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contarle

to tell (him/her/you formal)

→ contar
contar to count + le his/her/your (formal), used to show whose body part is affected; Spanish often uses the definite article instead of a possessive
verb Common #8,859
to tell (him/her/you formal) Includes the indirect object pronoun “le” (= to him, to her, or to you formal).
SP: Voy a contarle lo que pasó.
EN: I’m going to tell him/her what happened.
Conjugation of contar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First cuento contamos
Second cuentas —
Third cuenta cuentan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First cuento contamos
Second cuentas —
Third cuenta cuentan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second cuenta cuéntales
Third cuente cuenten
cuéntanoscontártelo
Past
contado
Present
contando
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First conté contamos
Second contaste —
Third contó contaron
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First contaba —
Third contaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First contaba —
Second contaras —
Third contaba —
contara
Imperative present
SingularPlural
Second — cuéntenos
Third cuéntale —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First contaré —
Third contará contarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First contaré —
Third contará contarán
Conditional
SingularPlural
First contaría —
Third contaría —

Contarle cómo es todo.

Tell him how everything is.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Voy a contarle a Tom la verdad.

I'm going to tell Tom the truth.

No puedo contarle a nadie mis problemas personales.

I can't tell anyone about my personal problems.

— Malèna (2000)

Voy a llamar a mamá para contarle las buenas noticias del médico.

I'm going to call Mom to tell her the good news from the doctor.

Pero si me pregunta, tendré que contarle todo con pelos y señales.

But if he asks me, I'll have to tell him everything in minute detail.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Puedo contarle a usted lo que sé.

I can tell you what I know.

Me ha dicho que podía contarle lo que quisiera, ¿no?

You told me I could tell you anything I wanted, didn’t you?

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

A cambio de mi salario, mi trabajo será no contarle a nadie las cosas que sé.

In exchange for my salary, my job will be to not tell anyone the things I know.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

No quería contarle a Tom de esto.

I didn’t want to tell Tom about this.

Me gustaría contarle por qué estoy aquí.

I would like to tell you why I am here.

— El hoyo (2019)

Se sintió mejor después de contarle todo.

She felt better after telling him everything.

Solo quiero contarle a Tom antes de que otro le cuente.

I just want to tell Tom before someone else does.

Sí, venga, quiero contarle una historia extraña.

Yes, come on, I want to tell you a strange story.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

No podemos contarle a nadie.

We can't tell anyone.

Quiero contarle del campamento de verano.

I want to tell you about the summer camp.

Tom se negó a contarle a la policía quién fue su cómplice.

Tom refused to tell the police who his accomplice was.

Quiero llamar a mi hija y contarle mi viaje.

I want to call my daughter and tell her about my trip.

Algo para contarle a los nietos.

Something to tell the grandchildren.

Me corresponde a mí contarle la triste noticia.

It is up to me to tell you the sad news.

Cree que me divierte contarle mi intimidad al primero que viene aquí?

Do you think I enjoy telling the first person who comes along about my private life?

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

No tuve el valor para contarle la verdad.

I didn't have the courage to tell them the truth.

No me atrevo a contarle las malas noticias.

I don't dare tell him the bad news.

Mira, por favor, no puedes contarle lo que pasó.

Look, please, you can't tell him what happened.

Tienes que contarle.

You have to tell him.

— Corre Lola, corre (1998)

Tom no quiso contarle el secreto a Mary, pero lo hizo.

Tom didn’t want to tell Mary the secret, but he did.

Una que no te gusta contarle a la gente.

One you don't like to tell people.

Luego de eso puedes contarle a padre lo que quieras.

After that, you can tell Father whatever you want.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

No tengo a nadie a quien contarle mis problemas.

I have no one to tell my problems to.

Ciertamente Tom no tenía la intención de contarle a Mary la verdad.

Tom certainly didn’t intend to tell Mary the truth.

Lo que voy a contarle no lo sabe nadie.

What I'm about to tell you is something nobody knows.

— Tesis (1996)

Tendré que contarle lo mal que acabó la cita hasta que volvamos a intercambiar.

I’ll have to tell them how badly the date ended when we talk again.

— Your Name (2016)

Quiero contarle algo un tanto extraño.

I want to tell you something rather strange.

— Suspiria (1977)

Quería contarle lo que había decidido.

I wanted to tell him what I had decided.

— Fallen angels (Ángeles caídos) (1995)

Tengo que contarle algo más.

I have something else to tell you.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Creí por un momento que Tom realmente iba a contarle a María qué había sucedido.

For a moment, I thought Tom was really going to tell María what had happened.

Podría contarle sobre Pierre.

I could tell you about Pierre.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

No necesité contarle.

I didn't need to tell him/her.

O quizá debería contarle a Howl lo de nuestro trato.

Or maybe I should tell Howl about our deal.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Iba a contarle la verdad pero no encontró el momento adecuado.

I was going to tell her the truth, but I couldn't find the right moment.

Hay algo que quería contarle.

There's something I wanted to tell you.

— Doña Clara (2016)