tell him

lui dire

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phrase Very common #536
lui dire « Him » désigne un homme ou un garçon.
EN: Please tell him to call me.
FR: Dis-lui de m'appeler, s'il te plaît.

I'm going to tell him I'm going home.

Je vais lui dire que je rentre chez moi.

— All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Do I tell him?

Dois-je lui dire ?

— Pain and Glory (2019)

Tell him I'll go myself to pick it up.

Dis-lui que j’irai moi-même le chercher.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

I didn't tell him everything.

Je ne lui ai pas tout dit.

Someone please tell him.

Que quelqu'un le lui dise.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

No, tell him.

Non, dis-le-lui.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Sonny, tell him what we talked about.

Sonny, dis-lui de quoi nous avons parlé.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I'll call Matthews, the foreman, and tell him he's got a new guy.

Je vais appeler Matthews, le contremaître, et lui dire qu’il a un nouveau gars.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

What do I tell him?

Que dois-je lui dire ?

— Field of Dreams (1989)

Tell him what you were telling me.

Dis-lui ce que tu me disais.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Tell him to bring the report.

Dis-lui d’apporter le rapport.

— Office Romance (1977)

Do we have to tell him?

Devons-nous le lui dire ?

Tell him I'm sorry?

Dis-lui que je suis désolé(e).

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I can 't tell him apart from his brother.

Je n’arrive pas à le distinguer de son frère.

Go tell him now, Orestes.

Va lui dire maintenant, Oreste.

— Agora (2009)

Vladimir Nikolayevich, tell him!

Vladimir Nikolaïevitch, dites-le-lui !

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Somebody needs to tell him something.

Il faut que quelqu'un lui dise quelque chose.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Why don't you call Sami and tell him what's going on?

Pourquoi n’appelles-tu pas Sami pour lui dire ce qui se passe ?

Tell him you're ill.

Dis-lui que tu es malade.

Please tell him to play it.

Dis-lui de le jouer, s’il te plaît.

— La Dolce Vita (1960)

Tell him anything, but get rid of him.

Dis-lui n'importe quoi, mais débarrasse-toi de lui.

— Even the Rain (2011)

You won't tell him, will you?

Tu ne lui diras pas, n’est-ce pas ?

— The Return (2003)

I didn't need to tell him.

Je n’avais pas besoin de le lui dire.

I won't have to tell him.

Je n'aurai pas à le lui dire.

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

I'd rather tell him in person.

Je préférerais le lui dire en personne.

Tell him, tell him, tell him, Ivan.

Dis-le-lui, dis-le-lui, dis-le-lui, Ivan.

— Anora (2024)

First you have to make him marry you, then you tell him everything.

Il faut d'abord le convaincre de vous épouser, ensuite vous lui avouerez tout.

— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

Who will tell him?

Qui le lui dira ?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Tell him to go.

Dis-lui de partir.

— To Live (1994)

Tell him how to get there.

Dis-lui comment s’y rendre.

— One Battle After Another (2025)

Tell him to return it.

Dis-lui de le rendre.

— Devdas (2002)

I will tell him so when he comes back.

Je le lui dirai à son retour.

Tell him I refuse to pay the bill.

Dis-lui que je refuse de payer l’addition.

— The Visitors (1993)

She made me swear not to tell him.

Elle m’a fait jurer de ne pas le lui dire.

Apart from saying I'm sorry, I tell him things he's been wanting to know.

En plus de lui dire que je suis désolé(e), je lui révèle des choses qu’il voulait savoir depuis longtemps.

— Happy Together (1997)

I want to tell him.

Je veux lui dire.

There are things I don't want to tell him!

Il y a des choses que je ne veux pas lui dire !

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

Tell him what time his father died.

Dites-lui à quelle heure son père est décédé.

— Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Yes, I'll just call Stenberg and tell him I'll have a lady with me.

Oui, je vais simplement appeler Stenberg et lui dire que j’aurai une dame avec moi.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

Tell him that.

Dis-lui ça.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tell him I'm not in.

Dis-lui que je ne suis pas là.

I didn't tell him.

Je ne lui ai pas dit.

— Queen (2014)

If you see Tom, please tell him for me.

Si vous voyez Tom, veuillez lui dire de ma part.

Maybe it's time to tell him.

Il est peut-être temps de le lui dire.

But why don't you tell him that?

Mais pourquoi tu ne lui dis pas ça ?

— Downfall (2004)

Tell him you don't mind doing up his shoes for him.

Dis-lui que ça ne te dérange pas de lui attacher ses chaussures.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

Please tell him it's urgent.

S'il vous plaît, dites-lui que c'est urgent.

Then tell him his thumb's next.

Alors dis-lui que c’est son pouce qui y passe ensuite.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Yes, I'll tell him.

Oui, je vais lui dire.

