contar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- count verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
- narrate verb To tell a story or describe a sequence of events, in speech or writing.
- reckon verb To think or suppose something, often used informally.
- rehearse verb To practise a performance, speech, or scene in preparation for the real thing.
- tally verb To count or add up a total.
- tell verb To give someone information by speaking or writing; to say something to someone.
Senses
contar is used for these senses in English:
- count (intransitive) To amount to, to number in total.
- count (intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.
- narrate (transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
- reckon To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
- rehearse (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
- tally (transitive) To count something.
- tell (transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
count — full definition
- verb To say numbers in order, or to work out the total number of something.
- verb To matter or be of significance.
- noun The total reached by counting; a tally.
- noun A nobleman ranking below a duke and above a baron in some European countries.