Sentence examples of "contaba" in Spanish with translation "tell"

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Mi padre a menudo nos contaba acerca de sus días de estudiante. My father often told us about his school days.
Le conté las grandes noticias. I told him the big news.
Tom está contando una historia. Tom is telling a story.
Toby no sabe contar chistes. Toby can't tell jokes.
¿Por qué contaste esa broma? Why did you tell this joke?
Les contaré qué hice hoy. I'll tell you what I did today.
¿Quién te contó la historia? Who told you the story?
Ella le contó sus problemas. She told her troubles to him.
Me contó una larga historia. He told me a long story.
¿Qué te contó el médico? What did the doctor tell you?
Me contó una historia interesante. He told me an interesting story.
Hashimoto me contó la noticia. I was told the news by Hashimoto.
Nancy me contó del incendio. Nancy told me about the fire.
Tom me contó su secreto. Tom told me his secret.
Él contó una historia chistosa. He told a funny story.
Me lo contó en privado. He told me about it in private.
Él me lo contó todo. He told me everything.
Ella le contó un chiste. She told him a joke.
¡No me cuentes cuentos chinos! Don't tell me fairy stories!
Parecía que estaban contando una mentira. It seemed that they were telling a lie.
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