to him

à lui

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phrase Very common #442
à lui S’emploie pour parler d’un homme ou d’un garçon qui reçoit une action, un objet ou une information.
EN: Please give the book to him.
FR: Donne-lui le livre, s’il te plaît.

I explained the procedure to him.

Je lui ai expliqué la procédure.

So leave the kid's homework to him.

Alors, laisse les devoirs de l’enfant à l’enfant.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

So, what did you say to him?

Alors, que lui avez-vous répondu ?

Go and apologize to him.

Allez lui présenter vos excuses.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

She waved goodbye to him.

Elle lui fit un signe d'adieu.

I would like to scare him, threaten him, do something to him.

J'aimerais lui faire peur, le menacer, lui faire quelque chose.

— A Special Day (1977)

I won't do anything to him.

Je ne lui ferai rien.

— Funny Games (1997)

I said that to him.

Je lui ai dit ça.

No one knows what has happened to him.

Personne ne sait ce qui lui est arrivé.

I've always looked up to him.

Je l’ai toujours admiré.

Don't worry; your message will be transmitted to him.

Ne t’inquiète pas ; ton message lui sera transmis.

How could he sell it to him?

Comment a-t-il pu le lui vendre ?

— Masaan (2015)

What can happen to him?

Que peut-il lui arriver ?

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

Hey, you could do anything you want to him.

Hé, tu peux lui faire tout ce que tu veux.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Something happened to him.

Quelque chose lui est arrivé.

— Toy Story 4 (2019)

But death will forever be a stranger to him.

Mais la mort lui restera à jamais étrangère.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

She got married to him last year.

Elle l’a épousé l’année dernière.

Tom knows that I lied to him.

Tom sait que je lui ai menti.

I don't have the courage to say that to him.

Je n’ai pas le courage de lui dire ça.

I'll pass your message to him, if you don't mind.

Je lui transmettrai votre message, si cela ne vous dérange pas.

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

So I said to him"Let me just see if I understand this".

Alors, je lui ai dit : « Laisse-moi juste voir si j’ai bien compris. »

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

It never occurred to him that she would get angry.

Il ne lui était jamais venu à l’esprit qu’elle se mettrait en colère.

The boy must have done something to him first!

Le garçon a dû lui faire quelque chose en premier !

— Suspiria (1977)

I turned to him for advice.

Je me suis tourné vers lui pour obtenir des conseils.

I handed a map to him.

Je lui ai tendu une carte.

“We must go and search for water,” she said to him.

« Nous devons partir chercher de l’eau », lui dit-elle.

And little cousin Sara used to carry him around and sing to him.

Et sa petite cousine Sara le portait partout et lui chantait des chansons.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

A page is dedicated to him.

Une page lui est dédiée.

Everybody looked up to him.

Tout le monde l’admirait.

Don't go to him.

Ne va pas le voir.

— The Lives of Others (2006)

He's forgotten everything I said to him.

Il a oublié tout ce que je lui ai dit.

I will explain it to him.

Je vais lui expliquer.

He spoke to him.

Il lui a parlé.

Be very nice to him.

Soyez très gentil avec lui.

— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

Give the money to him.

Donne-lui l’argent.

— A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his notebook and handed it to him.

Holmes griffonna un reçu sur une feuille de son carnet et le lui tendit.

Are you listening to him?

Est-ce que tu l’écoutes ?

I admitted to him that I'd lied to Pash.

Je lui ai avoué que j’avais menti à Pash.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

I'm leaving everything to him.

Je lui laisse tout.

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

I feel bad about lying to him.

Je me sens mal de lui avoir menti.

If you capture him, what would you do to him?

Si vous le capturiez, que lui feriez-vous ?

— Come and See (1985)

Shouldn't you go to him?

Tu ne devrais pas aller le voir ?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Son, can I sell it to him?

Fils, est-ce que je peux le lui vendre ?

— Masaan (2015)

We won't let anything happen to him.

Nous ne laisserons rien lui arriver.

— Super 30 (2019)

We'd give a crate of ketse to you and to him.

On vous donnerait, à toi et à lui, une caisse de ketse.

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

No, get a message to him.

Non, fais-lui passer un message.

— The Wolf's Call (2019)

They can only get to him by getting to you or your kids.

Ils ne pourront l'atteindre qu'en s'en prenant à vous ou à vos enfants.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Marshal Foch asks what brings you gentlemen to him.

Le maréchal Foch vous demande ce qui vous amène, messieurs, à lui.

— All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Everybody about here speaks of his kindness to him.

Tout le monde dans le coin lui parle de sa gentillesse.

Let's leave it up to him.

Laissons-le décider.

What can she say to him?

Que peut-elle lui dire ?

What would I say to him?

