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

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Me contó una larga historia. He told me a long story.
Tom contó con la ayuda de Mary. Tom counted on Mary's help.
Tom no le contó a Mary cuánto dinero se había gastado. Tom didn't tell Mary how much money he had spent.
¿Qué te contó el médico? What did the doctor tell you?
Tom contó hasta diez, y entonces gritó a Mary. Tom counted to ten then he yelled at Mary.
Cuando vi a mi tío ayer, me contó que había vuelto de Londres hace tres días. When I saw my uncle yesterday, he told me that he had returned from London three days before.
Ella le contó un chiste. She told him a joke.
Cuidadosamente, la mujer contó el dinero, y finalmente dijo "pero todavía faltan los 0,99". Carefully, the woman counted the money, and then said, "But you're still missing the 0.99."
Tom le contó a Mary todas las cosas que John no hizo y pudo haber hecho. Tom told Mary all the things John didn't do that he could have done.
Hashimoto me contó la noticia. I was told the news by Hashimoto.
Aún si Tom le contó a Mary acerca de su problema, él no quería escuchar ningún consejo que ella tuviera para resolverlo. Even though Tom told Mary about his problem, he didn't want to listen to any advice she had on how to solve it.
Él contó una historia chistosa. He told a funny story.
Tom me contó su secreto. Tom told me his secret.
Ella le contó sus problemas. She told her troubles to him.
Me lo contó en privado. He told me about it in private.
Me contó una historia interesante. He told me an interesting story.
Él me lo contó todo. He told me everything.
¿Quién te contó la historia? Who told you the story?
Nancy me contó del incendio. Nancy told me about the fire.
Ella me contó una historia interesante. She told me an interesting story.
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