Usage examples of "contei" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Eu te contei várias vezes. I've told you many times.

Contei a ele sobre nossa escola. I told him about our school.

Contei a ele sobre minhas ideias, mas ele as rejeitou completamente. I told him about my ideas but he dismissed them out of hand.

A última pessoa para quem eu contei a minha ideia achou que eu estava louca. The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

Apesar de meu amigo ser vegetariano, eu não contei a ele que tinha carne na sopa. Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.

Mesmo meu amigo sendo um vegetariano, eu não contei a ele que a sopa continha carne. Even though my friend was a vegetarian, I didn't tell him that the soup had some meat in it.

Me conte; sou todo ouvidos. Tell me, I'm all ears.

Está bem, isso não conta. It's OK, that doesn't count.

Não conte mentira. Seja honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.

É a ideia que conta. It's the thought that counts.

Não minta. Conte a verdade. Don't lie. Tell the truth.

Ele foi contado como perdido. He was counted as lost.

Não contes mentira. Sê honesto. Don't tell a lie. Be honest.

Pode-se contar com ele. He can be counted on.

Do contado come o lobo The wolf eats often of the sheep that have been told

Pode-se contar com ela. You can count on her.

Ele está contando uma mentira. He is telling a lie.

Você pode contar com ela. You can count on her.

Não posso te contar tudo. I can't tell you everything.

Não conte com a ajuda dele. Don't count on his assistance.

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