— Caché (2005)

Will you tell him I called?

Tu lui diras que j’ai appelé ?

What I think you should do is call your lawyer and tell him about it.

À mon avis, tu devrais appeler ton avocat et lui en parler.

— Falling Down (1993)

Tell him about my parts!!

Parle-lui de mes parties !!

— Elite Squad (2007)

They won't tell him anything.

Ils ne lui diront rien.

— Russian Ark (2002)

I don't want to tell him.

Je ne veux pas le lui dire.

I won't tell him.

Je ne le lui dirai pas.

— Shrek (2001)

Didn't I tell him?

Je ne le lui avais pas dit ?

— GoodFellas (1990)

Tell him, and touch him.

Dis-le-lui, et touche-le.

— The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

Tell him he's got to call me.

Dis-lui qu’il doit m’appeler.

— GoodFellas (1990)

You didn't tell him anything else?

Tu ne lui as rien dit d’autre ?

— Pain and Glory (2019)

What did you tell him about us?

Que lui as-tu dit à notre sujet ?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Can you tell him we've arrived?

Peux-tu lui dire que nous sommes arrivés ?

— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

What did he tell him?

Que lui a-t-il dit ?

Tell him it's not the car!

Dis-lui que ce n’est pas la voiture !

— Picnic (1955)

Tell him I am not here.

Dis-lui que je ne suis pas là.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

You will tell him yourself.

Tu lui diras toi-même.

— The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Just tell him, damn it!

Dis-le-lui, bon sang !

— Falling Down (1993)

Tell him one of your stories.

Racontez-lui une de vos histoires.

— Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Tell him I'm coming up.

Dis-lui que je monte.

— Léon: The Professional (1994)

I didn't tell him where I was from.

Je ne lui ai pas dit d’où je venais.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Fucking tell him.

Dis-le-lui, putain.

— The Big Sick (2017)

And tell him I'll be there as soon as I can get there, okay?

Et dis-lui que je serai là dès que je pourrai, d’accord ?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Do I have to tell him?

Dois-je lui dire ?

Tell him why.

Dis-lui pourquoi.

He doesn't want to hear what I tell him.

Il ne veut pas entendre ce que je lui dis.

Tell him about Australia!

Parlez-lui de l'Australie !

— Jean de Florette (1986)

I don't know if I should tell him.

Je ne sais pas si je devrais le lui dire.

Tell him, Edgar.

Dis-le-lui, Edgar.

— "Wuthering Heights" (2026)

I can tell him everything.

Je peux tout lui dire.

Tell him he may come in.

Dites-lui qu'il peut entrer.

— Office Romance (1977)

I tell him.

Je lui dis.

— Shrek (2001)

Tell him to keep his mouth shut.

Dis-lui de la fermer.

I do tell him, but he doesn't want me to.

Je le lui dis, mais il ne veut pas que je le fasse.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

Tell him it's an emergency.

Dis-lui que c'est une urgence.

You can tell him whatever you want yourself.

Tu peux lui dire toi-même ce que tu veux.

— All About My Mother (1999)

Talk to him, you need to tell him.

Parle-lui, tu dois lui dire.

— Queen (2014)

I'm going to tell him yes.

Je vais lui dire oui.

Tell him I'll meet him tomorrow.

Dis-lui que je le verrai demain.

— Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

I didn't tell him my name.

Je ne lui ai pas dit mon nom.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

So when are we gonna tell him about it?

Alors, quand est-ce qu'on va lui en parler ?

— Loveless (2017)

Tell him what?

Dis-lui quoi ?

— Neighboring Sounds (2012)

Tell him to buy five bottles of cognac.

Dis-lui d’acheter cinq bouteilles de cognac.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

And you're going to tell him that?

Et tu vas lui dire ça ?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tell him I've fallen ill.

Dis-lui que je suis tombé malade.

How can I tell him about Volpina and the time I pumped up her tires?

Comment puis-je lui parler de Volpina et de la fois où j’ai gonflé ses pneus ?

— Amarcord (1973)

But best not to tell him.

Mais mieux vaut ne pas le lui dire.

— About Time (2013)

Go tell him.

Va lui dire.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Tell him you're taking me to the hospital.

Dis-lui que tu m’emmènes à l’hôpital.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tell him at least to talk to me.

Dis-lui au moins de me parler.

— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

Why don't you tell him how we really met?

Pourquoi tu ne lui dis pas comment on s’est vraiment rencontrés ?

— Neighboring Sounds (2012)

I don't dare tell him such a thing.

Je n’ose pas lui dire une chose pareille.

I can not tell him from his brother.

Je ne peux pas le distinguer de son frère.

I tell him at once, I don't spend money on women.

Je lui dis tout de suite que je ne dépense pas d’argent pour les femmes.

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

It is easy to tell him from his brother.

