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Feb 2, 2019 19:32
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Gobblefunking around with words.
Native in: English 
, Greek
Works in: Greek to English, Spanish to English, Romanian to English, and 1 more.
desembocar en el mismo mar
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Can anyone think of an equivalent expression in English? Something more poetic than just "ending up in the same place" would be helpful. Thank you!
"Las concupiscencias humanas no controladas desembocan siempre en el mismo mar."
"Las concupiscencias humanas no controladas desembocan siempre en el mismo mar."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | leads us down the usual slippery slope |
bcsantos
|
| 3 | result in the same end |
Rachel Fell
|
| 3 | all flow into the same sea |
David Roe (X)
|
| 3 | all roll down the same hill/all walk the same path |
David Roe (X)
|
Proposed translations
35 mins
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
result in the same end
suggestion, several other possibilities too, "come to the same end", etc.
1 hr
all flow into the same sea
would keep the sea ref. in the source
1 hr
all roll down the same hill/all walk the same path
something like that?
+2
1 hr
leads us down the usual slippery slope
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