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raconté l'histoire

told the story

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phrase Uncommon #18,661
told the story The phrase appears in the past tense: raconté is the past participle used with avoir, as in il a raconté l'histoire. The related form raconta is the literary simple past, meaning “told.”
FR: Elle a raconté l'histoire à ses amis.
EN: She told the story to her friends.

T'ai-je déjà raconté l'histoire de Pinocchio ?

Have I ever told you the story of Pinocchio?

Qui t'a raconté l'histoire des toilettes ?

Who told you the story about the toilets?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Vous n'avez pas très bien raconté l'histoire.

You didn't tell the story very well.

Tu n'as pas très bien raconté l'histoire.

You didn't tell the story very well.

Tu nous as raconté l'histoire un milliard de fois.

You've told us the story a billion times.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Il m'a raconté l'histoire de sa vie.

He told me the story of his life.

Il a raconté l'histoire au journaliste.

He told the story to the journalist.

Je n'ai pas raconté l'histoire dans l'ordre.

I didn't tell the story in order.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Dans ce manuscrit, le moine a raconté l'histoire des chevaliers.

In this manuscript, the monk told the story of the knights.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)