cuento

/ˈkwento/, [ˈkwẽn̪.t̪o]

story

Examples

Cuento con ustedes.

I am counting on you.

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Cuento corto, nos casamos.

To make a long story short, we married.

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El cuento de hadas tenía cautivados a los niños.

The children were enthralled by the fairy tale.

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Y colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado.

And they all lived happily ever after.

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Cuento con su ayuda.

I'm counting on your help.

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Cuento con Tom.

I count on Tom.

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Cuento con que te unas a nosotros.

I am counting on you to join us.

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Cuento con usted, no se vaya a echar atrás.

I'm counting on you not to back out.

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Paul anoche estaba leyendo un cuento.

Paul was reading a short story last night.

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Lo que dice usted ahora no viene a cuento.

What you're saying now has nothing to do with the question.

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La niñita estaba concentrada leyendo un cuento de hadas.

The little girl was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.

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¿Si te cuento un cuento te dormirás?

If I tell you a story, will you go to sleep?

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Cuento a diez.

I count to ten.

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Cuento con tu ayuda.

I expect your help.

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Ella les leyó un divertido cuento a los niños.

She read an amusing story to the children.

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Ella no pudo comprender el cuento entero.

She could not understand the whole story.

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Mi vida parece de cuento.

My life seems unreal.

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El cuento nos es familiar.

The tale is familiar to us.

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Ella estaba concentrada leyendo un cuento de hadas.

She was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.

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El cuento se divulgará en pocas horas.

The story will get around in a few hours.

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