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1 behave
• olla siivolla• toimia• esiintyä• reagoida• menetellä• käyttäytyä hyvin• käyttäytyä• käydä* * *bi'heiv1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) käyttäytyä (kunnolla)2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) käyttäytyä•- well-
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2 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) olla olevinaanEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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3 conduct
• ohjata• ohjaus• opastaafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• johto• johdatella• johdattaa• johtaminen• johtaa• hormi• hoitaa (johtaa)• hoitaa• hoito• viedä• vetää• esiintymistapa• esiintyä• siirtää• menettely• saattaa (taluttaa)• saattaa• suorittaa• taluttaa• kuljettaa• kuljetus• kävelyttää• käyttäytyä• käytös• käsittely• käyttäytyminen* * *1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) opastaa2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) johtaa3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) johtaa4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) käyttäytyä5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) johtaa, hoitaa2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) käytös2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) hoito•- conduction
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4 patronise
'pæ-, ]( American) 'pei-1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) holhota2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) suosia -
5 patronize
• suosia* * *'pæ-, ]( American) 'pei-1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) holhota2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) suosia
См. также в других словарях:
behave oneself — conduct oneself in accordance with accepted norms. → behave … English new terms dictionary
behave oneself — verb To act in a polite or proper way. His mother threatened to spank him if he didnt behave himself. Syn: behave … Wiktionary
behave oneself — act appropriately, be well behaved, mind one s manners … English contemporary dictionary
behave — ► VERB 1) act in a specified way. 2) (also behave oneself) act in a polite or proper way. ORIGIN from BE (Cf. ↑be ) + HAVE(Cf. ↑have) in the sense «bear (oneself) in a particular way» … English terms dictionary
behave — /bəˈheɪv / (say buh hayv), /bi / (say bee ) verb (i) (behaved, behaving) 1. to conduct oneself or itself; act: the ship behaves well. 2. to act in a socially acceptable manner: did the child behave? –phrase 3. behave oneself, a. to conduct… …
behave — verb 1》 act or conduct oneself in a specified way. 2》 (also behave oneself) conduct oneself in accordance with accepted norms. Origin ME: from be + have in the sense bear oneself in a particular way … English new terms dictionary
behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
behave — [15] To ‘behave oneself’ originally meant literally to ‘have oneself in a particular way’ – have being used here in the sense ‘hold’ or ‘comport’. The be is an intensive prefix. Of particular interest is the way in which the word preserves in… … Word origins
behave — [v1] function act, operate, perform, react, run, take, work; concepts 1,4 behave [v2] act reasonably, properly act correctly, act one’s age, act with decorum, be civil, be good, be nice, be on best behavior*, be orderly, comport oneself, conduct… … New thesaurus
behave — [bē hāv′, bihāv′] vt., vi. behaved, behaving [see BE & HAVE] 1. to conduct (oneself or itself) in a specified way; act or react 2. to conduct (oneself) in a correct or proper way SYN. BEHAVE, used reflexively (as also the other words in this… … English World dictionary
behave — 1 Behave, conduct, comport, demean, deport, acquit, quit are comparable when they mean to act or to cause or allow (oneself) to act in a specified way or in a way that evokes comment. Behave denotes the performing of various actions or the saying … New Dictionary of Synonyms
