racontant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for racontant in the French»English Dictionary

I.raconter [ʀakɔ̃te] VB trans

1. raconter (relater):

raconter personne: histoire

to tell

raconter film, livre: histoire

to tell

raconter fait, épisode

to describe

raconter bataille

to recount

raconter rencontre, amitié, vie

to describe

raconter en détail

to describe in detail

alors! raconte!

tell me all about it then!

après l'accident les témoins racontent

after the accident, witnesses describe how it happened

la pièce raconte l'histoire d'une femme

the play tells the story of a woman

ne nous raconte pas ta vie

don't tell us your life-story

raconte-nous ce qui s'est passé

tell us what happened

raconter à qn comment/pourquoi/où

to tell sb how/why/where

il leur a raconté comment il s'était échappé

he told them how he had escaped

il raconte bien/mal

he's a good/bad storyteller

je suis tombée en panne, je te raconte pas inf!

my car broke down, I'll spare you the details!

tu racontes n'importe quoi!

you're talking nonsense!

2. raconter (prétendre):

raconter

to say

raconter que …

to say that …

on raconte que …

it is said that …

il nous a raconté qu'il s'était perdu

he told us that he had got lost

tu sais ce qu'on raconte sur toi?

do you know what people are saying about you?

qu'est-ce que tu racontes?

what are you talking about?

on raconte beaucoup de sottises à son sujet

a lot of silly things are said about him/her

3. raconter (dépeindre) liter personne:

raconter époque, mœurs, pays

to describe

II.se raconter VB refl

se raconter refl (parler de soi):

se raconter

to talk about oneself

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raconter des fadaises

to talk twaddle inf

Translations for racontant in the English»French Dictionary

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blab out

aller raconter

recount

raconter, conter

narrate

raconter, narrer liter

to tell or give sb a hard-luck story

raconter ses malheurs à qn

retell

raconter à nouveau

to tell fibs inf

raconter des bobards inf

fib

raconter des bobards inf

blather

raconter

sob out

raconter [qc] en sanglotant

racontant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for racontant in the French»English Dictionary

raconter [ʀakɔ̃te] VB trans

1. raconter (narrer):

raconter une histoire à qn

to tell sb a story

raconter un voyage

to relate a journey

2. raconter (dire à la légère):

raconter des histoires

to talk nonsense

c'est du moins ce qu'elle raconte

at least, that's what she says

Phrases:

raconter sa vie à qn inf

to tell sb one's life story

j'ai perdu mon portefeuille, je te/vous raconte pas! inf

I lost my wallet, I'll spare you the details!

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l'envie de tout raconter la titille

she's taken by the idea of telling all

par-derrière qn fig raconter, critiquer

behind sb's back

tristement parler, raconter

sadly

raconter un mensonge à qn

to (tell a) lie to sb

Translations for racontant in the English»French Dictionary

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narrate

raconter

fib

raconter des boniments

to tell a fib

raconter des boniments

to talk tripe

raconter des conneries

to pour out one's woes

raconter ses malheurs

recount

raconter

racontant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

comment peut-il raconter ces mensonges

how can he tell such lies

et s'il allait tout raconter?

what if he told everything?

expliquer/raconter qc en deux mots

to explain/tell sth briefly

comment peut-il raconter ce mensonge!

how can he tell such a lie!

raconter la suite de l'affaire

to tell what happened next

l'envie de tout raconter la titille

she's taken by the idea of telling all

comment peut-il raconter cette histoire!

how can he tell such a story!

raconter sa vie à qn inf

to tell sb one's life story

raconter une histoire avant d'aller au lit

to tell a bedtime story

ne va pas raconter à tout le monde

don't go about telling everybody