доро́ги веду́т в Рим"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "sárvāḥ pánthāḥ romāyām prá náyanti",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "सर्वाः पन्थाः रोमायाम् प्र नयन्ति"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "сви путеви воде у Ри̑м"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "svi putevi vode u Rȋm"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "všetky cesty vedú do Ríma"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "vse poti vodijo v Rim"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "todos los caminos llevan a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "todos los caminos conducen a Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "alla vägar bär till Rom"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "lahat ng daan ay magdadala sa'yo sa Roma"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "tüm yollar Roma'ya çıkar"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vsi doróhy vedútʹ do Rymu",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "всі доро́ги веду́ть до Риму"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "đường nào cũng về La Mã"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "y mae bob ffordd yn arwain i Rufain"
        },
        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
          "word": "ọ̀nà kan ò wọjà"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "A Treatise on the Astrolabe",
        "Alain de Lille",
        "Geoffrey Chaucer",
        "Milliarium Aureum",
        "Roman roads",
        "all roads lead to Rome"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "all roads lead to Rome"
}
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Latin",
      "name": "calque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Modern wording of medieval sentiment; apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically.\nAppears in the Latin form mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam (“a thousand roads lead men forever to Rome”) in Liber Parabolarum, 591 (1175), by Alain de Lille.\nThe earliest English form appears to be “right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome”, in A Treatise on the Astrolabe (Prologue, ll. 39–40), 1391, by Geoffrey Chaucer.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Rome wasn't built in a day"
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        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
        "Terms with Belarusian translations",
        "Terms with Bengali translations",
        "Terms with Burmese translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Indonesian translations",
        "Terms with Interlingua translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kannada translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Kyrgyz translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Latvian translations",
        "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
        "Terms with Luxembourgish translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
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        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Romansch translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Sanskrit translations",
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        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
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      "glosses": [
        "Different paths can take one to the same goal."
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        "(idiomatic) Different paths can take one to the same goal."
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        {
          "word": "all roads lead to Mecca"
        },
        {
          "word": "there's more than one way to skin a cat"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Australia"
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          "word": "all roads lead to Sydney"
        }
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        "idiomatic"
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        "A Treatise on the Astrolabe",
        "Alain de Lille",
        "Geoffrey Chaucer",
        "Milliarium Aureum",
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kullu ṭ-ṭuruqi tuʔaddī ʔilā romā",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "كُلُّ الطُّرُقِ تُؤَدِّي إِلَى رُومَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "bolor čanaparhnerə tanum en Hṙom",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "բոլոր ճանապարհները տանում են Հռոմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "bütün yollar Romaya aparır"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "usjé daróhi vjadúcʹ u Rym",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "усе́ даро́гі вяду́ць у Рым"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śobo rasta rōmer dike jaẏ",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "সব রাস্তা রোমের দিকে যায়"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "lam:tuing:ha rau:ma.mrui.hcikui u:tanyne-kra.tai",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "လမ်းတိုင်းဟာ ရောမမြို့ဆီကို ဦးတည်နေကြတယ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tots els camins duen a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tots els camins porten a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "條條大路通羅馬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiáotiáo dàlù tōng Luómǎ",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "条条大路通罗马"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "殊途同歸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shūtútóngguī",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "殊途同归"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "všechny cesty vedou do Říma"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "alle veje fører til Rom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "alle wegen leiden naar Rome"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "ĉiuj vojoj kondukas al Romo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "kõik teed viivad Rooma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "kaikki tiet vievät Roomaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tous les chemins mènent à Rome"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇vela gza romši midis",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "ყველა გზა რომში მიდის"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "alle Wege führen nach Rom"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "óloi oi drómoi odigoún sti Rómi",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "όλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στη Ρώμη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kól had'rakhím movilót l'Róma",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "כֹּל הַדְּרָכִים מוֹבִילוֹת לְרוֹמָא"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "minden út Rómába vezet"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "allir vegir liggja til Rómar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "banyak jalan menuju Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "omne via duce a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tote le vias porta a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tutte le strade portano a Roma"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すべてのみちはローマにつうず",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "subete no michi wa Rōma ni tsūzu",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "全ての道はローマに通ず"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "elladara pariṇāmavū ondē",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "ಎಲ್ಲದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವೂ ಒಂದೇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "ella dārigū guri ondē",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "ಎಲ್ಲ ದಾರಿಗೂ ಗುರಿ ಒಂದೇ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "易地則皆然",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeokjijeukgaeyeon",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "역지즉개연"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "modeun gireun Romaro tonghanda",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "모든 길은 로마로 통한다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bardık joldor Rimge alıp barat",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "бардык жолдор Римге алып барат"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "omnēs viae Rōmam dūcunt"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "omnibus viīs Rōmam pervenītur"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "visi ceļi ved uz Romu"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "visi keliai veda į Romą"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "all Weeër féieren op Roum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اد باڽق جالن منوجو کمکه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اد باڽق ڤيليهن باݢي منچاڤاي متلامت سام"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "ada banyak jalan menuju ke Mekah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "ada banyak pilihan bagi mencapai matlamat sama"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "alle veier fører til Rom"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hame-ye râh-hâ be rom mi-farjâmand",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "همهیِ راهها به رُم میفرجامند"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "wszystkie drogi prowadzą do Rzymu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "todos os caminhos levam a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "toate drumurile duc la Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tut las vias mainan a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vse dorógi vedút v Rim",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "все доро́ги веду́т в Рим"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sárvāḥ pánthāḥ romāyām prá náyanti",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "सर्वाः पन्थाः रोमायाम् प्र नयन्ति"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "сви путеви воде у Ри̑м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "svi putevi vode u Rȋm"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "všetky cesty vedú do Ríma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "vse poti vodijo v Rim"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "todos los caminos llevan a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "todos los caminos conducen a Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "alla vägar bär till Rom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "lahat ng daan ay magdadala sa'yo sa Roma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "tüm yollar Roma'ya çıkar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vsi doróhy vedútʹ do Rymu",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "всі доро́ги веду́ть до Риму"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "đường nào cũng về La Mã"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "y mae bob ffordd yn arwain i Rufain"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "different paths can take to the same goal",
      "word": "ọ̀nà kan ò wọjà"
    }
  ],
  "word": "all roads lead to Rome"
}

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