Usage examples of "told" in English with translation to Spanish

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Tom told Mary his age. Tom le dijo su edad a Mary.
Tom told me his secret. Tom me contó su secreto.
Repeat what I have just told you. Repite lo que acabo de decirte.
Have you been told the reasons why we didn't hire you? ¿Ya te han explicado las razones de por qué no te contratamos?
She told him to study. Ella le dijo que estudiara.
She told him a joke. Ella le contó un chiste.
Tom could have told me the truth. Tom pudo decirme la verdad.
He told me the truth. Él me dijo la verdad.
He told a funny story. Él contó una historia chistosa.
I always thought that having a heart attack was the way nature told you to die. Siempre pensé que el tener un ataque cardiaco era la manera de la naturaleza de decirte que mueras.
He told her to study. Él le dijo que estudiara.
Who told you the story? ¿Quién te contó la historia?
Tom should've told Mary. Tom debió haberle dicho a Mary.
Mary told John the secret. Mary le contó el secreto a John.
You might have told me. Podrías habérmelo dicho.
Nancy told me about the fire. Nancy me contó del incendio.
He told me a lie Me dijo una mentira
Tom told Mary the whole story. Tom le contó a Mary la historia completa.
Do as I told you. Haz como te dije.
She told me an interesting story. Me contó una historia interesante.
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