Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader

by Ernesto Nelson

[25] mandarlos a paseo..., equivalent to to send them to “Jericho”....

[26] Recuérdales, Remind them (of the fact). VARIANTS: Hazles recordar que; hazles presente que; diles que.

[27] no corte. A warning to the telephone operator not to cut off.

[28] a título de prueba, by way of trial. VARIANTS: Como prueba; por probar.

[29] el muy astuto, the very shrewd.

[30] el muy... del.... Note peculiar use of de.

[31] no se han multiplicado, ni mucho menos, not only have not increased (multiplied).

[32] ni... mira con buenos ojos, does not look kindly upon; does not regard with friendly eyes. VARIANTS: No mira (or no ve) con gusto, con placer, con agrado.

[33] ¡Hombre! Well, well!

[34] No hay de qué, You are welcome.