Sentence examples of "portarse" in Spanish

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Él sabe portarse en público. He knows how to behave in public.
Se porta como un niño. He behaves like a child.
Su hijo se porta bien. His child behaves well.
Ojalá Jim se portara bien. I wish Jim would behave himself.
¡Cómo te atreves a portarte así! How dare you behave like that!
Tom siempre se porta bien. Sin embargo, Mary no. Tom always behaves himself well. However, Mary does not.
Me horroriza lo mal que se portan esos niños. I'm appalled at how badly those children behave.
Mary pidió a su hijo que se portara bien. Mary asked her son to behave himself.
Mary le pidió a su hijo que se portara bien. Mary asked her son to behave himself.
Mary le pidió a su hijo que se portase bien. Mary asked her son to behave himself.
Se porta bien en la escuela, pero en casa causa problemas. He behaves well in school but at home he causes problems.
Ella empezó a portarse de una forma extraña. She has started acting strangely.
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