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grano de arena

grain of sand

→ grano
phrase Rare #34,826
grain of sand Often used literally, and also figuratively to describe a small contribution, as in poner su grano de arena, “to do one's bit.”
SP: Cada grano de arena cuenta para formar la playa.
EN: Every grain of sand counts toward forming the beach.

El peso de un grano de arena.

The weight of a grain of sand.

— Arco (2025)

De un grano de arena hace una montaña.

He makes a mountain out of a molehill.

Hay un grano de arena allí, mira.

There's a grain of sand there, look.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Un grano de arena.

A grain of sand.

— La historia interminable (1984)