La Palabra del Día: Portar
Portar
carry, behave
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 23, 2011.
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My Example:
Siempre intento portarme bien, pero no lo entendéis, a veces es muy difícil.
I always try to behave well, but you don’t understand, sometimes it is very hard.
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En la festival de cerveza la camarera porta nueve jarras de un litro y señala con sibido que viene.
At the beer festival the waitress carries nine mugs of one litre and signals with whistle that she is coming.
![> Forbidden to carry weapons.
Prohibido portar armas][1]
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If you misbehave the police will arrest you.
Si te portas mal la policía te arrestará.
Anda, pórtate bien y llévame al cine, mi amor
C'mon, take me to the cinema, sweetie-pie. 
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A mi gato le gusta portarse como perro. Puede ir a recoger una pelotita. My cat likes to act like a dog. He can fetch a ball.
Este gatito se está portando mal.
This kitty is behaving badly.
Si no te portas bien, no te daré nada de comer 
If you do not behave, I won't give you anything to eat ....
(I'm going to make a terrible mother)
Hay muchas maneras diferentes para portar sus mascotas, algunas son muy extrañas y tristamente algunas hasta ponen en riesgo la vida de las mascotas.
There are many different ways to carry your pets, some are very strange and sadly some even put the pets lives at risk.
edit ... gracias a Vicente
...y tristemente hasta algunas ponen en riesgo la vida de la mascotas.
Mum said I can have some chocolate if I behave myself. Mamá dice que puedo tomar chocolate si me porto bien.
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Las gatas tienen que portar sus gatitos en la boca.
Female cats have to carry their kittens in their mouths.
Los niños que no se portan bien en casa no reciben regalos de los Reyes Magos... 
Childrens that don't behave well at home will not receive presents from the Three Wise Men.
Según la tradición, toda novia debe portar algo viejo, algo prestado y algo azul en su camino al altar.
According to the tradition, every bride should carry something old, something borrowed and something blue on her way to the altar.
The mother scorpion carries her new babies on top of her back.
El escorpión madre porta a sus nuevos bebés encima de la espalda.
Mi hijos tiene que portarse bien para obtener los privilegios.
My kids must behave well to get privileges.
"Es difícil para portar como un adulto cuando realmente desea divertirse."
"It's difficult to behave like an adult when you really want to have fun."
