de lui

of him

→ de
phrase Extremely common #384
of him Used after the preposition de to refer to a male person. The exact English translation depends on the verb or expression: parler de lui = talk about him, être fier de lui = be proud of him, se moquer de lui = make fun of him. For a woman, use d'elle.
FR: On parle souvent de lui au travail.
EN: People often talk about him at work.

Mettons-le de côté, cachons-le et ne parlons plus jamais de lui.

Let's put it aside, hide it away, and never speak of it again.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Débarrasse-toi de lui.

Get rid of him.

Je tâcherai de lui trouver consolation.

I will try to find comfort for him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

J'avais demandé à Nandini de lui laisser sa chambre, elle l'a fait?

I had asked Nandini to give them her room—did she?

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Il me demanda de lui rendre l'argent immédiatement.

He asked me to pay him back immediately.

J'ai juste vu son copain Stepan s'approcher de lui.

I just saw his friend Stepan walk up to him.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Il faut se débarrasser de lui.

We must get rid of him.

Maintenant, je sais, il parlait de lui.

Now I know, he was talking about himself.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Dieu sait ce que la police a tiré de lui.

God knows what the police got out of him.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Juste avant de lui passer la corde au cou.

Just before putting the rope around his neck.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Il est peu sûr de lui.

He is not very self-confident.

Que sait-on de lui?

What do we know about him?

On fait quoi de lui?

What do we do with him?

Elle a demandé à la personne à la réception de lui passer ce numéro.

She asked the person at the reception to give her this number.

Je ne parviens pas à éloigner les yeux de lui.

I can't take my eyes off him.

Que devrions-nous faire de lui?

What should we do with him?

Il sera toujours dépendant de lui.

He will always be dependent on him.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

On ne parlait que de lui.

Everyone was talking about him.

Je reçois pas d'ordre de lui.

I don't take orders from him.

— La La Land (2016)

T'approche pas de lui, il a l'air lourd.

Don't go near him, he looks like trouble.

— Léon (1994)

Je suis jaloux de lui; tu l'aimes plus que moi.

I'm jealous of him; you love him more than you love me.

Je n'ai, depuis, jamais plus entendu parler de lui.

I have never heard from him since.

Il a fait quelque chose de stupide et on s'est moqué de lui.

He did something stupid, and we made fun of him.

Tu t'occupes d'elle, moi de lui.

You take care of her, and I'll take care of him.

— Taxi (1998)

Reste à distance de lui!

Keep your distance from him!

Que faire de lui?

What should be done with him?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Que pouvez-vous me dire de lui?

What can you tell me about him?

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Elles ne savaient que faire de lui.

They didn’t know what to do with him.

Que faisons-nous de lui?

What do we do with him?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Tom était sûr de lui.

Tom was sure of himself.

Tom pensait que Mary se serait souvenue de lui.

Tom thought Mary would have remembered him.

Pourquoi avez-vous peur de lui?

Why are you afraid of him?

— Mademoiselle (2016)

As-tu reçu une lettre de lui?

Did you receive a letter from him?

Nous sommes très fiers de lui.

We are very proud of him.

J'ai pris une jolie photo de lui.

I took a nice picture of him.

Tout le monde s'est moqué de lui.

Everyone made fun of him.

Et pourtant, quand j'y réfléchis, je ne sais rien de lui.

And yet, when I think about it, I know nothing about him.

— La Chute (2004)

Ça va être difficile de lui trouver un remplaçant.

It's going to be difficult to find a replacement for him.

Je vous en prie, ayez pitié de lui, ce n'est qu'un ourson!

Please, have pity on him—he's just a bear cub!

— Paddington 2 (2017)

C’est l’occasion jamais de te débarrasser de lui.

It’s the perfect opportunity to get rid of him.

— La strada (1954)

Que vas-tu faire de lui?

What are you going to do with him?

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Il faut une grande quantité du sang de lui.

A large quantity of his blood is needed.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Oui, très fier de lui.

Yes, very proud of him.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Il paraît sûr de lui, mais au fond il doute.

He seems confident, but deep down he has doubts.

Je me rappelle de lui.

I remember him.

Qu'avez-vous l'intention de faire de lui?

What do you intend to do with him?

C'est de lui.

It's from him.

Je suis folle de lui!

I'm crazy about him!

