di comportarsi bene

to behave well

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phrase Rare #35,025

to behave well Used after verbs such as dire (to tell) and chiedere (to ask) to report a request or instruction. Comportarsi is reflexive and means “to behave oneself.”

IT: La mamma gli ha chiesto di comportarsi bene.

EN: His mother asked him to behave well.

Gli ha chiesto di comportarsi bene.

He asked him to behave.

Tom ha detto a suo figlio di comportarsi bene.

Tom told his son to behave.

Le disse di comportarsi bene.

He told her to behave.

Le ha detto di comportarsi bene.

He told her to behave.

Le chiese di comportarsi bene.

He asked her to behave.

Chiesi a Mary di comportarsi bene.

I asked Mary to behave.