_El hombre que se avergüenza de ser feliz debe andar en cuatro
pies._[14]--TOMAYO Y BAUS.
=37.= English _to leave_ has three principal translations. Meaning _to
depart_ it is rendered =partir=; meaning _to go out of_ it is =salir=; and
meaning _to allow to remain_ it is =dejar=.
_He left for London yesterday._
=Partió para Londres ayer.=
_For two months I haven't been able to leave the house._
=Hace dos meses que no puedo salir de la casa.=
--RAMOS CARRIÓN.
_The train had left him in the East station._
=El tren le había dejado en la estación del Este.=
--BLASCO IBÁÑEZ.
(_a_) In the sense of _to let_, =dejar= is used.
_Leave the poor child alone! He's not bothering you._
=¡Déjale al pobre niño! No te molesta a tí.=
(_b_) _To leave off_ in the sense of _to stop_ is rendered =dejar de=
or =cesar de=, followed by the infinitive.
_He left off coming when he found out that he was not congenial to
us._
=Dejó de venir cuando supo que no nos era simpático.=
--BENAVENTE.
(_c_) _To have something left_ is translated =quedar= or =sobrar=.
_I know you have no time left for social life._
=Ya sé que no le sobra tiempo para la vida social.=--PÉREZ GALDÓS.
_I used to have a lot, but I have very little left now._
=Antes tenía mucho, pero me queda muy poco ahora.=
_I gave him four, but he has only two left now._
=Le dí cuatro, pero ya no le quedan más de dos.=
_Note._--In this construction notice that the English subject becomes
the indirect object of the verbs =quedar= and =sobrar=, while the thing
"left" is the subject. The Spanish says literally, _to him are left only
two_. Note also the order: object, verb, subject.
=38.= _To let_, meaning _to allow_, is rendered =dejar=.
_The poor woman has died of fatigue. Let her rest in peace._
=La pobre mujer ha muerto de fatiga. Dejadla que descanse en
paz.=--MARTÍNEZ SIERRA.
(_a_) When _let_ is used with the third person in the sense of a
command it is translated by =que= with the subjunctive. When the verb
is in the first person plural, the =que= is omitted.
_Let John take these letters to the post-office at once._
=Que Juan lleve estas cartas al correo en seguida.=
_Let's go now. No, let us sit down here for a moment._
=Vámonos ahora. No, sentémonos aquí por unos momentos.=
(_b_) _To let in_, _out_, _up_, _down_, _through_ are translated
=dejar entrar=, =salir=, =subir=, =bajar=, =pasar por=.
_Don't let that dog in. I have just put him out._
=No dejes entrar a ese perro. Acabo de hacerle salir.=
_They couldn't open the door, but they let me in through the
window._
=No podían abrir la puerta, pero me dejaron entrar por la ventana.=
=39.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. Salga Vd. de la sala y no vuelva Vd. a entrar. 2. Si no han
partido todavía, dígales que quiero verlos antes que se marchen. 3. No
salimos de la casa antes que dejó de llover. 4. No sé si me dejarán
acompañarla a usted. 5. Que vayan a traérmelo en seguida. 6. ¿Les
sobrará mucho? Creo que sí. 7. Partimos mañana en el tren de la mañana.
8. Su madre no quiere dejarle acompañarnos. 9. Las mujeres dejaban sus
ocupaciones de la casa y salían a las puertas. 10. Todavía me queda la
pequeña casa que me dejó mi padre.
(_b_) 1. We will not let you leave until it leaves off raining. 2. They
have all left their umbrellas at home. 3. When he had paid for his
dinner he had two dollars left. 4. They left five minutes ago. 5. I have
just one old umbrella left for myself. 6. Let Mary let them in through
the kitchen door. 7. Let's ask him how many he has left. 8. If I have
any money left after I have bought all the things that they are asking
me for, I will let you take it. 9. We can't do much with what is left.