- portar
- v.to carry.* * *portar► verbo transitivo1 to carry► verbo pronominal portarse1 to behave\FRASEOLOGÍAportarse bien to be good, behave oneselfportarse mal to be naughty* * *1.VT [+ bolsa, documentación] to carry; [+ arma] to carry, bear frm; [+ gafas, ropa] to wear2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) <arma/bandera> to carry, bear (frml)2.portarse v prona) (comportarse)
portarse bien — to behave (oneself)
portarse mal — to behave badly
portarse bien/mal CON alguien — to treat somebody well/badly
b) (cumplir)el Zaragoza se portó en la final — Zaragoza delivered the goods in the final
hoy te portaste — you've really excelled today
* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) <arma/bandera> to carry, bear (frml)2.portarse v prona) (comportarse)portarse bien — to behave (oneself)
portarse mal — to behave badly
portarse bien/mal CON alguien — to treat somebody well/badly
b) (cumplir)el Zaragoza se portó en la final — Zaragoza delivered the goods in the final
hoy te portaste — you've really excelled today
* * *portar [A1 ]vt1 (frml); ‹arma/bandera› to carry, bear (frml)el detenido portaba una pistola the arrested man was carrying a pistol2 (frml); ‹uniforme/vestido› to wear■ portarsev pron(comportarse): si no te portas bien te vas a la cama if you don't behave (yourself) you'll go straight to bedhoy se han portado muy mal they've behaved very badly o been very badly behaved todayportarse bien/mal CON algn to treat sb well/badlyla empresa se ha portado muy bien con ellos the company has treated them very well* * *
portar (conjugate portar) verbo transitivo (frml) ‹arma/bandera› to carry, bear (frml)
portarse verbo pronominala) (comportarse):◊ portarse bien to behave (oneself);
portarse mal to behave badly;
portarse bien/mal CON algn to treat sb well/badlyb) (cumplir):◊ el Zaragoza se portó en la final Zaragoza delivered the goods in the final;
hoy te portaste you've really excelled today
portar verbo transitivo frml to carry, bear
'portar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porte
English:
bear
* * *portar♦ vtto carry;no se permite portar armas it is forbidden to carry weapons o arms♦ See also the pronominal verb portarse* * *portar vt1) : to carry, to bear2) : to wear♦ See also the reflexive verb portarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.