LESSON XVIII
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Yo nunca tengo miedo cuando hago lo que debo.[18]
—ECHEGARAY.
52. The verb to think in the sense of to reflect or intend is pensar (en). As a synonym of to believe it is creer. Where it seems to me, to him, etc., may be substituted for I think, he thinks, etc., the verb parecer in the third person is used, the English subject becoming the Spanish indirect object.
You will not think of returning to Salamanca to-day.
Usted no pensará en regresar a Salamanca hoy.
—RAMOS CARRIÓN.
Do you think I didn't understand?
¿Cree usted que yo no lo he comprendido?
—JOSÉ MARMÓL.
Sir, I think you have dropped something.
Caballero, me parece que se le ha caído algo.
—EMILIA PARDO BAZÁN.
53. The verb to make in its simplest use is rendered hacer. It has, however, a very large number of idiomatic uses that call for other translations. Of these, some of the commonest are: to make haste, darse prisa; to make fun of, burlarse de, mofárse de; to make the acquaintance of, conocer; to make up one's mind, decidirse, resolverse, or, in the perfect tenses, tener determinado.
The machinery was making so much noise that we could not hear what he said.
Hacía tanto ruido la maquinaria que no podíamos oír lo que dijo.
Make haste if you don't want to be late.
Dese prisa si no quiere llegar con retraso.
I have come exclusively to make the acquaintance of this young lady.
He venido exclusivamente por conocer a esta señorita.
—PÉREZ GALDÓS.
Her brothers, on the other hand, made fun of her.
Sus hermanos en cambio se burlaban de ella.
—BENAVENTE.
When he makes up his mind to do something he does it, and now he has made up his mind not to keep on helping them.
Cuando se resuelve (decide) a hacer algo lo hace, y ya tiene determinado que no seguirá amparándolos.
(a) To make up for may mean recuperate, compensate, or recompense, and in these senses is translated by the cognate verbs recuperar, compensar, recompensar.
The money that he has just received from his father will make up for his losses.
El dinero que acaba de recibir de su padre le compensará por lo perdido.
I'm sorry I forgot to tell you. How can I make up to you for it?
Siento haberme olvidado de decírselo. ¿Cómo puedo recompensárselo?
54. EXERCISES
(a) 1. Al pasar por su cuarto la vieron rezando y se burlaron de ella. 2. ¿Qué le parece mi protegido ya que le conoce usted? 3. Ya tengo bastante en que pensar. 4. ¿Le parecen a usted bien las vendas de este ancho? 5. ¿No creen ustedes que el trabajar tanto será perjudicial para su salud? 6. Dígale que se dé prisa. Ya estamos para partir. 7. Si no se mejora en unos días, creo que debemos llamar al médico. 8. ¿Tiene usted las manos limpias? Me parece que sí. 9. Le conocí el año pasado en Londres. 10. Ya se ha recuperado de sus grandes perdidos.
(b) 1. We have all made up our minds not to give away all that we possess. 2. Do you think that what I want to do is all right? 3. If you don't make haste you will not have the pleasure of making the acquaintance of the famous author. 4. We shall have to make up to you what you have suffered through our carelessness. 5. We are thinking of making up a party to go to the theater to-night. 6. Do you think they will go with us if we ask them? 7. They very often quarrel, but they are never long in making up. 8. Wait a minute. I think I dropped something. 9. Who made this? It is very well made, isn't it? 10. They have had (llevado) a great disappointment, but this kind offer will make up to them for it.