On s'occupera de lui.

We'll take care of him.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Essayons de le débarrasser de lui.

Let's try to get rid of him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

T'es-tu entiché de lui?

Have you fallen for him?

Tu es sûre de lui?

Are you sure about him?

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Elle demanda au réceptionniste de l'hôtel de lui composer ce numéro.

She asked the hotel receptionist to dial this number for her.

Tu ne sais rien de lui.

You don't know anything about him.

On avait abusé de lui.

He had been taken advantage of.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Que dois-je faire de lui?

What should I do with him?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Nous ne savons rien de lui.

We know nothing about him.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Pour me sentir proche de lui.

To feel close to him.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Colle toujours, pour qu'il écoute un peu ce que les gens disent de lui.

He always sticks around, so he can hear a little of what people say about him.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

J'ai reçu une lettre de lui.

I received a letter from him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Ca m'étonne de lui.

I'm surprised at him.

— Taxi (1998)

Qu'est-ce qu'on va faire de lui?

What are we going to do with him?

Libérez-vous de lui.

Free yourself from him.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Tu comprends que des filles blanches tombent amoureuses de lui.

You understand why white girls fall in love with him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tu devais te débarrasser de lui.

You had to get rid of him.

— Volver (2006)

Je la tiens de lui.

I got it from him.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

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

I told Tom what I thought of him.

Qu'adviendra-t-il de lui?

What will become of him?

Les gens se sont moqués de lui.

People laughed at him.

Je rêve de lui chaque nuit.

I dream about him every night.

Que vont-ils faire de lui?

What are they going to do with him?

— Day Watch (2006)

Jouez une ou deux chansons de lui, elle sera ravie.

Play one or two of his songs; she’ll be delighted.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Pour qu'on se souvienne de lui comme d'un démon?

So that he would be remembered as a demon?

— Ne Zha (2019)

Aujourd'hui, je voudrais vous parler de lui.

Today, I would like to talk to you about him.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

J'en ai rien à foutre de lui.

I don't give a damn about him.

— Blow Out (1981)

J'ai promis à Seetha de lui ramener son Ram.

I promised Seetha I’d bring her Ram back.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Les garçons se sont moqués de lui.

The boys laughed at him.

Il se touche tellement il est content de lui.

He touches himself so much he is pleased with himself.

Approche-toi de lui!

Come closer to him!

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Sympa de lui avoir donné mon nom.

It was nice of you to name it after me.

— Interstellar (2014)

Sonia, tu ne dois pas douter de lui.

Sonia, you mustn't doubt him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Je parlais pas de lui.

I wasn't talking about him.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Je n'ai plus peur de lui.

I’m no longer afraid of him.

Tom était amoureux de Maria, mais elle ne voulait rien savoir de lui.

Tom was in love with Maria, but she wanted nothing to do with him.

Et je sais, je sais que je dois m'abstenir de lui faire l'amour.

And I know, I know I have to refrain from making love to them.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Je parie que c'est même pas de lui!

I bet it’s not even his!

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

C'est de lui que je parle.

This is the one I'm talking about.

Excellence, que faisons-nous de lui?

Your Excellency, what do we do with him?

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

C'est bien de lui qu'on parle?

Is he really the one we're talking about?

— Léviathan (2014)

Il m'a maudit de lui avoir menti.

He cursed me for having lied to him.

Je pense que c'est à toi de lui présenter tes excuses.

I think you should apologize to him/her.

Entendre comment les gens parlaient de lui.

To hear how people talked about him.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Si on se servait de lui pour la scène de l'accident de bagnole de Pamela?

What if we used him for Pamela’s car accident scene?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

J'ai tant entendu parler de lui!

I've heard so much about him!

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Aucun signe de lui.

No sign of him.

Je m'occuperai de lui plus tard.

I'll deal with him later.

Tout ce que tu as à faire c'est de lui remettre ce livre.

All you have to do is give this book back to him.

Aviez-vous fini de lui couper les cheveux?

Had you finished cutting his hair?

Elle pense beaucoup de bien de lui.

She thinks very highly of him.

Elle ne sait rien de lui.

She knows nothing about him.

Nous devons nous débarrasser de lui.

We have to get rid of him.

Fait ce que tu veux de lui.

Do whatever you want with him.

