portarse bien

to be good

portarse bien(pohr-tahr-seh byehn)

intransitive verb phrase

1. (to have good behavior)

a. to be good

Pórtense bien, niños. Regresamos a las 10.

Be good, kids. We'll be back at 10.

b. to behave well

Si te portas bien, el domingo te llevo conmigo a pescar.

If you behave well, I'll take you fishing with me on Sunday.

c. to behave oneself

Llevas el sándwich en la mochila. Y, Byron, por favor pórtate bien.

Your sandwich is in your backpack. And, Byron, please behave yourself.

2. (to act kindly; often used with "con")

a. to treat well

Todo el personal del hotel se portó muy bien con nosotros.

All the hotel staff treated us very well.