_El que presta a un amigo pierde el dinero y el amigo._[31]
--FERNÁN CABALLERO.
=96.= The word _as_ as a conjunction of cause is rendered =ya que=, =puesto
que=, or =como=.
_As you have eaten nothing to-day, it occurred to me to get a supper for
you to-night._
=Como hoy no has comido nada, se me ocurrió prepararte una cena esta
noche.=--TOMAYO Y BAUS.
_As they won't go with us, let's invite the others._
=Ya que no quieren acompañarnos ellos, invitemos a los otros.=
(_a_) As a conjunction of time or comparison it is =como=, but a temporal
clause introduced by _as_ may be rendered by =al= with the infinitive.
_He had a slight acquaintance with foreign literature as many have
to-day._
=Tenía un ligero tinte de literatura extranjera como muchos lo tienen
hoy.=--FERNÁN CABALLERO.
_As I entered the room, they all stopped talking._
=Al entrar yo en la sala, todos dejaron de hablar.=
(_b_) The correlative _as ... as_ is rendered =tan ... como=, but _as much
... as_ and _as many ... as_ are rendered =tanto ... como= and =tantos ...
como=.
_My father was as charmed as ever with her._
=Mi padre se mostró tan embelesado como siempre con ella.=
--JUAN VALERA.
_I have as much time as I need, and as many books as I want to read._
=Tengo tanto tiempo como necesito y tantos libros como quiero leer.=
The second _as_ in these phrases may be translated =cuanto=, =cuantos=, or
these words may be used to translate both the first and the second _as_.
_I will buy you as much_ (_as many_) _as you need._
=Te compraré cuanto= (=cuantos=) =le hacen falta.=
(_c_) _As soon as_ may be translated literally =tan pronto como=, but it
is also very frequently rendered =así que=, =en cuanto=, or =luego que=.
_You are going to do it as soon as you know what I am going to tell
you._
=Lo vas a hacer en cuanto sepas lo que yo te voy a decir.=
--LOS QUINTERO.
_As soon as night had closed in, they went again to the judge's house._
=Así que se cerró la noche se dirigieron otra vez a la casa del juez.=
--PALACIO VALDÉS.
(_d_) _As for_, _as far as ... is concerned_, _as regards ..._, all may
be translated =en cuanto a= or =por lo que toca a=. Otherwise, _as far as_
is translated =hasta=.
_As for him, he said that he had had them also._
=En cuanto a él, dijo que las había tenido también.=--JUAN VALERA.
_"As for me," said old Peter, "I know it by heart."_
=Por lo que me toca a mí,--dijo el tío Perico,--lo sé de memoria.=
--FERNÁN CABALLERO.
(_e_) When _as_ introduces a clause the action of which is represented
as occurring simultaneously with the action of the principal clause, it
is translated =a medida que=.
_The children drew their grandmother toward them as they spoke._
=Los niños tiraron a su abuela hacia sí a medida que hablaban.=
--FERNÁN CABALLERO.
=97.= =EXERCISES=
(_a_) 1. Sabes tan bien como yo lo que tenemos. 2. En cuanto me den el
dinero, voy a Madrid. 3. Luego que venga la criada, pídeselo Vd. 4. A
medida que las lanchas entraban en la ensenada, el grupo iba mermando
poco a poco. 5. Al salir de la casa vieron al hombre que se escapaba. 6.
Como yo le vi por última vez el año pasado, no sé si se acordará de mí.
7. Al fin y al cabo lo ha hecho como lo quiero yo. 8. Quieren que yo
las acompañe hasta la iglesia. 9. Por lo que le toca a Juan, ya ha
prometido darme el suyo. 10. Tengo cuantos necesito por lo pronto.
(_b_) 1. As I was walking in the park this morning I met an old friend.
2. As for you, some fine (good) day you are going to get what you
deserve. 3. This is not so large as I wanted it. 4. Save your money as
much as you can while you are young. 5. As for me myself, I spend as
much as I earn. 6. Will you go as far as the corner with me? 7. They are
studying Spanish as so many are doing now. 8. You must sign it as well
as (=tan bien como=, or =tanto como=, =lo mismo que=) I. 9. As soon as I find
the man who owes me all that money, I will lend you some. 10. As we
approached the village, the sky was getting darker.