The French verb raconter literally means "to tell" or "to relate" and is also used in many idiomatic expressions. Learn how to tell one's life story, spin yarns, be fooling oneself, and more with this list of expressions with raconter.
Possible meanings of raconter
Expressions with raconter
Raconte !
Do tell! Tell me about it! Spill!
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 quelqu'un (informal)
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.
Il raconte n'importe quoi
He's babbling, talking nonsense / rubbish
Je (ne) te raconte pas (informal)
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 ? (informal)
What's new with you (these days)?
racontable(adj)
tellable, relatable
un/e raconteur/euse
story teller, narrator
le racontar
gossip, story, lie
Raconter conjugations
Possible meanings of raconter
- to tell
- to recount
- to relate
- to say
Expressions with raconter
Raconte !
Do tell! Tell me about it! Spill!
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 quelqu'un (informal)
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.
Il raconte n'importe quoi
He's babbling, talking nonsense / rubbish
Je (ne) te raconte pas (informal)
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 ? (informal)
What's new with you (these days)?
racontable(adj)
tellable, relatable
un/e raconteur/euse
story teller, narrator
le racontar
gossip, story, lie
Raconter conjugations