— Le Retour (2003)

Nous n'avons pas eu de nouvelles de lui depuis l'année dernière.

We haven't heard from him since last year.

Je ne connais rien de lui, hormis son nom.

I know nothing about him except his name.

Ils se met dans la tête qu'on se moque de lui.

He gets it into his head that people are making fun of him.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

Un mot de lui et tout s'arrange.

One word from him and everything will be sorted out.

— Amarcord (1973)

Il n'y a aucune trace de lui.

There is no trace of him.

— Titanic (1997)

Il m'a demandé de lui tenir compagnie pendant les week-ends.

He asked me to keep him company on weekends.

Pense à ma sœur, elle attend un bébé de lui!

Think of my sister—she’s having his baby!

— La Chute (2004)

Je n'attendais rien de lui.

I wasn't expecting anything from him.

Que va-t-on faire de lui?

What are we going to do with him?

Il m'a dit de lui mettre plus de couvertures sur les pieds.

He told me to put more blankets over his feet.

— Henry V (1989)

Quel gentleman sûr de lui.

What a self-assured gentleman.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

J'ai pas fini de lui raconter mon histoire.

I haven't finished telling him my story.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Marie a supplié son père de lui acheter un nouveau vélo.

Marie begged her father to buy her a new bicycle.

Dieu, ait pitié de lui.

May God have mercy on him.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Que veux-tu de lui?

What do you want from him?

Je ne me souviens pas de lui.

I don't remember him.

Personne n'a jamais entendu parler de lui.

No one has ever heard of him.

Tu parles de lui beaucoup trop.

You talk about him too much.

Il vaut mieux rester à l'écart de lui.

It’s better to stay away from him.

Elle le persuada de lui acheter une bague en diamant.

She persuaded him to buy her a diamond ring.

Parlez-moi de lui.

Tell me about him.

— Interstellar (2014)

J'ai obtenu de lui un renseignement utile.

I got some useful information from him.

Je ne peux m'empêcher de rire de lui.

I can't help laughing at him.

Elle a oublié de lui écrire.

She forgot to write to him.

Thomas a demandé à ses parents de lui acheter un ordinateur plus puissant.

Thomas asked his parents to buy him a more powerful computer.

On dit de lui qu'il était faible étant jeune.

He is said to have been weak when he was young.

J'ai pris congé de lui.

I said goodbye to him.

Que vais-je faire de lui?

What am I going to do with him?

Qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui?

What do you think of him?

Je ne veux plus entendre parle de lui.

I don't want to hear about him anymore.

— La strada (1954)

Bien, vous n'avez jamais entendu parler de lui?

Well, you've never heard of him?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Qu'allez-vous faire de lui?

What are you going to do with him?

Elle me demanda ce qu'il était advenu de lui, mais je l'ignorais.

She asked me what had become of him, but I didn’t know.

Paco t'a reconnue à la mairie, mais il savait que t'étais pas de lui.

Paco recognized you at city hall, but he knew you weren’t his.

— Volver (2006)

T'approche pas de lui!

Don't go near him!

— Les Choristes (2004)

Je suis jaloux de lui.

I am jealous of him.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Parlez de lui avec respect.

Speak of him with respect.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tom n'était pas si sûr de lui.

Tom wasn't that confident.

Tom demanda à Mary de lui lire la lettre qu'elle avait reçue de John.

Tom asked Mary to read him the letter she had received from John.

Tom ne sait pas pourquoi Marie ne veut pas de lui à sa soirée.

Tom doesn’t know why Marie doesn’t want him at her party.

Il oublia de lui acheter un cadeau.

He forgot to buy her a present.

Qu'est-ce que vous allez faire de lui?

What are you going to do with him?

Je me suis moqué de lui.

I laughed at him.

Il est content de lui, avec sa grosse tête!

He's pleased with himself, with his big head!

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Occupez-vous de lui, pas de sa femme!

Take care of him, not his wife!

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Et tu sais que la pute ici attend un enfant de lui?

And you know that the whore here is expecting his child?

— Carandiru (2003)

Beaucoup de choses dépendent de lui.

A lot depends on him.

Je serai heureux de lui payer quelque chose pour le logement.

I’d be happy to pay him/her something toward the accommodation.

Rappelez-Vous sa bonté et ayez pitié de lui.

