_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.