comportar

to involve

comportar(kohm-pohr-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to imply)

a. to involve

Este curso comporta muchísima dedicación tan solo para aprobar.

This course involves a lot of dedication just to even pass.

comportarse

pronominal verb

2. (to act)

a. to behave

¿No te enteras de nada? Te emborrachaste y te comportaste como un imbécil.

Don't you get anything? You got drunk and behaved like an idiot.

comportar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to involve, to entail

pronominal verb

2. (general)

a. to behave

comportarse biento behave (oneself)

comportarse malto behave badly, to misomebodyehave

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

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comportar

transitive verb

1 (significar) to involve

no comporta obligación alguna it carries no obligation; you are under no obligation

2 (aguantar) to bear; endure; put up with

3 (And) (S. Cone) (causar) to entail; bring with it

pronominal verb

comportarse to behave

comportarse como es debido to behave properly; conduct o.s. in a proper fashion (formal); comportarse mal to misbehave; behave badly