Il est facile de le distinguer de son frère.

Tell him, the code now is Charlie Chaplin.

Dis-lui que le code est maintenant Charlie Chaplin.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

You're not going to tell him, are you?

Tu ne vas pas le lui dire, hein ?

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Can I tell him?

Puis-je lui dire ?

Tell him it has to be daily, every single day.

Dites-lui que ça doit être quotidien, sans exception.

— Beanpole (2019)

Go on, tell him.

Allez-y, dites-le-lui.

— Control (2007)

You can tell him all about Pierre.

Tu peux tout lui raconter sur Pierre.

— The Chorus (2004)

Just tell him I stopped breathing!

Dites-lui simplement que j'ai arrêté de respirer !

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Go wake Tom up and tell him breakfast is ready.

Va réveiller Tom et dis-lui que le petit-déjeuner est prêt.

What'd you tell him?

Qu’est-ce que tu lui as dit ?

— Mystic River (2003)

I will tell him the news as soon as I see him.

Je lui annoncerai la nouvelle dès que je le verrai.

Tell him I won't do that.

Dis-lui que je ne ferai pas ça.

If he finds out later we didn't tell him, he'll be upset.

S’il découvre plus tard qu’on ne lui a rien dit, il sera contrarié.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

If he calls, tell him I will get in touch with him later.

S’il appelle, dis-lui que je le contacterai plus tard.

Tell him what you heard.

Dis-lui ce que tu as entendu.

You don't need to tell him everything.

Tu n’as pas besoin de tout lui dire.

I did tell him where we're staying, though.

Je lui ai bien dit où nous logions, pourtant.

— Seven Samurai (1954)

Tell him I'm on my way.

Dis-lui que j’arrive.

Do you want us to tell him?

Veux-tu qu’on le lui dise ?

Soon as you go in, tell him you'll take a shower.

Dès que tu entres, dis-lui que tu vas prendre une douche.

— The Chaser (2008)

However small a detail, just tell him what you can think of.

Même s'il s'agit d'un détail insignifiant, dites-lui simplement ce qui vous vient à l'esprit.

— Mother (2009)

And if brother bothers you again, tell him it's time for the prayers.

Et si ton frère t’embête encore, dis-lui que c’est l’heure de prier.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

That's what I tell him too.

C’est ce que je lui dis aussi.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

Tell him you love him before it's too late!

Dis-lui que tu l’aimes avant qu’il ne soit trop tard !

Then tell him the local reserve corps are ready to start combing the area.

Dites-lui ensuite que les unités de réserve locales sont prêtes à commencer à ratisser la zone.

— The Captain (2018)

Of course, I didn’t tell him about the crossbows or the cleavers.

Bien sûr, je ne lui ai pas parlé des arbalètes ni des couperets.

Will you tell him about it when he comes home?

Tu lui en parleras quand il rentrera à la maison ?

Tell him about the deer!

Parle-lui du cerf !

— Cold Storage (2026)

I couldn't tell him where I was going.

Je n’ai pas pu lui dire où j’allais.

— Diabolique (1955)

If you don't mind, I'd rather not tell him anything.

Si ça ne te dérange pas, je préférerais ne rien lui dire.

— All About My Mother (1999)

Tell him, asshole!

Dis-le-lui, connard !

You tell him, Katasonych, I can 't go to the rear!

Dis-lui, Katasonitch, que je ne peux pas aller à l’arrière !

— Ivan's Childhood (1962)

Tell him how many you have.

Dis-lui combien tu en as.

— Diva (1981)

Munni, you tell him.

Munni, dis-le-lui.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

You didn't tell him anything?

Tu ne lui as rien dit ?

What did you tell him anything for?

Pourquoi lui as-tu dit quoi que ce soit ?

— Falling Down (1993)

How could I tell him I wanted to be a race pilot?

Comment pouvais-je lui dire que je voulais devenir pilote de course ?

— Taxi (1998)

Tell him to meet you in Iskenderun.

Dites-lui de vous rejoindre à Iskenderun.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Tell him it's over.

Dis-lui que c'est fini.

— Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Tell him I have some questions for her.

Dis-lui que j’ai quelques questions à lui poser.

You will tell him, won't you?

Tu le lui diras, n'est-ce pas ?

— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Just tell him.

Dis-le-lui, tout simplement.

— Falling Down (1993)

I don't know how to tell him.

Je ne sais pas comment le lui dire.

So tell him exactly that.

Alors, dis-lui exactement ça.

— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

Don Fefè, you tell him.

Don Fefè, c’est à vous de lui dire.

— Divorce Italian Style (1961)

Tell him what I told you.

Dis-lui ce que je t'ai dit.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

I saw no reason to tell him my actual finances.

Je n’avais aucune raison de lui parler de ma situation financière réelle.

