se portaba mal
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. he was misbehaving
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
Dejamos de llevar a Oliver a misa porque se portaba mal.We stopped taking Oliver to mass because he was misbehaving.
b. he was behaving badly
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
Sam estaba celoso cuando los hijos de mi hermana vinieron a visitar. Por eso se portaba mal.Sam was jealous when my sister's kids came to visit. That's why he was behaving badly.
c. she was misbehaving
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
Lola es un enigma. Esta mañana se portaba mal, pero ahora es una santa.Lola is an enigma. She was misbehaving this morning, but now she's an angel.
d. she was behaving badly
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
A Amaia la castigaban constantemente porque se portaba mal en la escuela.Amaia kept getting grounded because she was behaving badly at school.
e. was misbehaving
El año pasado, Javier se portaba mal en clase, pero hablamos con él y ahora se está portando mucho mejor.Last year, Javier was misbehaving in class, but we talked to him, and now he's behaving much better.
f. was behaving badly
Cada vez que Clara se portaba mal, le quitábamos el iPad.Whenever Clara was behaving badly, we'd take away her iPad.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. you were misbehaving
¿Qué hacia su padre cuando se portaba mal, Enrique?What did your father do when you were misbehaving, Enrique?
b. you were behaving badly
No puedo creer que cuando se portaba mal, su mamá le pegaba con un cinturón. - Eran otros tiempos.I can’t believe your mom used to hit you with a belt when you were behaving badly. - They were different times.
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