comportar

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Asturian

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comportar (first-person singular indicative present comporto, past participle comportáu)

  1. to act, behave

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Etymology

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From com- +‎ portar.

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comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportí, past participle comportat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to support, to sustain
    Synonyms: sostenir, suportar
  2. (transitive) to bear, to put up with
  3. (transitive) to involve, to entail, to imply
    Synonym: implicar
    • 2020 November 8, Albert Cuesta, “Xarxes socials i algoritmes: dilema? Quin dilema? [Social networks and algorithms: dilemma? What dilemma?]”, in Ara[1]:
      El metratge també conté un degoteig d’evidències científiques i estadístiques sobre els danys psicològics i físics, personals i socials, que l’ús d’aquestes plataformes digitals comporta.
      The runtime also contains a drip of scientific evidence and statistics on the psychological and physical, personal and social damages that the use of these digital platforms entails.
  4. (reflexive) to behave, to act
    Synonyms: portar-se, captenir-se

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Portuguese

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Borrowed from Latin comportāre.

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comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comportei, past participle comportado)

  1. (pronominal) to behave (to act in a polite or proper way)
    Expulsaram seu filho da escola porque nunca se comporta.They expelled their son from school because he never behaves.
  2. (pronominal) to behave (to act in the specified manner) [with como ‘as someone/something’ or adverb ‘in some way’]
    De fato, ele se comportava muito mal.Indeed, he was behaving very badly.
    Se queres vencer, deves te comportar como campeão.If you want to win, you must behave as a champion.
  3. (transitive) to take up to; to bear; to admit (to have as its capacity)
    Comprei uma balde que comporta cinco litros de água.I bought a bucket that takes up to five litres of water.
  4. (transitive) to contain (to have inside or within itself)
    Synonym: conter
  5. (transitive) to stand; to tolerate; to bear
    Synonyms: aguentar, suportar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin comportāre.

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  • IPA(key): /kompoɾˈtaɾ/ [kõm.poɾˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧por‧tar

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comportar (first-person singular present comporto, first-person singular preterite comporté, past participle comportado)

  1. (transitive) to involve
  2. (transitive) to tolerate
  3. (transitive, Latin America) to entail
  4. (pronominal) to behave, to act
    Synonym: actuar
  5. (reflexive, Mexico) to behave oneself

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