No. 2,491 in Portuguese
contaram
"Contaram" means "they told" or "they counted."
In a sentence
Eles contaram uma história interessante ontem.
They told an interesting story yesterday.
Here, the word 'contaram' is used to mean 'told,' indicating the act of narrating or sharing a story.
Vocês contaram os votos corretamente na eleição?
Did you count the votes correctly in the election?
In this sentence, 'contaram' means 'counted,' referring to the calculation or enumeration of items.
Os números que me contaram não estão certos.
The numbers they provided me are not correct.
Here, 'contaram' is used to mean 'provided' or 'told,' in the sense of sharing numerical information.
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