Que lui dirais-je ?

— Perfect Strangers (2016)

He forgot everything I said to him.

Il a oublié tout ce que je lui ai dit.

In a flash, it all came back to him.

Tout lui revint en un éclair.

— Amélie (2001)

It's calling to him, Sam.

Ça l'appelle, Sam.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

She handed the file to him.

Elle lui a remis le dossier.

Andrew's been dying to see it, and I want to do something to make it up to him.

Andrew meurt d’envie de le voir, et j’aimerais faire quelque chose pour me faire pardonner auprès de lui.

— The Housemaid (2025)

What am I going to say to him this time?

Que vais-je lui dire cette fois-ci ?

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

I know it's unfair to you, just as it was to him.

Je sais que c’est injuste envers toi, tout comme ça l’était envers lui.

— Agent Zeta (2026)

I didn't know what to say to him.

Je ne savais pas quoi lui dire.

The dumber the white man is, the more the black man looks dumb to him.

Plus l'homme blanc est stupide, plus l'homme noir lui paraît stupide.

I’ll take you round to him myself.

Je t’y emmènerai moi-même.

He said you were extremely rude to him.

Il a dit que vous aviez été extrêmement impoli(e) avec lui.

— A Dog's Will (2000)

I was in the kitchen, with my back to him and suddenly Dad jumped on me.

J'étais dans la cuisine, dos à lui, quand soudain papa m'a sauté dessus.

— Volver (2006)

What'll they do to him?

Qu'est-ce qu'ils vont lui faire ?

— Rome, Open City (1945)

They can 't get to him.

Ils ne peuvent pas l'atteindre.

— GoodFellas (1990)

I'm afraid something might have happened to him.

J'ai peur qu'il ne lui soit arrivé quelque chose.

Two men, more or less, it won't matter to him.

Deux hommes, à peu de chose près, ça ne fera aucune différence pour lui.

— Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

I explained the rule to him.

Je lui ai expliqué la règle.

I passed on the job to him.

Je lui ai transmis le poste.

What do you want me to pass on to him?

Qu’est-ce que tu veux que je lui transmette ?

— How I Ended This Summer (2010)

"I'll make sure to read to him as you remember he loved that."

Je veillerai à lui faire la lecture, car tu te souviens qu’il adorait ça.

— All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Can you hand this to him?

Tu peux lui donner ça ?

— Society of the Snow (2023)

What if the other dragons are mean to him?

Et si les autres dragons étaient méchants avec lui ?

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

She introduced her sister to him.

Elle lui a présenté sa sœur.

I wanted to prove it to him!

Je voulais le lui prouver !

— Who Am I (2014)

He has a car which I gave to him.

Il a une voiture que je lui ai donnée.

Did I say anything to him?

Lui ai-je dit quelque chose ?

— Piku (2015)

Thanks to him, we have to sleep here now.

À cause de lui, nous devons dormir ici maintenant.

— Yojimbo (1961)

Or anyone selling to him.

Ou toute personne qui lui vend quelque chose.

She said some terrible things to him.

Elle lui a dit des choses terribles.

You have a channel to him now.

Vous avez maintenant un moyen de communiquer avec lui.

— Mercy (2026)

How dare you do that to him!

Comment oses-tu lui faire ça !

These were the girls available to him at that time.

Voici les filles qui étaient à sa disposition à cette époque.

— About Time (2013)

We told a lie to him, and hurt him.

Nous lui avons menti et nous l'avons blessé.

Everything happens to him who waits.

Tout arrive à celui qui sait attendre.

— Summertime (1955)

I'm afraid something happened to him.

J’ai peur qu’il lui soit arrivé quelque chose.

— Train to Busan (2016)

That had never happened to him before.

Cela ne lui était jamais arrivé auparavant.

Shopping around has become a burden to him.

Faire les magasins est devenu un fardeau pour lui.

Don't take it to him.

Ne le lui apporte pas.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

I hope nothing's happened to him.

J'espère qu'il ne lui est rien arrivé.

You prove it to him by your conviction and your passion.

Tu le lui prouves par ta conviction et ta passion.

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

Say to him,"I don't want to help you with this stupid war.".

Dis-lui : « Je ne veux pas t’aider dans cette guerre stupide. »

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Why do you suck up to him?

Pourquoi tu le flattes autant ?

— The Return (2003)

He's writing a letter to him.

Il lui écrit une lettre.

I wrote a long letter to him.

Je lui ai écrit une longue lettre.

You can not do this to him!

Tu ne peux pas lui faire ça !

— The Last Emperor (1987)

What did you just say to him?

Qu’est-ce que tu viens de lui dire ?

I explained the procedures to him.

Je lui ai expliqué les procédures.

She listens to him even though no one else does.

