I told him

je lui ai dit

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EN: I told him to call me when he arrived.
FR: Je lui ai dit de m’appeler quand il serait arrivé.

I told him what you did.

Je lui ai dit ce que tu as fait.

I told him he had to keep going.

Je lui ai dit qu'il devait continuer.

— The Counterfeiters (2007)

That's exactly what I told him.

C'est exactement ce que je lui ai dit.

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

I told him my first name and where I was from.

Je lui ai dit mon prénom et d'où je venais.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I told him that's why I fuck you.

Je lui ai dit que c’est pour ça que je te baise.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

When I told him I used to live there, he said he wanted to see it.

Quand je lui ai dit que j’avais vécu là-bas, il a dit qu’il voulait voir l’endroit.

— Burning (2018)

I told him to go suck his mother!

Je lui ai dit d'aller se faire foutre !

— Carandiru (2003)

I told him I was leaving that very night.

Je lui ai dit que je partais le soir même.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tom didn't seem surprised when I told him why I did that.

Tom n’a pas eu l’air surpris quand je lui ai dit pourquoi j’avais fait ça.

Giorgio, I told him quite clearly, Mario Ruoppolo.

Giorgio, je lui ai dit très clairement : Mario Ruoppolo.

— The Postman (1994)

I told him what I think.

Je lui ai dit ce que je pensais.

I told him good night.

Je lui ai souhaité bonne nuit.

I told him, once and for all, that I would not marry him.

Je lui ai dit, une fois pour toutes, que je ne l'épouserais pas.

I told him it was make-up for yesterday.

Je lui ai dit que c’était pour me faire pardonner d’hier.

I told him that I wasn't ready.

Je lui ai dit que je n’étais pas prêt(e).

So I told him,"Keep your fucking hands off me, or I'll cut them off."

Alors je lui ai dit : « Garde tes putains de mains loin de moi, sinon je te les coupe. »

— GoodFellas (1990)

I told him to come.

Je lui ai dit de venir.

I told him I was busy.

Je lui ai dit que j’étais occupé(e).

I should have lied, but I told him the truth.

J’aurais dû mentir, mais je lui ai dit la vérité.

Roy looked solemn as I told him the story.

Roy avait l'air grave pendant que je lui racontais l'histoire.

I told him to work hard or he would fail.

Je lui ai dit de travailler dur, sinon il échouerait.

I told him about you.

Je lui ai parlé de toi.

— Seven Samurai (1954)

He did it the way I told him to.

Il a fait comme je le lui avais dit.

I told him,"Take my money."

Je lui ai dit : « Prends mon argent. »

— Falling Down (1993)

I told him he'd end up in a dumpster if he did something so foolish.

Je lui ai dit qu’il finirait dans une benne à ordures s’il faisait une chose aussi stupide.

— The Hand of God (2021)

I told him not to throw stones.

Je lui ai dit de ne pas jeter de pierres.

Then I told him Dad wanted him to kill the rooster.

Ensuite, je lui ai dit que Papa voulait qu'il tue le coq.

— Caché (2005)

I told him to be quiet.

Je lui ai dit de se taire.

I told him I had no idea who would buy his ship.

Je lui ai dit que je n’avais aucune idée de qui achèterait son navire.

I told him to sit tight.

Je lui ai dit de rester sur place.

— Tell No One (2006)

I told him I'd tell you.

Je lui ai dit que je te le dirais.

— American Gangster (2007)

I told him where I was from a few days ago.

Je lui ai dit d'où je venais il y a quelques jours.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I told him he is crazy.

Je lui ai dit qu’il était fou.

I told him not to come back.

Je lui ai dit de ne plus revenir.

I told him that.

Je lui ai dit ça.

When I told him about Zvenigorod?

Quand je lui ai parlé de Zvenigorod ?

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

I told him to go to Hyehwa Station, but he insisted on driving me home.

Je lui ai dit d’aller à la station Hyehwa, mais il a insisté pour me raccompagner chez moi en voiture.

— Parasite (2019)

I told him I would take his advice.

Je lui ai dit que je suivrais son conseil.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

He's forgotten everything I told him.

Il a oublié tout ce que je lui ai dit.

He did as I told him.

Il a fait ce que je lui ai dit.

Even if I told him, he would have never believed me.

Même si je le lui avais dit, il ne m'aurait jamais cru.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I told him what the problem was.

Je lui ai expliqué quel était le problème.

I told him he could have a bucket of my well water every day.

Je lui ai dit qu'il pouvait avoir un seau d'eau de mon puits tous les jours.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

I told him, we go to this bathhouse.

Je lui ai dit : « On va à ces bains publics. »

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

And I told him I was partying all night.

Et je lui ai dit que je faisais la fête toute la nuit.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I told him it was your birthday.

Je lui ai dit que c’était ton anniversaire.

— Madame Satã (2002)

Tom did exactly as I told him to do.

Tom a fait exactement ce que je lui avais demandé.

I told him that we don't have another option.

Je lui ai dit que nous n’avions pas d’autre choix.

— Society of the Snow (2023)

So I told him.

