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1 misbehave
misbehave [ˈmɪsbɪˈheɪv]se conduire mal ; [child] ne pas être sage* * *[ˌmɪsbɪ'heɪv] 1.intransitive verb [child] se tenir mal; [adult] se conduire mal2.to misbehave oneself — = misbehave
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2 misbehave
A vi [child] se tenir mal ; [adult] se conduire mal ; stop misbehaving! tiens-toi tranquille! -
3 misbehave
misbehave [‚mɪsbɪ'heɪv]∎ to misbehave (oneself) se conduire mal; (child) se tenir mal;∎ he has been misbehaving at school il n'a pas été sage à l'école;∎ stop misbehaving! sois sage!;∎ figurative the VCR has been misbehaving again le magnétoscope fait encore des siennes -
4 misbehave
[misbi'heiv](to behave badly: If you misbehave, I'll send you to bed.) se conduire mal -
5 act up
(colloq) ( misbehave) se tenir mal; ( malfunction) être détraqué -
6 act
A n1 (action, deed) acte m ; to be in the act of doing être en train de faire ; an act of cruelty/kindness un acte de cruauté/bonté ; it was the act of a madman il fallait être fou pour faire ça ;2 Jur, Pol ( law) ( also Act) loi f ; Act of Parliament/Congress loi votée par le Parlement/le Congrès ;4 ( entertainment routine) numéro m ; song and dance act numéro m de chant et de danse ; to put on an act fig péj jouer la comédie ; it's all an act c'est de la frime ○ or du cinéma ○ ; to get in on the act s'y mettre ; their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act c'est leur entreprise qui a lancé la mode et maintenant tous leurs concurrents veulent s'y mettre aussi.B vtr Theat jouer [part, role] ; he acted (the part of) the perfect host fig il s'est comporté en hôte irréprochable.C vi1 ( take action) agir ; we must act quickly il nous faut agir rapidement ; she still believes she was acting for the best elle persiste à penser qu'elle a fait pour le mieux ; they only acted out of fear c'est la peur qui les a fait agir ; to act for sb, to act on behalf of sb agir au nom de or pour le compte de qn ;2 ( behave) agir, se comporter ; to act aggressively towards sb se comporter or agir de manière agressive envers qn ;3 Theat jouer, faire du théâtre ; fig ( pretend) jouer la comédie, faire semblant ; she can't act! Theat elle joue mal!, c'est une mauvaise actrice! ;4 ( take effect) [drug, substance] agir ;5 ( serve) to act as [person, object] servir de ; he acted as their interpreter il leur a servi d'interprète.to be caught in the act être pris sur le fait or en flagrant délit ; to get one's act together se prendre en main ; it will be a hard act to follow ça sera difficile à égaler.
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Misbehave — Mis be*have , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misbehaved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misbehaving}.] To behave ill; to conduct one s self improperly; often used with a reciprocal pronoun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
misbehave — index disobey, lapse (fall into error) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misbehave — (v.) conduct oneself improperly, late 15c.; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + BEHAVE (Cf. behave). Related: Misbehaved; misbehaving … Etymology dictionary
misbehave — [v] act in inappropriate manner act up, be at fault, be bad, be dissolute, be guilty, be immoral, be indecorous, be insubordinate, be mischievous, bend the law*, be out of line*, be out of order*, be reprehensible, carry on, cut up, deviate, do… … New thesaurus
misbehave — ► VERB ▪ behave badly. DERIVATIVES misbehaviour noun … English terms dictionary
misbehave — [mis΄bē hāv′] vi. misbehaved, misbehaving to behave wrongly vt. to conduct (oneself) improperly misbehaver n. misbehavior [mis be hav′yər] n … English World dictionary
misbehave — UK [ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪv] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms misbehave : present tense I/you/we/they misbehave he/she/it misbehaves present participle misbehaving past tense misbehaved past participle misbehaved if a child misbehaves, or if… … English dictionary
misbehave — mis|be|have [ˌmısbıˈheıv] v [i]also misbehave yourself to behave badly, and cause trouble or annoy people ≠ ↑behave ▪ George has been misbehaving at school. ▪ Students have a tendency to misbehave themselves at exam time … Dictionary of contemporary English
misbehave — verb to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner. He doesnt mean to misbehave; he just doesnt know better … Wiktionary
misbehave — verb Misbehave is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑child … Collocations dictionary
misbehave — mis|be|have [ ,mısbı heıv ] verb intransitive or transitive if a child misbehaves, or they misbehave themselves, they behave badly and annoy or upset people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English