il raconta

told

→ raconter
racont to tell, to recount + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #29,292
told Past historic (passé simple), used mainly in written narration; corresponds to “told” in a story context.
FR: Il raconta son voyage à ses amis.
EN: He told his friends about his trip.
Conjugation of raconter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third raconta

Il raconta son histoire en pleurs.

He told his story in tears.

Tom raconta une blague, mais personne ne rit.

Tom told a joke, but no one laughed.

Il me raconta son malheur.

He told me about his misfortune.

Tom raconta à la police tout ce qu'il savait.

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 nous raconta une histoire tellement bizarre que nous avons tous ri.

He told us such a bizarre story that we all laughed.

Il raconta l'histoire à son frère.

He told the story to his brother.

Elle raconta son histoire en pleurs.

She told her story in tears.

Le père raconta une chouette histoire à l'enfant.

The father told the child a great story.

Tom raconta tout ce qu'il savait à la police.

Tom told the police everything he knew.

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.