Sentence examples of "contam" in Portuguese with translation "tell"

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Por que as pessoas contam mentiras? Why do people tell lies?
Me conte; sou todo ouvidos. Tell me, I'm all ears.
Não conte mentira. Seja honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
Não minta. Conte a verdade. Don't lie. Tell the truth.
Não contes mentira. Sê honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
Do contado come o lobo The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told
Ele está contando uma mentira. He is telling a lie.
Não posso te contar tudo. I can't tell you everything.
Ele continuou a contar mentiras. He kept on telling lies.
Quando está bem contar mentiras? When is it OK to tell lies?
Eu te contei várias vezes. I've told you many times.
Quem te contou a história? Who told you the story?
Ela lhe contou uma piada. She told him a joke.
Não conte nosso plano a ninguém. Don't tell anyone our plan.
Deveríamos ter-lhe contado a verdade. We should have told him the truth.
Tom decidiu contar tudo a Mary. Tom decided to tell Mary everything.
Forçaram-no a contar a verdade. They forced him to tell the truth.
Eu nunca vou contar a ninguém. I will never tell it to anybody.
Eles podem nos contar a verdade. They might tell us the truth.
Talvez ela possa te contar mais. Maybe she can tell you more.
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