Sentence examples of "tells" in English with translation "contar"

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He tells us what makes him laugh. Él nos cuenta qué lo hace reír.
I have never heard such stories as he tells. Yo nunca escuché tales historias que él cuenta.
The story tells of the ghost of someone who drowned on the banks near a small town on the Caribbean sea. El cuento habla de la aparición de un ahogado en las orillas cerca de un pequeño pueblo de mar en el Caribe.
I will tell you tomorrow. Te lo contaré mañana.
It is hard to tell Es difícil contar
Toby can't tell jokes. Toby no sabe contar chistes.
It's hard to tell Es difícil contar
Tom is telling a story. Tom está contando una historia.
I am telling a story. Estoy contando una historia.
Tom told me his secret. Tom me contó su secreto.
She told him a joke. Ella le contó un chiste.
He told a funny story. Él contó una historia chistosa.
Who told you the story? ¿Quién te contó la historia?
Mary told John the secret. Mary le contó el secreto a John.
I will tell the rest tomorrow. Contaré el resto mañana.
I'll tell you a story. Te voy a contar una historia.
Let me tell you a secret. Deja que te cuente un secreto.
Why did you tell this joke? ¿Por qué contaste esa broma?
What did the doctor tell you? ¿Qué te contó el médico?
I promised not to tell him. Prometí que no se lo contaría a él.
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