Told (fr. Contait)
Translation into English
Il songeait à Pangloss à chaque aventure qu’on lui contait.
He dreamed of Pangloss at every adventure told to him.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Et si on nous contait l’histoire autrement?
What if we told the story in a different way?
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Le poème de Laborde avait pour titre original Le Beau Dunois et contait l'histoire extraordinaire du croisé Dunois.
The poem by Laborde was originally titled Le beau Dunois telling the story of the handsome crusader Dunois.
Example taken from data source: WikiMatrix_v1 J’étais abasourdie par les histoires qu’elle me contait sur lui.
I was amazed by the stories he told me about her.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Enfant, sa mère lui contait des histoires.
As a child, his mother had told him stories.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Il contait même les secondes dans sa tête.
He counted the seconds in his head.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Elle lui en contait le nom et l'histoire.
She told him her name and her story.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Synonyms
- raconter
- narrater
- relater