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

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Toby no sabe contar chistes. Toby can't tell jokes.
Te lo voy a contar todo. I’m going to tell you everything.
¿Te gustaría contar la siguiente historia? Would you like to tell the next story?
Te voy a contar una historia. I'll tell you a story.
A Tom le gusta contar chistes verdes. Tom likes to tell dirty jokes.
¿Por qué no le quieres contar lo de ella? Why do you not want to tell him about her?
Te voy a contar la historia de mi vida. I will tell you the history of my life.
En un minuto te voy a contar la historia de mi vida. In a minute, I'm going to tell you my life story.
¿Puede haber una computadora lo suficientemente inteligente como para contar un chiste? Can there be a computer intelligent enough to tell a joke?
A las personas de la antigüedad les gustaba contar historia de valentía. Ancient people liked to tell stories of bravery.
Él no fue lo suficientemente tonto para contar esa historia antes que ella. He wasn't silly enough to tell that story before her.
Le conté las grandes noticias. I told him the big news.
Tom está contando una historia. Tom is telling a story.
¿Por qué contaste esa broma? Why did you tell this joke?
Les contaré qué hice hoy. I'll tell you what I did today.
Me contó una larga historia. He told me a long story.
¿Qué te contó el médico? What did the doctor tell you?
Ella le contó un chiste. She told him a joke.
Hashimoto me contó la noticia. I was told the news by Hashimoto.
Él contó una historia chistosa. He told a funny story.
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