Elle l’écoute même si personne d’autre ne le fait.

Tie it to him, Tungay.

Attache-le à lui, Tungay.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

How can I say no to him?

Comment puis-je lui dire non ?

— Article 15 (2019)

But the Kiev bad boys got to him.

Mais les mauvais garçons de Kiev ont eu raison de lui.

— Brother 2 (2000)

And you don't say anything to him instead catch me!

Et ne lui dis rien, attrape-moi plutôt !

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Say something to him?

Lui dire quelque chose ?

— Wild Tales (2014)

I would have cut my heart out and given it to him.

J'aurais arraché mon cœur et je le lui aurais donné.

— Hamnet (2025)

Perhaps someone should explain to him who I am.

Peut-être que quelqu'un devrait lui expliquer qui je suis.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

Will you write to him?

Lui écriras-tu ?

— Little Vera (1988)

In fact it makes no difference to him.

En fait, cela ne fait aucune différence pour lui.

— Piku (2015)

Be sure it’s not lent to him.

Assure-toi qu’on ne le lui prête pas.

And what are you to him?

Et vous, que représentez-vous pour lui ?

— Central Station (1998)

It comes natural to him to speak French.

Parler français lui vient naturellement.

I mean, we all know what you did to him.

Je veux dire, on sait tous ce que tu lui as fait.

— Almost Famous (2000)

She writes to him every week.

Elle lui écrit chaque semaine.

I introduced myself to him.

Je me suis présenté(e) à lui.

— Mother Night (1996)

But how to get to him in safety?

Mais comment arriver jusqu’à lui en toute sécurité ?

People had borrowed money to lend to him.

Des gens avaient emprunté de l’argent pour lui en prêter.

When Jane played horse with her father, she held on to him tightly.

Quand Jane jouait à dada avec son père, elle s’accrochait fermement à lui.

Shame be to him who thinks evil of it.

Honte à celui qui en pense du mal !

Je-mun, how could you of all people do this to him?

Je-mun, comment as-tu pu, de toutes les personnes, lui faire ça ?

— Mother (2009)

He'll get it coming to him!

Il aura ce qu’il mérite !

— Mirror (1975)

She never talks to him.

Elle ne lui parle jamais.

Something's happened to him.

Il lui est arrivé quelque chose.

— Falling Down (1993)

That woman, Mary, she was everything to him.

Cette femme, Mary, elle était tout pour lui.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

I haven't got time to write to him.

Je n’ai pas le temps de lui écrire.

Can 't you see what you do to him?

Tu ne vois pas ce que tu lui fais ?

— Head-On (2004)

He answered that the name was new to him.

Il a répondu que ce nom ne lui disait rien.

Write to him right away.

Écrivez-lui immédiatement.

I should show them to him!

Je devrais les lui montrer !

— The Thief (1997)

The name was strange to him.

Ce nom lui était étrange.

Then let us hurry to him at once to let him know that the truth is known.

Alors dépêchons-nous d’aller le voir tout de suite pour lui faire savoir que la vérité est connue.

Just help me get to him.

Aidez-moi juste à le rejoindre.

— Shelter (2026)

Let me speak in English to him.

Laissez-moi lui parler en anglais.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

She didn't know what to say to him.

Elle ne savait pas quoi lui dire.

Isn't it time you spoke to him?

Il ne serait pas temps que tu lui parles ?

— Amores Perros (2000)

She means nothing to him.

Elle ne compte pas pour lui.

It's all the same to him.

Pour lui, c’est du pareil au même.

For the revolutionary it's only his ideal his party that matters to him.

Pour le révolutionnaire, seuls son idéal et son parti comptent à ses yeux.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

I already spoke to him.

Je lui ai déjà parlé.

Tell Tom what'll happen to him if he doesn't do it.

Dis à Tom ce qui lui arrivera s’il ne le fait pas.

Who gave this to him?

Qui lui a donné ça ?

I will explain to him until he understands.

Je lui expliquerai jusqu’à ce qu’il comprenne.

When was the last time you spoke to him?

Quand lui as-tu parlé pour la dernière fois ?

What did I do to him?

Qu'est-ce que je lui ai fait ?

— Amores Perros (2000)

I entrusted my money to him.

Je lui ai confié mon argent.

A good idea occurred to him.

Une bonne idée lui est venue à l’esprit.

And Baxter kind of makes one a prisoner to him.

Et Baxter en fait en quelque sorte son prisonnier.

— Poor Things (2023)

Did you see what I did to him?

As-tu vu ce que je lui ai fait ?

— Paris Je T'aime (2006)

You did something to him?

Tu lui as fait quelque chose ?

— La Strada (1954)

They are getting closer to him every day.

