il conta

told, narrated

k ɔ̃ . t a → conter
cont to tell, to recount + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #49,975
told, narrated Literary past-tense form, mainly used in writing.
FR: Elle conta son voyage à ses amis.
EN: She told her friends about her trip.
Conjugation of conter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third conta —

Un matin, il a rencontré une femme et lui conta son poème, le soir, il l'épousa.

One morning, he met a woman and recited his poem to her; that evening, he married her.

— PK (2014)

Elle ne me conta pas tout.

She didn't tell me everything.

Il me conta l'histoire de sa vie.

He told me the story of his life.

Il ne me conta pas tout.

He didn't tell me everything.

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