Usage examples of "contar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Toby no sabe contar chistes. Toby can't tell jokes.
Se puede contar con él. You can count on him.
La gente mayor tiene muchas historias para contar. The elderly have many stories to tell.
¡Sabía que podía contar contigo! I knew I could rely on you!
Podemos contar con la ayuda de ella. We can depend on her to help us.
Te lo voy a contar todo. I’m going to tell you everything.
Siempre puedes contar con Tom. You can always count on Tom.
Él no es lo bastante inteligente como para contar de cabeza. He doesn't have enough brains to do sums in his head.
¿Te gustaría contar la siguiente historia? Would you like to tell the next story?
¿También puedes contar en italiano? Can you also count in Italian?
Él no tuvo ni el mínimo de vergüenza de contar su historia. He had not the least shame in telling his story.
Te voy a contar una historia. I'll tell you a story.
Mi hijo todavía no sabe contar. My son can't count yet.
A Tom le gusta contar chistes verdes. Tom likes to tell dirty jokes.
El niño sabe contar hasta diez. The boy can count to ten.
¿Por qué no le quieres contar lo de ella? Why do you not want to tell him about her?
Espero poder contar con tu discreción. I hope I can count on your discretion.
Te voy a contar la historia de mi vida. I will tell you the history of my life.
Este niño sabe contar hasta 20. That child can count to twenty.
En un minuto te voy a contar la historia de mi vida. In a minute, I'm going to tell you my life story.
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