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portando

carrying, wearing

→ portar
port to carry, to bring + ando present participle
verb · present Rare #33,880
carrying, wearing Often sounds formal; in everyday speech, Spanish commonly uses "llevando" for "carrying/wearing."
SP: Está portando una caja muy pesada.
EN: He is carrying a very heavy box.
Conjugation of portar
Present
portando

Ella se está portando bien por ahora.

She's behaving herself for now.

Mi computadora se está portando mal otra vez.

My computer is acting up again.

— TÁR (2022)

Vi a un soldado portando un lanzallamas.

I saw a soldier carrying a flamethrower.

Ellos se están portando mal.

They are misbehaving.

Tom fue atacado por un grupo de hombres portando máscaras.

Tom was attacked by a group of men wearing masks.

Te estás portando muy bien, Artax.

You're behaving very well, Artax.

— La historia interminable (1984)

El hombre de rojo estaba portando una pistola.

The man in red was carrying a gun.

Se ha estado portando muy bien.

He/She has been behaving very well.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)