told him

lui a dit

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lui a dit « Him » correspond à « lui » lorsqu’on parle à un homme. Le temps de « told » dépend du contexte.
EN: I told him the truth.
FR: Je lui ai dit la vérité.

You told him it would be cowardly to believe all of this is imagination.

Vous lui avez dit qu'il serait lâche de croire que tout cela n'est que de l'imagination.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

Tom was heartbroken when Mary told him that she was leaving him.

Tom a eu le cœur brisé quand Mary lui a annoncé qu’elle le quittait.

I wish you had not told him about the plan.

J'aurais aimé que tu ne lui aies pas parlé du projet.

Who told him that?

Qui lui a dit ça ?

Dan was approached by a co-worker who told him that Linda had come to see him.

Un collègue s’est approché de Dan pour lui dire que Linda était venue le voir.

We told him to go away.

Nous lui avons dit de partir.

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

I already told him.

Je lui ai déjà dit.

I even told him I respected him!

Je lui ai même dit que je le respectais !

— Assassination (2015)

Strauss told him that you and Ruth Tolman have been having an affair for years.

Strauss lui a dit que toi et Ruth Tolman entreteniez une liaison depuis des années.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom told me that Mary was the one who told him that.

Tom m’a dit que c’était Mary qui lui avait dit ça.

He told him.

Il lui a dit.

We should have told him the truth.

Nous aurions dû lui dire la vérité.

She claims she never told him, or Gusteau, and asks that I not tell.

Elle affirme ne l'avoir jamais dit à lui ni à Gusteau, et me demande de ne rien dire.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Tell me what you told him.

Dis-moi ce que tu lui as dit.

Told him not to put his hands on me.

Je lui ai dit de ne pas me toucher.

— Sinners (2025)

And that evening, it’s exactly as the king has told him.

Et ce soir-là, tout se passe exactement comme le roi le lui a dit.

— The English Patient (1996)

Then he told him he was the murderer of Augusta Terzi.

Puis il lui a avoué être le meurtrier d'Augusta Terzi.

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Tom tried to remember what Mary had told him.

Tom essaya de se souvenir de ce que Mary lui avait dit.

Maybe somebody told him in confession.

Peut-être que quelqu'un le lui a avoué.

— Manon of the Spring (1986)

You should have told him the truth.

Tu aurais dû lui dire la vérité.

You told him that he should have a reward.

Tu lui as dit qu'il devrait recevoir une récompense.

And I never told him anything.

Et je ne lui ai jamais rien dit.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Wh--what did Casely say when you told him the news?

Qu— qu’est-ce que Casely a dit quand tu lui as annoncé la nouvelle ?

— Chicago (2002)

One guy started arguing, and the Reader told him to shut up.

Un type s'est mis à se disputer, et le Lecteur lui a dit de la fermer.

I faked her voice and told him someone was going to pick him up.

J'ai imité sa voix et je lui ai dit que quelqu'un allait venir le chercher.

— The Intouchables (2011)

We told him to stick it.

On lui a dit d’aller se faire voir.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

Mary told him not to waste her time.

Marie lui a dit de ne pas lui faire perdre son temps.

He came to see me and repeated the slander you'd told him.

Il est venu me voir et a répété les calomnies que tu lui avais racontées.

— All About My Mother (1999)

It was several minutes before William realized what I had told him.

Il a fallu plusieurs minutes à William pour comprendre ce que je lui avais dit.

You told him I got caught?

Tu lui as dit que je m'étais fait prendre ?

— Yojimbo (1961)

I just told him.

Je viens de lui dire.

Hauser called Dreyman and told him about it.

Hauser a appelé Dreyman et lui en a parlé.

— The Lives of Others (2006)

We told him about it; seems he forgot.

Nous le lui avons dit ; il semble qu'il ait oublié.

You should not have told him.

Tu n’aurais pas dû le lui dire.

Told him you were actually a patriotic American spy?

Tu lui as dit que tu étais en réalité un espion américain patriote ?

— Mother Night (1996)

The teacher told him to study English hard.

Le professeur lui a dit de bien étudier l'anglais.

If he had called me last night, I would have told him the truth.

S’il m’avait appelé hier soir, je lui aurais dit la vérité.

You should have told him.

Tu aurais dû lui dire.

You must have told him.

Tu as forcément dû le lui dire.

— Rome, Open City (1945)

You told him that you were Don Octavio de Flores?

Vous lui avez dit que vous étiez Don Octavio de Flores ?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

I never told him.

Je ne lui ai jamais dit.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

At last, she gave in to him and told him the secret.

Finalement, elle a cédé et lui a révélé le secret.

Mary told him not to waste his time.

Marie lui a dit de ne pas perdre son temps.

I bet Sugimura told him about us.

Je parie que Sugimura lui a parlé de nous.

— Battle Royale (2000)

You told him about this meeting?

Vous lui avez parlé de cette réunion ?

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

Tom was heartbroken when Mary told him she was leaving him.

Tom a eu le cœur brisé quand Mary lui a annoncé qu’elle le quittait.

I thought you told him you're engaged so that he wouldn't bother you.

Je croyais que tu lui avais dit que tu étais fiancée pour qu’il ne t’embête pas.

— Barfi! (2012)

What did he say when you told him I was coming?

Qu'a-t-il dit quand tu lui as annoncé mon arrivée ?

— Carandiru (2003)

Who told him about this?

Qui lui a raconté ça ?

— Genocidal Organ (2017)

We told him no, and he called off the phone.

Nous lui avons dit non, et il a raccroché.

— PK (2014)

Tom's doctor told him to quit smoking.

Le médecin de Tom lui a dit d’arrêter de fumer.

I already told him that.

Je le lui ai déjà dit.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

They told him to go to hell!

Ils lui ont dit d'aller en enfer !

— Amores Perros (2000)

He did what we told him to do.

Il a fait ce que nous lui avons demandé.

He told him to do what he wants.

Il lui a dit de faire ce qu’il veut.

He did exactly as I had told him.

Il a fait exactement ce que je lui avais dit.

Told him.

Je lui ai dit.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

I haven't told him.

Je ne lui ai pas dit.

I should've told him sooner.

J’aurais dû le lui dire plus tôt.

I looked Tom in the eyes and told him the truth.

J'ai regardé Tom dans les yeux et je lui ai dit la vérité.

Tom said Mary told him that.

Tom a dit que Mary lui avait dit ça.

I assume you haven't told him about your past.

Je suppose que tu ne lui as pas parlé de ton passé.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

You shouldn't have told him.

Tu n'aurais pas dû le lui dire.

Ziri told him.

Ziri le lui a dit.

You told him what you told me?

Tu lui as dit ce que tu m'as dit ?

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

No, I told him.

Non, je lui ai dit.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

Sidney Bechet shot somebody because they told him he played a wrong note.

Sidney Bechet a tiré sur quelqu'un parce qu'on lui avait dit qu'il avait joué une fausse note.

— La La Land (2016)

You should have told him about it while he was here.

Tu aurais dû lui en parler pendant qu’il était là.