behave

∗ ≈

comportarse

∗ verb

behave
[bɪˈheɪv]
verbo intransitivo
1portarse, comportarse (person); funcionar (car, machine)
  • to behave (well) -> portarse bien
  • to behave badly -> portarse mal
  • what a way to behave! -> ¡menudo comportamiento!
  • behave (yourself)! -> ¡compórtate como es debido!

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behave [bi-jeiv]
sustantivo
1Proceder, obrar, conducirse, comportarse o portarse bien o mal (act, esp. of children).
  • He behaves very ill -> él se porta muy mal
sustantivo
  • Behave -> ¡estése usted quieto
sustantivo
2¡no sea Vd. (Familiar) (m)
  • Well-behaved -> de buena conducta, de buenas maneras
  • Ill-behaved -> de mala conducta
  • To behave oneself -> portarse bien, comportarse
  • Behave yourself! -> ¡pórtate bien
, ¡no moleste usted! majadero!

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behave [bɪˈheɪv]
verb:intransitive
1 [+person] portarse;to, towards con; comportarse
he behaved like an idiot se comportó como un idiota; to behave (o.s.) portarse bien; did the children behave themselves? ¿se portaron bien los niños?; behave (yourself)! ¡compórtate!; ¡pórtate bien!; if you behave (yourself) si te portas bien; si te comportas debidamente
2 (Mec) etc funcionar

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Verb Conjugation for "behave"

Imperative
  • behave
  • you behave
  • he/she behaves
  • we behave
  • you behave
  • they behave
Preterite
  • I behaved
  • you behaved
  • he/she behaved
  • we behaved
  • you behaved
  • they behaved
Present Continuous
  • I am behaving
  • you are behaving
  • he/she is behaving
  • we are behaving
  • you are behaving
  • they are behaving
Present Perfect
  • I have behaved
  • you have behaved
  • he/she has behaved
  • we have behaved
  • you have behaved
  • they have behaved
Past Continuous
  • I was behaving
  • you were behaving
  • he/she was behaving
  • we were behaving
  • you were behaving
  • they were behaving
Past Perfect
  • I had behaved
  • you had behaved
  • he/she had behaved
  • we had behaved
  • you had behaved
  • they had behaved
Future
  • I will behave
  • you will behave
  • he/she will behave
  • we will behave
  • you will behave
  • they will behave
Future Perfect
  • I will have behaved
  • you will have behaved
  • he/she will have behaved
  • we will have behaved
  • you will have behaved
  • they will have behaved
Future Continuous
  • I will be behaving
  • you will be behaving
  • he/she will be behaving
  • we will be behaving
  • you will be behaving
  • they will be behaving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been behaving
  • you have been behaving
  • he/she has been behaving
  • we have been behaving
  • you have been behaving
  • they have been behaving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been behaving
  • you will have been behaving
  • he/she will have been behaving
  • we will have been behaving
  • you will have been behaving
  • they will have been behaving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been behaving
  • you had been behaving
  • he/she had been behaving
  • we had been behaving
  • you had been behaving
  • they had been behaving
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