Alors, je lui ai dit.

— The 400 Blows (1959)

He has forgotten everything I told him.

Il a tout oublié de ce que je lui ai dit.

I told him to fuck off.

Je lui ai dit d’aller se faire foutre.

— City of Men (2007)

I told him I was getting old.

Je lui ai dit que je vieillissais.

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

I told him we're going.

Je lui ai dit qu’on y allait.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

I told him all about the accident.

Je lui ai tout raconté sur l’accident.

Mr. Rodolfo, I told him.

Monsieur Rodolfo, lui ai-je dit.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

But I told him I'd ask my boss, and then I texted you, Detective.

Mais je lui ai dit que je demanderais à mon patron, puis je vous ai envoyé un texto, inspecteur.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

I told him, doctor, but he's scared.

Je le lui ai dit, docteur, mais il a peur.

— Carandiru (2003)

I told him it was a bad idea.

Je lui ai dit que c’était une mauvaise idée.

Well, when Fred came over, I told him my good news.

Eh bien, quand Fred est venu, je lui ai annoncé la bonne nouvelle.

— Chicago (2002)

I told him nothing.

Je ne lui ai rien dit.

I told him to buy an apartment building in Gangnam with the money he earned.

Je lui ai conseillé d'acheter un immeuble d'appartements à Gangnam avec l'argent qu'il avait gagné.

— Burning (2018)

I told him I wanted to go to Boston.

Je lui ai dit que je voulais aller à Boston.

I told him to stop.

Je lui ai dit d'arrêter.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I told him about our school.

Je lui ai parlé de notre école.

I told him you were busy.

Je lui ai dit que tu étais occupé(e).

I told him he should come.

Je lui ai dit qu’il devrait venir.

The day came that I told him everything.

Le jour est arrivé où je lui ai tout avoué.

— Mother Night (1996)

I told him not to do that.

Je lui ai dit de ne pas faire ça.

I told him the baby was yours.

Je lui ai dit que le bébé était de toi.

— All About My Mother (1999)

When I told him that, he was very much embarrassed.

Quand je lui ai dit ça, il était très gêné.

I told him to leave the room.

Je lui ai dit de quitter la pièce.

I told him I'd have to save a bit before I bought.

Je lui ai dit que je devrais mettre un peu d’argent de côté avant d’acheter.

I told him what to do.

Je lui ai dit quoi faire.

Leave it to me, I told him, that's too heavy for you.

Laisse-moi faire, lui ai-je dit, c’est trop lourd pour toi.

I told him he could write what he wanted.

Je lui ai dit qu'il pouvait écrire ce qu'il voulait.

— Almost Famous (2000)

That's exactly what I told him, Esposito.

C’est exactement ce que je lui ai dit, Esposito.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

I told him.

Je lui ai dit.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

I told him my apologies.

Je lui ai présenté mes excuses.

— Anora (2024)

I told him that you are a poet, not a militant.

Je lui ai dit que tu es un poète, pas un militant.

— Haider (2014)

I told him to go away.

Je lui ai dit de s’en aller.

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

I told him I was going on a shoot.

Je lui ai dit que j'allais faire un shooting.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

I told him what I did.

Je lui ai dit ce que j’avais fait.

I told him everything.

Je lui ai tout dit.

— Nights of Cabiria (1957)

But I told him,"The trick with any beast is to know how to calm him."

Mais je lui ai dit : « Avec n’importe quelle bête, l’important, c’est de savoir comment la calmer. »

— Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

I told him, once and again, that the three-master was very expensive.

Je lui ai répété à plusieurs reprises que le trois-mâts coûtait très cher.

So he called and I told him off.

Alors il a appelé et je l'ai réprimandé.

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

I told him it was a horse to please him.

Je lui ai dit que c'était un cheval pour lui faire plaisir.

— Diabolique (1955)

I thought it was really good and I told him so.

J'ai trouvé ça vraiment bon et je le lui ai dit.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

I told him that I wasn't busy.

Je lui ai dit que je n’étais pas occupé(e).

So I told him that the charge was erroneous.

Alors, je lui ai dit que le prélèvement était erroné.

— Chicago (2002)

I told him to come visit us.

Je lui ai dit de venir nous rendre visite.

I told him I was a cop.

Je lui ai dit que j’étais flic.

— American Gangster (2007)

I told him to study.

Je lui ai dit d’étudier.

I told him about that.

Je lui en ai parlé.

I told him you wouldn't.

Je lui ai dit que tu ne le ferais pas.

— A Dog's Will (2000)

I told him he wasn't going to die.

Je lui ai dit qu’il n’allait pas mourir.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

I told him not to tell anyone.

Je lui ai dit de ne le dire à personne.

I told him there would be no buyer, not at the price he needed.

Je lui ai dit qu’il n’y aurait pas d’acheteur, pas au prix qu’il lui fallait.

I told him to read your diary.

Je lui ai dit de lire ton journal intime.

— Haider (2014)

I told him I'd lost three pilot husbands already.

Je lui ai dit que j’avais déjà perdu trois maris pilotes.

— Porco Rosso (1992)