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eu contava

counted on, was counting on, told, was telling, counted

k õ t a v ɐ → contar
cont count; tell + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,873
counted on, was counting on Often used with com to mean “to rely on” someone or something.
PO: Eu contava com a ajuda dela.
EN: I was counting on her help.
told, was telling Used for telling a story or other information.
PO: Ele contava histórias para as crianças.
EN: He told stories to the children.
counted, was counting Used for counting numbers or items.
PO: Ela contava as moedas com cuidado.
EN: She counted the coins carefully.
Conjugation of contar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First contava —
Third contava —

Não contava com isso, tão cedo.

I wasn't expecting that so soon.

— Tabu (2012)

Eu contava mentiras contra ele.

I told lies about him.

— Caché (2005)

Só não contava comigo.

He just wasn't counting on me.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Contava mentiras contra ele?

Did you tell lies about him?

— Caché (2005)

Tom não contava tudo a Mary.

Tom didn't tell Mary everything.

Ela contava com isso, Sra. Klaas.

She was counting on it, Mrs. Klaas.

— Transtorno Explosivo (2019)

Meu avô contava histórias deste lugar desde que eu era criança.

My grandfather has been telling stories about this place ever since I was a child.

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

"E contava as mentiras a seu pai, um velhinho que fazia bonecos."

And he told lies to his father, an old man who made dolls.

— Volver (2006)

Eu contava com ela.

I was counting on her.

— Chicago (2002)

O canto de trabalho dos escravos contava histórias.

The slaves' work songs told stories.

Parece as histórias que minha vó contava.

It sounds like the stories my grandmother used to tell.

— O Serviço de Entregas da Kiki (1989)

Não contava com a minha coragem.

I hadn't counted on having the courage to do so.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

"Quando contava uma mentira."

When I was telling a lie.

— Volver (2006)

Eu contava com ele.

I was counting on him.

A mamãe me contava essa história.

Mom used to tell me this story.

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

Eu não contava tudo para ele.

I didn't tell him everything.

Que tipo de mentiras contava?

What kind of lies did he tell?

— Caché (2005)

O menino contava os passos enquanto andava.

The boy counted his steps as he walked.

Vocês acreditavam nas mentiras que ele lhes contava.

You believed the lies he told you.