raccontare

tell

verb rahk-kohn-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'computare' (to reckon)

Also means

narrate

Usage Note

Raccontare means to tell a story or recount events, distinct from dire ('to say'). The double c is fully pronounced, and the idiom raccontarla giusta means to 'tell it straight', while me la racconti? invites someone to share what happened.

Examples

"Mi racconti una storia?"

Natural Translation

Will you tell me a story?

Literal Translation

To-me you-tell a story?

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