Tell him she's breaking her contract.

Dis-lui qu’elle rompt son contrat.

— State and Main (2000)

Kholin, tell him I'll do a good job, I'll be useful.

Kholin, dis-lui que je ferai du bon travail et que je serai utile.

— Ivan's Childhood (1962)

Tell him I'm hanging up the laundry.

Dis-lui que j’étends le linge.

I didn't tell him yet.

Je ne lui ai pas encore dit.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Did she tell him?

Est-ce qu’elle lui a dit ?

— Mystic River (2003)

Tell him you are an important man, frighten him.

Dis-lui que tu es un homme important, effraye-le.

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

You go and tell him that.

Allez lui dire ça.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tell him about Baldy.

Parle-lui de Chauve.

— Malcolm X (1992)

She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.

Elle redoutait de devoir lui dire ce qui s’était passé.

Right, you tell him.

Bien, dis-le-lui.

— Perfect Strangers (2016)

If you couldn't tell him, who could?

Si tu ne pouvais pas le lui dire, qui le pourraita0?

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

I tried to tell him.

J'ai essayé de lui dire.

Tell him, Numa.

Dis-lui, Numa.

— Society of the Snow (2023)

I am gonna fucking tell him.

Je vais lui dire, putain.

— Anora (2024)

Tell him he won't get anything.

Dis-lui qu’il n’aura rien.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Can you tell him something good about me?

Pourriez-vous lui dire quelque chose de bien à mon sujet ?

If you tell him, he'll stop.

Si tu lui dis, il s’arrêtera.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Tell him it's because of Madge!

Dis-lui que c’est à cause de Madge !

— Picnic (1955)

So we tell him he'll come next Saturday, and so on.

Alors, on lui dit qu’il viendra samedi prochain, et ainsi de suite.

— The Chorus (2004)

Tell him Constable Hansuke sent you.

Dis-lui que c'est l'agent Hansuke qui t'envoie.

— Yojimbo (1961)

I'm going to tell him, and then, he won't show you any dreams, you hear me?

Je vais lui dire, et après ça, il ne te fera plus rêver, tu m’entends ?

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

How am I going to tell him?

Comment vais-je le lui dire ?

— All About My Mother (1999)

Tell him I'll take that ticket to Venice now.

Dis-lui que je vais prendre ce billet pour Venise maintenant.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Might as well tell him, Knucks.

Autant lui dire, Knucks.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Tell him where he should go.

Dites-lui où il doit aller.

Do we tell him?

Est-ce qu’on lui dit ?

Someone tell him.

Que quelqu’un le lui dise.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tell him I’m not here.

Dites-lui que je ne suis pas là.

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Tell him!

Dis-le-lui !

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Please tell him, the students can 't end up in the hands of the Japanese.

Dis-lui que les étudiants ne doivent pas tomber entre les mains des Japonais.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

No, you tell him to pick this up and throw.

Non, dis-lui de ramasser ça et de le lancer.

— Piku (2015)

Tell him because I don't want to.

Dis-lui que je n’en ai pas envie.

— Anora (2024)

Why don't you tell him that?

Pourquoi tu ne lui dis pas ça ?

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Why didn't you tell him?

Pourquoi tu ne lui as pas dit ?

— Field of Dreams (1989)

I tell him it is pretty.

Je lui dis que c'est joli.

— Queen (2014)

I don't tell him everything.

Je ne lui dis pas tout.

Come on, tell him!

Allez, dis-le-lui !

Narayan, tell him.

Narayan, dis-le-lui.

— Devdas (2002)

Tell him, we were taking a bath with Pavel.

Dis-lui que nous prenions un bain avec Pavel.

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

Her father made her tell him everything.

Son père l'a obligée à tout lui raconter.

Tell him it was Maradona.

Dis-lui que c'était Maradona.

— The Hand of God (2021)

You can tell him for all I care.

Tu peux le lui dire, je m’en fiche.

But you don't tell him anything.

Mais tu ne lui dis rien.

— Talk to Her (2002)

Just tell him how you feel.

Dis-lui simplement ce que tu ressens.

He tortured those people, but none of them would tell him anything.

Il a torturé ces gens, mais aucun d’eux n’a voulu lui dire quoi que ce soit.

— Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

When Rudy comes here tomorrow, I'm going to tell him.

Quand Rudy viendra ici demain, je le lui dirai.

— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

I mean, tell him yourself.

Je veux dire, dis-le-lui toi-même.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I will tell him.

Je lui dirai.

— Talk to Her (2002)

Tell him I'll call back.

Dis-lui que je rappellerai.

— Office Romance (1977)

Before I could tell him, you know.

Avant que je puisse le lui dire, tu sais.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

I didn't tell him anything.

Je ne lui ai rien dit.

— How I Ended This Summer (2010)