comportarse bien

to be good

comportarse bien(kohm-pohr-tahr-seh byehn)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. to be good

Mis alumnos estudian mucho y se portan bien.

My students are good and study hard.

b. to behave well

Niños, si se comportan bien, les compraré helado.

Kids, if you behave well, I'll buy you ice cream.

c. to behave oneself

Si no se comportan bien, no los llevaré al parque de diversiones.

If you don't behave yourselves, I won't take you to the amusement park.