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

Translations:

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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.

Nancy told me about the fire. Nancy me contó del incendio.

Tom told Mary the whole story. Tom le contó a Mary la historia completa.

She told me an interesting story. Me contó una historia interesante.

I told him the big news. Le conté las grandes noticias.

Tom told Mary an interesting story. Tom le contó a Mary una interesante historia.

He told me a long story. Me contó una larga historia.

She told her troubles to him. Ella le contó sus problemas.

Rob told me the good news! ¡Rob me contó las buenas noticias!

She told us an interesting story. Ella nos contó una historia interesante.

He told us an interesting story. Él nos contó una historia interesante.

He told me an interesting story. Me contó una historia interesante.

Who told the story to you? ¿Quién te contó la historia?

Tom told Mary a racist joke. Tom le contó un chiste racista a Mary.

A friend told me that story. Un amigo me contó esa historia.

The teacher told us a funny story. El profesor nos contó una divertida historia.

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