raconter

[ʀakɔ̃te]
verbe transitif
1) (relater) [personne] to tell [histoire]; [film, livre] to tell [histoire]; to describe [fait, épisode, rencontre, amitié, vie, accident]
raconter en détail — to describe in detail
alors! raconte! — tell me all about it then!
il raconte bien — he's a good storyteller
je suis tombée en panne, je te raconte pas! — (colloq) my car broke down, I'll spare you the details!
tu racontes n'importe quoi! — you're talking nonsense!
2) (prétendre) to say
on raconte que — they say that
3) (dépeindre) liter [personne] to describe [époque, moeurs, pays]