contar

Betekenis

1. (transitive) to tell (to convey given information)
2. (transitive) to tell; to narrate (relate a story or series of events)
3. (transitive) to count (determine the quantity of)
4. (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
5. (intransitive) to rely, to count
6. (intransitive,transitive) to have at one’s disposal; to have available
7. (intransitive) to count; to matter (be of significance)

Koppelteken as

con‧tar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kõˈta(ʁ)/

Etimologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese contar, from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar.

Sinne

Mas antes de eu ir ? eu quero te contar uma pequena história .

But before I go? I want to tell you a little story.

Vovó é uma pessoa que gosta de contar histórias .

Grandma is a person who likes to tell stories.

Ele decantou o vinho e começou a contar a história perturbadora que lhe contaram .

He decanted the wine and began to tell the disturbing story they told him.