Ils se rapprochent de lui chaque jour.

— The Last Emperor (1987)

Has something happened to him?

Lui est-il arrivé quelque chose ?

— Pixote (1980)

“It is to him that this trophy belongs.”

C’est à lui que revient ce trophée.

I'd have to read them to him two or three times.

Il faudrait que je les lui lise deux ou trois fois.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

I think this will bring you to him.

Je pense que cela vous mènera jusqu'à lui.

— Mirage (2018)

You never sang to him?

Tu ne lui as jamais chanté de chansons ?

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

What's gonna happen to him?

Qu'est-ce qui va lui arriver ?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Can he catch the ball when you throw it to him?

Peut-il attraper le ballon quand vous le lui lancez ?

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

When she opened her heart to him, it was already too late.

Quand elle lui a ouvert son cœur, il était déjà trop tard.

Buddy, give some coins to him.

Mon pote, donne-lui quelques pièces.

— Elite Squad (2007)

She always speaks French to him.

Elle lui parle toujours en français.

I can 't lie to him.

Je ne peux pas lui mentir.

— Talk to Her (2002)

His mind was full, he was a starter bull, and the alphabets were disco to him.

Il avait l'esprit plein, c'était un taureau débutant, et les alphabets étaient du disco pour lui.

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

"It's high time you took a vacation,"Jim's boss said to him.

« Il est grand temps que tu prennes des vacances », lui dit le patron de Jim.

I don't want to say that to him.

Je ne veux pas lui dire ça.

Why did you give birth to him if you couldn't raise him?

Pourquoi lui as-tu donné naissance si tu ne pouvais pas l'élever ?

— Broker (2022)

I hadn’t thought to sell to him — and he has his own jetty.

Je n’avais pas pensé à lui vendre — et il a son propre ponton.

Just don't say a word to him.

Ne lui dis surtout pas un mot.

— Office Romance (1977)

We look up to him as our teacher.

Nous le considérons comme notre professeur.

I never spoke to him after that.

Je ne lui ai plus jamais parlé après ça.

Just look what you did to him.

Regarde ce que tu lui as fait.

— Carandiru (2003)

We just got to him.

On vient juste d’arriver auprès de lui.

— Mystic River (2003)

I was married to him for ten years.

J’ai été mariée avec lui pendant dix ans.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

I wrote to him for quite another reason.

Je lui ai écrit pour une toute autre raison.

What did you say to him?

Qu'est-ce que tu lui as dit ?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

The baby has taken to him.

Le bébé s'est attaché à lui.

The crew could take Yu’s share of the catch to him without me coming along.

L’équipage pouvait lui apporter la part de Yu sans que je les accompagne.

Go and see to him.

Va t’occuper de lui.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

I have something that I want to say to him.

J’ai quelque chose à lui dire.

Did you explain everything to him?

Lui as-tu tout expliqué ?

You shouldn't have said that kind of thing to him.

Tu n’aurais pas dû lui dire des choses pareilles.

She confessed her love to him.

Elle lui a avoué son amour.

Everything has to be explained to him.

Il faut tout lui expliquer.

Because she's the only one who can lead us to him.

Parce que c’est la seule qui puisse nous conduire jusqu’à lui.

— Dracula (2025)

There seems to be the occasional reference to him.

Il semble qu'on fasse parfois allusion à lui.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Possession is nearer to him who has than to him who claims.

La possession est plus proche de celui qui la possède que de celui qui la revendique.

Why did you say those things to him?

Pourquoi lui as-tu dit ces choses-là ?

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

What a strange relationship do you have to him?

Quelle relation étrange entretenez-vous avec lui ?

— Head-On (2004)

Not knowing his address, she didn't write to him.

Comme elle ne connaissait pas son adresse, elle ne lui a pas écrit.

What have you done to him?

Qu'est-ce que tu lui as fait ?

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Nobody talks to him anymore.

Plus personne ne lui parle.

Lying is like a game to him.

Mentir est comme un jeu pour lui.

What will they do to him?

Que vont-ils lui faire ?

— Rome, Open City (1945)

She is nothing to him.

Elle ne représente rien pour lui.

I suggested that to him.

Je lui ai suggéré cela.

To him?

À lui ?

— City of Men (2007)

He was smiling as if nothing had happened to him.

Il souriait comme si de rien n'était.

My God, what have you done to him?

Mon Dieu, qu'est-ce que tu lui as fait ?

— Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Last night, he went up to him and said he wasn't gonna starve to death.

Hier soir, il est allé le voir et lui a dit qu’il n’allait pas mourir de faim.

— Society of the Snow (2023)

She tried to explain the situation to him.

Elle a essayé de lui expliquer la situation.

What did he say to him?

Que lui a-t-il dit ?