Contaba (en. Counted)

/konˈtaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicate the number of a quantity of objects or events.

When I was a child, I told stories to my friends.

Cuando era niño, contaba historias a mis amigos.

To register or compute elements.

I counted the days left until summer.

Contaba los días que quedaban para el verano.

To tell a story or narrate something.

She recounted her experience on the trip.

Ella contaba su experiencia en el viaje.

From Latin 'computare', meaning 'to count' or 'to calculate'.

to count on

To have something or someone available.

contar con

to count to ten

To count slowly to calm down.

contar hasta diez

I didn’t count on that

Not having taken an eventuality into account.

no contaba con eso

to count

Verb that means to narrate or enumerate.

contar

story

Short narrative, usually fiction.

cuento

counter

Person or device that counts or records numbers.

contador

To gossip

She is always gossiping about others.

Ella siempre está contando chismes sobre los demás.

To tell a story

At the meeting, I told a funny story.

En la reunión, conté una historia divertida.