WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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retell [sth]⇒ vtr | (story: recount again) | contar de nuevo loc verb |
| | volver a contar loc verb |
| Marcy told her father the bad news first and then had to retell it when her mother got home. |
| Marcy tuvo que contarle las malas noticias a su padre y después tuvo que contar todo a su madre de nuevo. |
retell [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (story: recount again) | contar de nuevo loc verb |
| | volver a contar loc verb |
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| After telling his account of the accident to the police, he later had to retell his story to a jury. |
| Después de contarle el accidente a la policía, tuvo que volver a contarlo para el jurado. |
retell [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (person: inform again) | volver a contar a loc verb |
| | informar de nuevo a loc verb |
| | recontar a vtr + prep |
| | volver a avisar a loc verb |
| After Bobby begged, his mother retold him the story. |
| Después de que Bobby le rogase, su madre le volvió a contar la historia. |
retell [sb], retell [sb] that⇒ vtr | (with clause: inform again) | volver a decir que loc verb |
| | volver a contar que loc verb |
| | contar de nuevo que loc verb |
| How many times do I have to retell you that smoking will kill you? |
| ¿Cuántas veces tengo que volver a decirte que fumar mata? |