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comportar

to involve

verb kohm-pohr-TAHR Less Common

Also means

to behave (reflexive)

Usage Note

Comportar in its base form means 'to involve' or 'to entail' (a risk, a cost). The reflexive comportarse means 'to behave': compórtate bien (behave yourself). The noun comportamiento (behavior) comes from this verb.

Examples

"Este trabajo comporta mucha responsabilidad."

Natural Translation

This job involves a lot of responsibility.

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