What does raconter in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word raconter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use raconter in French.
The word raconter in French means tell, relate, say, say, tell fibs, bulls***, spin a yarn, talk nonsense, say all sorts of things, show off. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word raconter
tell, relateverbe transitif (narrer [qch]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le soir, ma grand-mère nous racontait des histoires de son enfance. In the evenings, my grandmother used to tell us stories about her childhood. |
sayverbe transitif (dire, relater) (with clause) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Tous racontent avoir vu ce soir-là des soucoupes volantes. Everyone reported seeing UFOs that night. |
sayverbe transitif (dire des choses incohérentes) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Elle a tort et maintenant raconte n'importe quoi. She is wrong and now she's saying anything she thinks of. |
tell fibslocution verbale (familier (mentir) |
bulls***locution verbale (vulgaire (dire n'importe quoi) (slang, vulgar) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
spin a yarnlocution verbale (familier (mentir) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
talk nonsenselocution verbale (dire des choses fausses) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ne l'écoute pas, il raconte n'importe quoi ! |
say all sorts of thingslocution verbale (dire une chose et son contraire) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") They would do better to question the people concerned instead of saying any old thing! |
show off(familier, péjoratif (frimer) (pejorative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") |
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