of him

de lui

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de lui S’emploie souvent après un verbe ou un adjectif : think of him, proud of him.
EN: I often think of him.
FR: Je pense souvent à lui.

He's got more inside of him than any man I've ever met.

Il a plus de ressources en lui que n’importe quel homme que j’aie jamais rencontré.

— Hamnet (2025)

There aren't two of him here, are there?

Il n’y en a pas deux comme lui ici, n’est-ce pas ?

— Spirited Away (2001)

It is characteristic of him to do such a thing.

C’est bien son genre de faire une chose pareille.

I don't like the look of him.

Il ne m’inspire pas confiance.

Wait, there's something living inside of him?

Attends, il y a quelque chose de vivant à l’intérieur de lui ?

— Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Do you see much of him?

Le voyez-vous souvent ?

What's left of him.

Ce qu’il reste de lui.

— Die Hard (1988)

So we need to keep one step ahead of him.

Nous devons donc garder une longueur d'avance sur lui.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Don't expect too much of him.

N’attends pas trop de lui.

I don't know what's become of him.

Je ne sais pas ce qu’il est devenu.

It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.

C’était courtois de sa part d’écrire une lettre de remerciement.

You never heard of him?

Vous n'avez jamais entendu parler de lui ?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

It's become necessary to make an example of him.

Il est devenu nécessaire de faire un exemple avec lui.

— The Conformist (1971)

I caught a glimpse of him in the crowd.

Je l'ai aperçu dans la foule.

We were all pleased to be so cheaply quit of him.

Nous étions tous ravis de nous être débarrassés de lui à si bon compte.

I feel like telling him what I think of him.

J’ai envie de lui dire ce que je pense de lui.

It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.

Il a été très judicieux de sa part de refuser le pot-de-vin.

It was impolite of him to do so.

Ce n’était pas poli de sa part d’agir ainsi.

We took pity of him.

Nous avons eu pitié de lui.

— Ikiru (1952)

That way of talking is typical of him.

Cette façon de parler lui est typique.

His parents expect too much of him.

Ses parents attendent trop de lui.

The months slipped by and still there was no news of him.

Les mois passaient et il n’y avait toujours aucune nouvelle de lui.

I have seen much of him lately.

Je l’ai beaucoup vu ces derniers temps.

I got about six of him.

J'en ai eu environ six.

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

It is characteristic of him.

C’est caractéristique de sa part.

I told Tom what I thought of him.

J’ai dit à Tom ce que je pensais de lui.

Everybody speaks well of him.

Tout le monde dit du bien de lui.

There's no point talking badly of him now.

Ça ne sert à rien de dire du mal de lui maintenant.

— Solaris (1972)

It was stupid of him to turn down her offer.

Il a été stupide de sa part de refuser son offre.

She asked me what had become of him.

Elle m’a demandé ce qu’il était devenu.

It is bold of him to refuse our offer.

C’est audacieux de sa part de refuser notre offre.

We lost sight of him.

Nous l’avons perdu de vue.

We sing the song of him whose bread we eat.

Nous chantons le cantique de celui dont nous mangeons le pain.

Two days and no word of him.

Deux jours sans nouvelles de lui.

— Haider (2014)

I took leave of him.

Je lui ai dit au revoir.

The idea is typical of him.

Cette idée lui ressemble.

There was no trace of him.

Il n’y avait aucune trace de lui.

Do not take any notice of him.

Ne faites pas attention à lui.

I am suspicious of him.

Je me méfie de lui.

It was childish of him to behave like that.

C’était puéril de sa part de se comporter comme ça.

Be free of him.

Libère-toi de lui.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Often I don't think of him for days.

Il m’arrive souvent de ne pas penser à lui pendant des jours.

— Tokyo Story (1953)

Well, what was left of him.

Enfin, ce qu'il en restait.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

I'm well shot of him.

Je suis bien content de m’être débarrassé de lui.

— Love Actually (2003)

That's all I know of him.

C’est tout ce que je sais de lui.

— Senna (2010)

It's been twenty days and there's no word of him.

Cela fait vingt jours qu'on n'a pas de nouvelles de lui.

