portar

/poɾˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb

to bear, to carry

🎒 portar shares a root with porter, the person who carries your bags

From Latin portare, to carry, which also gives English portable, transport and export. Its reflexive form portarse means to behave, so ¡pórtate bien! means behave yourself, as if you were carrying yourself well.

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