Raconter - French Expressions
The French verb raconter literally means to tell or to relate. It is also used in a number of idiomatic expressions which must be memorized.
| raconter | to tell |
| to recount | |
| to relate | |
| to say | |
| raconter ce qui s'est passé | to tell what happened |
| raconter que | to tell that |
| raconter sa vie | to tell one's life story |
| raconter sa vie à qqun (inf) | to go on and on, talk excessively |
| raconter des histoires | to tell tall tales |
| raconter des salades | to spin yarns |
| en raconter | to tell tales |
| entendre raconter (que) | to hear it said (that) |
| se raconter des histoires | To be kidding / fooling / lying to oneself |
| C'est du moins ce qu'il raconte. | At least that's what he claims. |
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Il raconte n'importe quoi |
He's babbling, talking nonsense / rubbish |
| Je (ne) te raconte pas (inf) | You don't want to know, You can't imagine |
| On raconte que | They/People say, The story goes that |
| Qu'est-ce que tu racontes (là)? | What on earth are you talking about / saying? |
| Qu'est-ce que tu racontes ces temps-ci ? (inf) | What's new with you (these days)? |
| racontable (adj) | tellable, relatable |
| un/e raconteur/euse | story teller, narrator |
| le racontar | gossip, story, lie |
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