Voy a poner mi granito de arena
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Hola y bienvenido.
Por favor explica la situación.
¿Quién habla y a qué se refiere?
Por favor explica la situación.
¿Quién habla y a qué se refiere?
Gracias.
Hablaría yo, en primera persona y el contexto sería un proyecto que requiere la participación de muchas personas, por ejemplo, una causa benéfica.
Se dice sin 'one';
'I'm going to do my bit.'
Otra;
- I'll try and help out.
Y, de forma más formal;
- I'm going to bring my contribution (to the table).
Para mí "bit" no funciona aquí, no solamente porque no se utiliza con ese sentido en mi dialecto, sino porque se podría confundir con la frase "do a bit" que viene siendo "hacer un show de comedia."
Yo usaría "part".
I'm going to do my part.
Yo usaría "part".
I'm going to do my part.
'I'm going to do my bit.' is a perfect translation in British English - it may well be a transatlantic difference.
No, it sounds fine to me, too, although I also like "part."
You could also say "I'm going to lend a hand" or "I'm going to chip in and help."
Interesting. “Do my bit” sounds every bit
as natural to me as “do my part.”The idea of the Spanish expression is:
I´ll bring in my modest contribution... (to a bigger project involving a lot of people, money, etc...)
I guess that any English expression, either British or American, conveying this nuance can work fine.
I´ll bring in my modest contribution... (to a bigger project involving a lot of people, money, etc...)
I guess that any English expression, either British or American, conveying this nuance can work fine.
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En España, esta también se dice, en este contexto;
'Voy a hacer / aportar mi parte.'
(= Voy a poner / aportar mi granito de arena)
Yes, it has a sense of it being 'modest', as a contribution (one which, by the way, is already implicit in the use of the phrasing 'I'll try and / to + INF').
But it also has a sense of it 'being well intentioned', and also, one of one 'doing one's best to help' (= hacer su parte / lo que pueda).
So, you could say;
- I'll (try to) do my best (to help)
- I'll (try and) do my utmost (to help).
- I'll do what I can.
(= I'll (try to) do as much as I can).
- I'll (try and) do the most that I can.
I guess that's 'nuance', you meant.
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Ostras, pues sí... era "nuance" ¿dónde tenía yo la cabeza?
Y sí efectivamente, tiene los dos matices: modestia de la aportación y hacerse con buena intención (un deber cívico, deseo de ayudar a otros, etc...)
"If you do your bit, you do something that, to a small or limited extent, helps to achieve something."
Do your bit definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Hmmm. Here it’s only two cents.
To give your two cents means to give an opinion (again, well-intentioned and humble)
Galván is just being extra helpful.
But I agree that this expression doesn't fit in the context of helping, because it only refers to giving an opinion, and not to doing anything constructive.
By the way, the full expression is "to give my two cents' worth." That is, it means "here is my opinion, which may be worth only two cents." Originally it was meant as a humorous statement, but now it's so common that nobody thinks of it that way.
I agree with you, Gengo.
However, the Spanish 'Voy a poner mi granito de arena' is sometimes also used referring to giving an opinion.
On occasion, an opinion may also be helpful, and we call it 'a contribution'. As an example, we can think of journalistic opinion pieces and columns, which are called 'contributions'. We have to look no further than online forums, where we also call opinions and posts, contributions.
In those cases, the English 'I'll give my two cents' would also work. It would depend on context - although the OP's post doesn't quite make clear if it refers to giving help or opinion.
(*) DLE
- grano de arena
1. m. Aportación a una obra o fin determinado que quien la hace presenta, por modestia, como pequeña.
grano | Diccionario de la lengua española
However, the Spanish 'Voy a poner mi granito de arena' is sometimes also used referring to giving an opinion.
On occasion, an opinion may also be helpful, and we call it 'a contribution'. As an example, we can think of journalistic opinion pieces and columns, which are called 'contributions'. We have to look no further than online forums, where we also call opinions and posts, contributions.
In those cases, the English 'I'll give my two cents' would also work. It would depend on context - although the OP's post doesn't quite make clear if it refers to giving help or opinion.
(*) DLE
- grano de arena
1. m. Aportación a una obra o fin determinado que quien la hace presenta, por modestia, como pequeña.
grano | Diccionario de la lengua española
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Yes, I knew that it could also be used that way, but had been assuming that the context here was that of helping (the OP said, "el contexto sería un proyecto que requiere la participación de muchas personas, por ejemplo, una causa benéfica"), but now that I think about it, I agree that the given context doesn't clearly indicate whether the participación here is help or opinion.
I disagree. To me it's pretty clear that in this thread we're talking about participation/work on a project, which requires more than just an opinion.
Weeell... We'll have to agree to disagree, because I have yet to see any project where there isn't some type of decision-making involved, which, of course, means debating, making proposals, giving opinions and so on...
I think both are perfectly possible, it would just depend on the situation along the project.
I don't think the meaning is clear from the context, given that the OP says:
If, however, the intention is to say that he/she will be working actively on the project, my choice would be "I'm going to do my bit".
He/she could perfectly well be addressing a group and giving an opinion, in which case, I think "I'm going to put in my two cents' worth" would be an appropriate translation.
If, however, the intention is to say that he/she will be working actively on the project, my choice would be "I'm going to do my bit".