comportarse

comportarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (portarse) to behave

■ se comportó mal she misbehaved

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to behave

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VPR to behave

comportarse como es debido — to behave properly, conduct o.s. in a proper fashion frm

comportarse mal — to misbehave, behave badly

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= behave, conduct + Reflexivo.

Ex. Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.

Ex. At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

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* comportarse + Adverbio = engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.

* comportarse como borregos = behave like + sheep.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.

* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.

* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

* comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

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= behave, conduct + Reflexivo.

Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.

Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.

* comportarse + Adverbio = engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.

* comportarse como borregos = behave like + sheep.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* comportarse como toda una señora = take + the high road, take + the high ground.

* comportarse como todo un caballero = take + the high road, take + the high ground.

* comportarse como un canalla con = be rotten to.

* comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.

* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.

* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.

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comportarse (conjugate comportarse) verbo pronominal
to behave;

◊ comportarse mal to behave badly, misbehave

■comportarse verbo reflexivo to behave
comportarse como es debido, to behave properly
comportarse mal, to misbehave

'comportarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ir
- saber
- manejar
- portar
- propiedad
- sencillez
English:
act
- amusing
- behave
- clean up
- conduct
- disgusting
- naturally
- oddly
- rampage
- wildly
- finishing
- social

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vpr

to behave;

comportarse bien to behave (oneself);

comportarse mal to behave badly, to misbehave;

se comporta como una madre she acts o behaves like a mother;

compórtate o tendré que castigarte behave yourself or I'll have to punish you

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comportarse

v/r behave

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comportarse vr

: to behave, to conduct oneself

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comportarse vb to behave / to act

se comportaron de manera correcta they behaved politely

comportarse mal to behave badly / to misbehave