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Spanish term or phrase:	"un granito de arena"
English translation:	I feel we all do our part / I feel we all do our bit
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9:55pm Jan 18, 2006

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Spanish term or phrase: "un granito de arena"

Siento que ponemos un granito de arena por la humanidad.

galelita

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Questions: 55 (1 open)
Answers: 0

United States

I feel we all do our part / I feel we all do our bit

Explanation:
Suerte

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Smartranslators
Spain

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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

making a small contribution

Carmen Riadi

5 +1

to do one's little bit

Paola Giardina

3 +2

tiny contribution

Susana Galilea

4 +1

I feel we all do our part / I feel we all do our bit

Smartranslators

a tiny grain of sand

SwissTell

grain of sand

Eileen Feely

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1 min confidence:

a tiny grain of sand

Explanation:
and I reversed your language pair

SwissTell
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 32

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

tiny contribution

Explanation:
in this context

Susana Galilea
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

5 mins confidence:

un granito de arena grain of sand

Explanation:
Hi!
A few days ago I was watching The Assesination of Richard Nixon, and Mr. Penn used this expresion several times.
Maybe something like this:
collaborating with a small grain of sand

Eileen Feely
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

making a small contribution

Explanation:
otra opción

Carmen Riadi
Chile
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to do one's little bit

Explanation:
every little bit helps

Any contribution can be useful, as in He can only give us one day, but every little bit helps. This expression, with slightly different wording (everything helps), dates from the late 1500s.

do one's bit

Also, do one's part. Make an individual contribution to an overall effort. For example, You can always rely on Anne to do her bit, or I'm anxious to do my part as a board member. [Early 1900s]

Paola Giardina
Argentina
Native speaker of:

Spanish

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

I feel we all do our part / I feel we all do our bit

Explanation:
Suerte

Smartranslators
Spain
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 100

Note from asker to answerer

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Spanish: "un granito de arena"

English translation: I feel we all do our part / I feel we all do our bit