fer pinya

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fer pinya (first-person singular present faig pinya, first-person singular preterite fiu pinya, past participle fet pinya)

1. (castells) to huddle together to form the pinya, the base of a castell
2. (by extension) to support toward a common goal, to stand by, to collaborate with
   • 2020 April 16, Beatriz Navarro, “El món fa pinya amb l’OMS”, in La Vanguardia‎^[1]:

     També el vice-primer ministre del Japó, Taro Aro [sic], va suggerir que l’OMS hauria de canviar de nom i dir-se “Organització Xinesa de la Salut”, i va assegurar que continua treballant amb l’organisme. També els governs d’Austràlia i Nova Zelanda van fer pinya ahir amb l’organisme internacional.

     The Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, Taro Aso, also suggested that the WHO should change its name and call itself "Chinese Health Organization", and assured that he continues to work with the organization. The governments of Australia and New Zealand also stood by the international organization yesterday.