_Hacer bien a los villanos es echar agua en la mar_.[16]
--CERVANTES.
=45.= English _will_ as an auxiliary has two meanings. As denoting simple
futurity it is in Spanish included in the future form of the verb. As a
synonym of _to want to_, _will_ is translated by the present tense of
the verb =querer=.
_They will get here to-morrow and then I will tell them._
=Llegarán mañana y se lo diré entonces.=
_I will tell it to as many as (all who) will listen to me._
=Lo diré a cuantos quieran oirme=.--TOMAYO Y BAUS.
_Note._--In case of doubt substitute _is going to_ or _wants to_
for _will_. If the former keeps the sense, use the future tense; if
the latter, use =querer=.
(_a_) _Shall_, denoting simple futurity, is included in the future
tense.
_I shall not be able to come. Shall you be here?_
=Yo no podré venir. ¿Estará usted aquí?=
Expressing determination on the part of the speaker, _shall_ must
be translated by a clause or by =deber= with the infinitive.
_You say he has stolen your bicycle? Well, he shall return it at
once._
=¿Dice Vd. que se le ha robado su bicicleta? Pues, yo haré que se la
devuelva en seguida=, or =debe devolverla=.
=46=. The word _all_, commonly translated =todo=, has many different
translations which should be learned in the phrases in which they occur.
Of these the commonest are: _all at once_, _all of a sudden_, =de
repente=; _all right_, =bueno=, =bien=, =está bien=; _all alone_,
=solo=, =solito=; _first of all_, =en primer lugar=, =ante todo=; _not
at all_, =de ningún modo=, =no hay de que= (an expression of courtesy in
reply to the person who says _thank you_); _all over_ (_everywhere_),
=por todas partes=.
(_a_) _All that_ or _all the ... that_ may be translated literally
=todo lo que= or =todos los ...= but they are frequently rendered by
=cuanto= and =cuantos=.
_Up to now I did all that was in my power for you._
=Hasta ahora hice cuanto estaba en mis manos por vosotros.=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
_I have at my disposal all the money that I may need._
=Tengo a mi disposición cuanto dinero pueda necesitar.=
--PÉREZ GALDÓS.
_I am very much obliged to you. Not at all, sir, not at all._
=Le estoy muy agradecido a usted. No hay de que, señor, no hay de que.=
Note also the phrase _it's all the same_ (_it makes no difference_), =lo
mismo da=.
=47.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. No es de ningún modo lo que se llama hombre rico. 2. Ya es
tarde. Tendrá ganas de marcharse. 3. Al decirme la señora "Muchas
gracias," yo respondí "No hay de que, señora." 4. Le hemos convidado a
acompañarnos, pero no quiere venir. 5. Vendrá mañana y le prometemos a
usted que haremos que vuelva en seguida. 6. No queremos dejarte solo
solito. Ven tú también. 7. No quiere callarse, pero lo mismo da. No le
hacemos caso. 8. De repente se puso a buscarlo por todas partes de la
casa. 9. En primer lugar debe devolver todo lo que necesita usted, ante
(_above_) todo los cuadernos. 10. Vamos a ver. ¿Está bien la cuenta?
(_b_) 1. Is that all you have to do? Well, I'm going to look for another
job for you. 2. He says he won't stay here all alone. 3. Is your letter
written? Well, my son shall take it to the post-office with mine. 4.
There will be a masked ball this evening. Shall you go? 5. What shall I
tell them? Tell them that we shall not send the things till they ask for
them. 6. All right. Tell me when it is all over (_to be all over_,
=acabarse=). 7. He will give you all you want if you ask him for it. 8. I
have already asked him many times, but he will not listen to me. 9. All
the brothers I have are older than I am. 10. Well, since they say they
will not do it, I shall have to do it myself.