arrimar el hombro: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americaneutralcolloquial
    • To help physically by putting one's shoulder to a task; to assist with manual labor.
    • To contribute effort or cooperate toward a common goal; to pitch in.

    Examples

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    • Cuando empezamos a mover los muebles, todos tuvimos que arrimar el hombro para terminar rápido.

      When we started moving the furniture, we all had to put our shoulders to the task to finish quickly.

    • Si quieres que la fiesta salga bien, tendrás que arrimar el hombro y ayudar con la decoración.

      If you want the party to go well, you’ll have to pitch in and help with the decoration.

    • Mis vecinos arrimaron el hombro para limpiar el parque después de la tormenta.

      My neighbors helped physically by pitching in to clean the park after the storm.

Examples:

  • ES: Las cosas han cambiado y no van tan bien como antes y va usted a tener que arrimar el hombro.
    EN: Things here aren't going as well as before. You'll have to work harder.
  • ES: Todos los hombres sanos tienen que arrimar el hombro y ayudarnos a cargar leña para la locomotora.
    EN: All able-bodied men are requested to pitch in and give us a hand loading wood for the engine.
  • ES: A arrimar el hombro, y a ver cómo os portáis.
    EN: Help me out, and we'll see how you behave.
  • ES: A partir de este momento... tendremos que arrimar el hombro... y darle duro.
    EN: Starting right here and now... we're all going to have to put our shoulders to the wheel, our noses to the grindstone.
  • ES: - Sí, a arrimar el hombro, ayudar, ese tipo de cosas.
    EN: -Yes, to pitch in, help out, that sort of thing.
  • ES: Todo lo que hay que hacer es arrimar el hombro y hacerlo funcionar juntos.
    EN: All you gotta do is put your shoulder to it... and make it go.
  • ES: Ahora, todos debemos arrimar el hombro.
    EN: Now we must all put our shoulders to the wheel.
  • ES: No puedo creer que no vayas a arrimar el hombro para ayudarme.
    EN: I can't believe you're not gonna pitch in and help with this carnival.
  • ES: - No me importa arrimar el hombro.
    EN: - I don't mind chipping in.
  • ES: - Todo el mundo debe arrimar el hombro.
    EN: -Everyone pitches in here.
  • ES: Listo para arrimar el hombro.
    EN: Ready to pitch in.
  • ES: Podrías arrimar el hombro, ya que has comprado un billete.
    EN: You could pitch in, as you've already bought your ticket.
  • ES: No sé cuál es el problema entre vosotros dos, pero ella queda genial en televisión y no me importa si trabajó para Francisco Franco en las primarias, ahora mismo todos tenemos que arrimar el hombro.
    EN: I don't know what the problem is, but she's great on TV. I don't care who she worked for in the primaries.
  • ES: Bueno, tendremos que arrimar el hombro, supongo.
    EN: Well, we'll have to pitch in, I suppose.
  • ES: A arrimar el hombro cuando su equipo miembros necesitan ayuda.
    EN: To pitch in when their team members need help.
  • ES: Vas a tener que arrimar el hombro.
    EN: You're going to have to start pulling your weight.
  • ES: Todos a arrimar el hombro.
    EN: All hands on deck.
  • ES: Y no te mataría arrimar el hombro de vez en cuando con la renta.
    EN: And it wouldn't kill you to pitch in with some rent once in a while.
  • ES: Son días en los que todos tenemos que arrimar el hombro si queremos sobrevivir.
    EN: In these times, we must all put our shoulder to the wheel if we are to survive.
  • ES: Sí, señor, arrimar el hombro.
    EN: Yes, sir. The shoulder to the wheel.

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