told, recounted
Tom raconta une blague, mais personne ne rit.
Tom told a joke, but no one laughed.
Tom raconta tout ce qu'il savait à la police.
Tom told the police everything he knew.
Elle raconta l'histoire avec des larmes dans les yeux.
She told the story with tears in her eyes.
Il me raconta l'accident comme s'il l'avait vu de ses propres yeux.
He told me about the accident as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Il nous raconta une histoire tellement bizarre que nous avons tous ri.
He told us such a bizarre story that we all laughed.
Il raconta son histoire en pleurs.
He told his story in tears.
Elle raconta son histoire en pleurs.
She told her story in tears.
Un oncle raconta aux enfants l'histoire du Tigre Sorcier.
An uncle told the children the story of the Tiger Wizard.
— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)