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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. comporter [kɔ̃pɔʀte] VB trans

1. comporter (inclure entre autres):

comporter
to include
comporter une bibliographie
to include a bibliography
ce texte ne doit comporter aucune coupure
there must be no cuts in this text

2. comporter (être composé de):

comporter
to comprise
comporter trois parties
to comprise three parts

3. comporter (présenter):

comporter risque, inconvénient
to entail
avec tout ce que cela comporte comme incertitude
with all the concomitant uncertainty

II. se comporter VB refl

1. se comporter personne, animal:

se comporter
to behave, to act
se comporter en dictateur
to behave like a dictator
se comporter comme un sauvage
to behave like a savage
se comporter comme un pays neutre
to act as a neutral power

2. se comporter (fonctionner):

se comporter sportif, voiture, Bourse:
to perform
bien se comporter
to perform well
bestialement se comporter
brutishly
sordidement agir, se comporter
basely
humainement traiter, se comporter
humanely
pitoyablement se comporter, chanter
pathetically
familièrement parler, se comporter
informally
familièrement parler, se comporter
with undue familiarity
se comporter scrupuleusement en affaires
to be scrupulous in one's business dealings
dignement se comporter
with dignity
English
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French
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to deport oneself
se comporter
attract interest rate
comporter

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. comporter [kɔ̃pɔʀte] VB trans

1. comporter (être constitué de):

comporter
to consist of

2. comporter (inclure):

comporter
to have

II. comporter [kɔ̃pɔʀte] VB refl se comporter

1. comporter (se conduire):

se comporter
to behave

2. comporter (réagir):

se comporter
to respond
décemment s'exprimer, se comporter
properly
en autocrate se comporter, régner
autocratically
simplement recevoir, se comporter
unpretentiously
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misbehave
mal se comporter
to give sb gyp (bad behaviour)
mal se comporter
to conduct oneself
se comporter
behave people
se comporter
to carry oneself
se comporter
act
se comporter
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. comporter [ko͂pɔʀte] VB trans

1. comporter (être constitué de):

comporter
to consist of

2. comporter (inclure):

comporter
to have

II. comporter [ko͂pɔʀte] VB refl se comporter

1. comporter (se conduire):

comporter
to behave

2. comporter (réagir):

comporter
to respond
décemment se comporter
properly
simplement recevoir, se comporter
unpretentiously
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English
French
French
misbehave
mal se comporter
to conduct oneself
se comporter
behave people
se comporter
to carry oneself
se comporter
act
se comporter
to treat sb with the respect due to him/her
se comporter envers qn avec tout le respect qui lui est dû
to hold oneself badly
se comporter mal
Présent
jecomporte
tucomportes
il/elle/oncomporte
nouscomportons
vouscomportez
ils/ellescomportent
Imparfait
jecomportais
tucomportais
il/elle/oncomportait
nouscomportions
vouscomportiez
ils/ellescomportaient
Passé simple
jecomportai
tucomportas
il/elle/oncomporta
nouscomportâmes
vouscomportâtes
ils/ellescomportèrent
Futur simple
jecomporterai
tucomporteras
il/elle/oncomportera
nouscomporterons
vouscomporterez
ils/ellescomporteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

en autocrate se comporter, régner
autocratically
se comporter
to behave
se comporter
to respond
to treat sb with the respect due to him/her
se comporter envers qn avec tout le respect qui lui est dû
to come the poor little innocent with sb
se comporter comme un pauvre petit innocent avec qn

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