Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
picar piedra
English translation:
to work hard at
Jul 25, 2001 14:41
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Jennifer Struna
hay que picar piedra
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Mexican saying
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 +1 | put one's nose to the grindstone, |
Parrot
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| 0 -1 | to break new ground |
Davorka Grgic
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
Selected
put one's nose to the grindstone,
to work hard at it (whatever it is).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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8 mins
Davorka Grgic
Native in Spanish
Competent quick and precise.
Native in: Croatian 
, Spanish
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Dutch to Croatian, English to Croatian, and 12 more.
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498
to break new ground
-conocimiento propio.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Marcus Malabad
: this means: doing something new
1 min
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Yes it does. I lived in Mexico.
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