Usage examples of "behaves" in English with translation to French

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He behaves like a child. Il se comporte comme un enfant.
He behaves as if he were insane. Il se comporte comme s'il était fou.
He behaves as if he were somebody. Il se comporte comme s'il était quelqu'un.
That she behaves this way is odd. Qu'elle se comporte comme ça est curieux.
Can you put up with the way he behaves? Peux-tu supporter la manière avec laquelle il se comporte ?
She behaves as if she had been brought up in a good family. Elle se comporte comme si elle était de bonne famille.
The difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she is treated. La différence entre une dame et une vendeuse de fleurs n'est pas la manière dont elle se comporte, mais la manière dont elle est traitée.
Sometimes adults behave like children. Les adultes se comportent parfois comme des enfants.
He tried to behave as bravely as possible while he was being held hostage. Il essaya de se conduire le plus bravement possible tandis qu'il était pris en otage.
Boys can be trained to behave. Les garçons peuvent être dressés à bien se comporter.
I wish Jim would behave himself. J'aimerais que Jim se comporte bien.
He behaved like he was afraid. Il s'est comporté comme s'il était effrayé.
He behaved himself like a man. Il s'est comporté comme un homme.
Mary asked her son to behave himself. Marie demanda à son fils de bien se comporter.
I would behave more bravely than he. Je me comporterais plus courageusement que lui.
He behaved as if he were crazy. Il se comportait comme s'il était fou.
He is behaving like Nelson this evening. Il se comporte comme Nelson ce soir.
I'm constantly telling her to behave herself. Je lui dis constamment de bien se comporter.
The boy doesn't know how to behave. Ce garçon ne sait pas comment se comporter.
Don't behave as one of them, so. Ne te comporte pas comme l'un d'entre eux alors.
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