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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. behave [Brit bɪˈheɪv, Am bəˈheɪv] VB intr

1. behave person, group, animal:

behave (act) (naturally, characteristically)
se comporter (towards envers)
behave (in given circumstances)
se conduire (towards avec, envers)
he's behaving like an idiot
il se conduit comme un idiot
he behaves like a tyrant
il se comporte en tyran
you didn't have to behave like that!
tu n'avais pas à te conduire comme ça!
what a way to behave!
quelle façon de se conduire!
the supporters behaved well/badly
les supporters se sont bien/mal conduits
he behaved badly towards her
il s'est mal conduit envers elle

2. behave (function):

behave machine, device, substance, system:
se comporter

II. to behave onself VB refl

to behave onself refl person:

to behave onself
bien se comporter
behave yourself!
tiens-toi bien!
is the computer behaving itself? hum
est-ce que l'ordinateur marche?
pompously behave
de manière pompeuse
shiftily behave
de façon suspecte
to behave maturely
avoir un comportement adulte
decorously behave
convenablement
to behave uncooperatively
être peu coopératif/-ive
truculently behave
de façon agressive
sociably behave
de façon amicale
primly behave, smile
d'une manière guindée
primly behave, sit
très sagement
saucily speak, behave
avec impertinence

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
French
French

I. behave [bɪˈheɪv] VB intr

1. behave (act):

behave people
se comporter
behave object, substance
réagir
to behave calmly in a crisis
garder son calme pendant une crise
to behave strangely
se conduire bizarrement

2. behave (act in proper manner):

behave
bien se tenir
to behave well/badly
se tenir bien/mal
behave! to child
tiens-toi bien!
behave! Brit to adult
un peu de tenue!

3. behave (function):

behave
fonctionner
the TV isn't behaving properly
la télé ne fonctionne pas très bien

II. behave [bɪˈheɪv] VB trans

to behave oneself
se tenir bien
to behave like sb possessed
sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte
to behave madly
avoir un comportement de fou
to behave with delicacy
faire preuve de délicatesse
French
French
English
English
avoir un comportement étrange
to behave strangely
prendre des airs cérémonieux
to behave formally
avoir un comportement abject envers qn
to behave abominably towards sb
agir en esprit éclairé
to behave in an enlightened way
user de bons/mauvais procédés à l'égard de qn
to behave well/badly towards sb
commettre [ou faire] des incongruités
to behave in an unseemly way
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
French

I. behave [bɪ·ˈheɪv] VB intr

1. behave (act):

behave people
se comporter
behave object, substance
réagir
to behave calmly in a crisis
garder son calme pendant une crise
to behave strangely
se conduire bizarrement

2. behave (act in proper manner):

behave
bien se tenir
to behave well/badly
bien/mal se tenir
behave!
tiens-toi bien!

3. behave (function):

behave
fonctionner
the TV isn't behaving
la télé ne fonctionne pas très bien

II. behave [bɪ·ˈheɪv] VB trans

to behave oneself
se tenir bien
to behave madly
avoir un comportement de fou
to behave like sb possessed
sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte
to behave with delicacy
faire preuve de délicatesse
to behave like a prima donna
se prendre pour une star
French
French
English
English
avoir un comportement étrange
to behave strangely
avoir un comportement abject envers qn
to behave abominably toward sb
comporter
to behave
user de bons/mauvais procédés à l'égard de qn
to behave well/badly towards sb
avoir des allure d'enfant
to behave like a child

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

grands frères
young adults from the banlieues who volunteer to encourage French youths to behave in a socially acceptable way
Present
Ibehave
youbehave
he/she/itbehaves
webehave
youbehave
theybehave
Past
Ibehaved
youbehaved
he/she/itbehaved
webehaved
youbehaved
theybehaved
Present Perfect
Ihavebehaved
youhavebehaved
he/she/ithasbehaved
wehavebehaved
youhavebehaved
theyhavebehaved
Past Perfect
Ihadbehaved
youhadbehaved
he/she/ithadbehaved
wehadbehaved
youhadbehaved
theyhadbehaved
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to behave like sb possessed
sembler être sous l'emprise d'une puissance occulte
to behave calmly in a crisis
garder son calme pendant une crise
to behave strangely
se conduire bizarrement
to behave well/badly
se tenir bien/mal
behave! to child
tiens-toi bien!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Flowers behave in the same way as mines, in that they explode when clicked.
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Could this be proof that ice, without actually melting, behaves as a liquid to some extent, like some types of resin?
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The report contrasts the two conflicts so that the person can see how they behaved similarly or differently depending on the circumstances.
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In a tolerant regime, such people may learn to tolerate, or at least to behave as if they possessed this virtue.
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Some skills behave like magic (like healing or throwing a burning ember at an enemy), but are based on lore.
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