Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hacer piña
English translation:
stick together/close ranks/form a group/unite (around)
Added to glossary by
Cecilia Gowar
Feb 27, 2020 13:59
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Portuguese/Spanish - English Translator
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
hacer piña
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La primera opción es mucho más complicada, porque somos todos muy diferentes, así que desde siempre se ha preferido hacer piña no en nombre del amor hacia uno mismo, sino en nombre del odio hacia los demás.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | stick together/close ranks/form a group/unite (around) |
Cecilia Gowar
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| 3 +1 | circle the wagons |
Robert Forstag
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| 3 -2 | jump on the bandwagon |
Vittorio Ferretti
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Change log
Mar 1, 2020 14:30: Cecilia Gowar Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
17 mins
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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stick together/close ranks/form a group/unite (around)
That is the idea, will depend on the rest of the context.
Piña:
4. f. Conjunto de personas o cosas unidas o agregadas estrechamente.
(RAE)
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/hacer-piña-entre-per...
Espero que mis colegas hagan piña en torno a este informe y envíen un mensaje claro y contundente al Consejo.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP/...
Piña:
4. f. Conjunto de personas o cosas unidas o agregadas estrechamente.
(RAE)
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/hacer-piña-entre-per...
Espero que mis colegas hagan piña en torno a este informe y envíen un mensaje claro y contundente al Consejo.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP/...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-2
7 mins
Vittorio Ferretti
Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German 
, Italian
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
jump on the bandwagon
this could reflect the slang of the source language
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: doesn't mean that at all
2 hrs
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| disagree |
neilmac
: That would be "subir al carro" in European Spanish.
5 hrs
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+1
7 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
circle the wagons
This seems to be the intended meaning here. Another possibility might be "fall into line."
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