retold

[US]/ˌri'told/
[UK]/riˈtold/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

recontado (tiempo pasado y participio pasado de volver a contar)

Example Sentences

superimposed her own interpretation when she retold the story.

impuso su propia interpretación cuando volvió a contar la historia.

The antiutopia are the source of“The old tales retold”with destorying trend.

La antiutopía es la fuente de “Los viejos cuentos recontados” con una tendencia a la destrucción.

Real-world Examples

One summer he wrote a book in which he retold some old stories.

Un verano, escribió un libro en el que recontó algunas historias antiguas.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

The stories of my childhood bossiness are told (and retold) with great amusement.

Las historias de mi prepotencia infantil se cuentan (y se recontan) con gran diversión.

Source: Lean In

Retell lecture: where you have 40 seconds to retell a lecture in your own words.

Recontar la conferencia: donde tienes 40 segundos para recontar una conferencia con tus propias palabras.

Source: Analysis of the PTE Exam

Can some good come from retelling the story?

¿Puede salir algo bueno de recontar la historia?

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So you can use the original story as a support as you are retelling the story, right?

Así que puedes usar la historia original como apoyo mientras recontas la historia, ¿verdad?

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

And only after retelling the story many, many times, does it really sparkle.

Y solo después de recontar la historia muchas, muchas veces, realmente brilla.

Source: Listening Digest

THERE are several ways of retelling Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Hay varias formas de recontar Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

You can edit, interpret and retell your story, even as you're constrained by the facts.

Puedes editar, interpretar y recontar tu historia, incluso mientras estás limitado por los hechos.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Its videos of women or actors retelling true stories of suffering and abuse have been widely shared on social media.

Sus videos de mujeres o actores recontando historias reales de sufrimiento y abuso se han compartido ampliamente en las redes sociales.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Snow White retold from the point of view of Sneezy. Why won't Doc prescribe him something? We finally find out.

Blanca Nieves recontada desde el punto de vista de Enanito Tuerto. ¿Por qué Doc no le receta algo? Finalmente lo descubrimos.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

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