— Haider (2014)

I haven't heard of him for years.

Je n’ai plus entendu parler de lui depuis des années.

— Talk to Her (2002)

How tiresome of him not to be here when we arrive, and how typical!

C'est vraiment agaçant qu'il ne soit pas là à notre arrivée, et comme c'est typique !

— Rebecca (1940)

I expected better of him.

Je m’attendais à mieux de sa part.

It is cruel of him to say such things to her.

C’est cruel de sa part de lui dire de telles choses.

What do you think has become of him?

Qu’est-ce que tu penses qu’il est devenu ?

I didn't think so much of him at first.

Au début, je n’avais pas une très haute opinion de lui.

— The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

I say we lost track of him.

Je dirais que nous avons perdu sa trace.

— Incendies (2010)

It was silly of him to refuse her offer.

C'était idiot de sa part de refuser son offre.

Why are you making a sick guy of him?

Pourquoi le traitez-vous de malade ?

— Come and See (1985)

Are there two of him?

Y en a-t-il deux ?

— A Dog's Will (2000)

It was stupid of him to turn down his offer.

C’était idiot de sa part de refuser son offre.

I've seen much of him recently.

Je l’ai beaucoup vu récemment.

They looked everywhere for him, but not a trace of him could be found.

Ils l'ont cherché partout, mais on n'a trouvé aucune trace de lui.

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

I have not seen much of him recently.

Je ne l’ai pas beaucoup vu dernièrement.

It's characteristic of him to behave like that.

C’est bien son genre de se comporter comme ça.

Everyone speaks well of him.

Tout le monde dit du bien de lui.

It was kind of him to come.

C’était gentil de sa part de venir.

It was heartless of him to say such a thing to the sick man.

C’était sans cœur de sa part de dire une chose pareille à cet homme malade.

Never heard of him.

Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de lui.

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

Get off of him!

Descends de lui !

— Weathering with You (2019)

I haven't seen anything of him lately.

Je n’ai plus de nouvelles de lui ces derniers temps.

I never heard of him.

Je n'ai jamais entendu parler de lui.

— Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

That is just typical of him.

C’est tout à fait son genre.

My first impression of him proved to be correct.

Ma première impression de lui s’est avérée juste.

Mr. Anderson thinks everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing.

M. Anderson pense que tout ce qu’il a en lui est sans valeur et honteux.

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

They have no record of him.

Ils n’ont aucune trace de lui.

— Running on Empty (1988)

The company started thinking very highly of him.

L'entreprise a commencé à avoir une très haute opinion de lui.

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

I caught sight of him on the bus.

Je l’ai aperçu dans le bus.

That's very thoughtful of him.

C’est très attentionné de sa part.

— State and Main (2000)

That all I have left of him is this suitcase and I'm getting rid of it.

Tout ce qu’il me reste de lui, c’est cette valise, et je vais m’en débarrasser.

— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

We have to rid of him.

Nous devons nous débarrasser de lui.

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

I'm not scared of him.

Je n’ai pas peur de lui.

I caught a glimpse of him as he turned the corner.

Je l’ai aperçu au moment où il tournait au coin de la rue.

You've all heard of him.

Vous avez tous entendu parler de lui.

— Almost Famous (2000)

You stole the boar's woods and made a monster of him.

Tu as volé les bois du sanglier et tu en as fait un monstre.

— Princess Mononoke (1997)

The heir of him to whom the oath they swore.

L'héritier de celui à qui ils ont prêté serment.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

You've heard of him, haven't you?

Tu as entendu parler de lui, n’est-ce pas ?

— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Get rid of him!

Débarrassez-vous de lui !

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

I think of him every day.

Je pense à lui tous les jours.

— Incendies (2010)

It was foolish of him to do such a thing.

C’était idiot de sa part de faire une chose pareille.

He lost sight of him.

Il l’a perdu de vue.

That I didn't have a single good photograph of him.

Que je n’avais pas une seule bonne photo de lui.

— Barfi! (2012)

Hopefully, it's the last we'll see of him.

Espérons que ce soit la dernière fois qu’on le voie.

— Bacurau (2019)