Usage examples of "contando" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele está contando uma mentira. He is telling a lie.
Estamos contando com você para ser a animação da festa. Vou bombardeá-lo se não vier. We're counting on you to be the life of the party. It'll bomb if you don't come.
Parece que ele está contando uma mentira. It seems that he is telling a lie.
Me conte; sou todo ouvidos. Tell me, I'm all ears.
Está bem, isso não conta. It's OK, that doesn't count.
Não conte mentira. Seja honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
É a ideia que conta. It's the thought that counts.
Não minta. Conte a verdade. Don't lie. Tell the truth.
Ele foi contado como perdido. He was counted as lost.
Não contes mentira. Sê honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.
Pode-se contar com ele. He can be counted on.
Do contado come o lobo The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told
Pode-se contar com ela. You can count on her.
Não posso te contar tudo. I can't tell you everything.
Você pode contar com ela. You can count on her.
Ele continuou a contar mentiras. He kept on telling lies.
Não conte com a ajuda dele. Don't count on his assistance.
Quando está bem contar mentiras? When is it OK to tell lies?
Meu filho ainda não sabe contar. My son can't count yet.
Eu te contei várias vezes. I've told you many times.
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