Remember his goodness and have mercy on him.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Nous nous sommes moqués de lui à ce sujet.

We made fun of him about it.

Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire de lui?

What are you going to do with him?

Da-hye et moi étions très heureuses de lui.

Da-hye and I were very happy for him.

— Parasite (2019)

Dis-lui que ça t'embête pas de lui lacer ses chaussures ou ses baskets.

Tell them you don’t mind tying their shoes or sneakers.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Je ne veux pas de lui.

I don't want him.

Nous n'avons pas vu trace de lui depuis qu'il s'est enfui avec sa petite amie.

We haven't seen any sign of him since he ran off with his girlfriend.

Il fallait que je me débarrasse de lui.

I had to get rid of him.

Perry a obtenu de lui de précieuses informations.

Perry obtained valuable information from him.

Je sais tout de lui.

I know everything about him.

Je m'en rappelle plus, de lui.

I don't remember him anymore.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Est-il sage de lui confier une telle mission?

Is it wise to entrust him with such a mission?

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Tom prie Dieu de lui venir en aide.

Tom prays to God to help him.

Je sais que tu penses beaucoup de bien de lui.

I know you think highly of him.

Mais Gal l'a découvert, s'est entichée de lui et ils ont fini par s'enfuir.

But Gal discovered him, fell for him, and they eventually ran away together.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Que va-t-elle faire de lui maintenant?

What is she going to do with him now?

— Day Watch (2006)

Justement, elle s'occupera de lui.

As it happens, she'll take care of him.

— Les Choristes (2004)

C'est toi qui voulais faire de lui une star, Dan.

You’re the one who wanted to make him a star, Dan.

— Running Man (2025)

Jamais entendu parler de lui.

Never heard of him.

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Quelle image a-t-il de lui?

What image does he have of himself?

Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de lui présenter des excuses.

I think it’s time for me to apologize to him.

De temps à autre, ta sœur demande aux nôtres de lui enseigner quelque chose.

From time to time, your sister asks ours to teach her something.

Sami a demandé à Layla de se tenir à l'écart de lui.

Sami asked Layla to stay away from him.

Il avait honte de lui d'avoir fait une telle chose.

He was ashamed of himself for having done such a thing.

Je me souvenais pas de lui à l'hôpital.

I didn't remember him at the hospital.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Il n'a jamais eu la vie facile, tout le monde se moquait de lui.

He never had it easy; everyone made fun of him.

— Akira (1988)

Que diront-ils de lui?

What will they say about him?

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

La voix de votre père est ici, et les gens qui parlent de lui.

Your father's voice is here, and the people who speak about him.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Méfie-toi de lui.

Beware of him.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

As-tu déjà entendu parler de lui?

Have you ever heard of him?

Qu'est-ce que je vais faire de lui?

What am I going to do with him?

Plus on s'efforce de lui échapper, plus la montagne s'acharne.

The harder we try to escape it, the more relentlessly the mountain pursues us.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Je ne veux rien de lui.

I don't want anything from him.

Débarrassons-nous de lui une bonne fois pour toutes.

Let's get rid of him once and for all.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Les jeunes étudiantes étaient toutes folles de lui.

The young female students were all crazy about him.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Pensez donc que je ne savais rien de lui.

So you can imagine that I knew nothing about him.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Qu'est-ce que vous pensez de lui?

What do you think of him?

Je parle de lui.

I'm talking about him.

Que fait-on de lui?

What do we do with him?

Personne n'aime qu'on se moque de lui.

No one likes being made fun of.

Tous les autres garçons riaient de lui.

All the other boys laughed at him.

Que veux-tu faire de lui?

What do you want to do with him?

À l'époque, les gens ont aussi ri de lui, au début.

At the time, people laughed at him too, at first.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Tom demanda à sa mère de lui acheter un nouveau jouet.

Tom asked his mother to buy him a new toy.

Je veux pas de lui.

I don't want him.

Qu'est-ce que tu sais de lui?

What do you know about him?

Non, jamais entendu parler de lui.

No, never heard of him.

— En terrain miné (2014)

On s'occupe bien de lui.

He is being well taken care of.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Je me suis occupé de lui.

I took care of him.

Demandons à Inbe no Akita de lui trouver un nom.

Let us ask Inbe no Akita to find a name for it.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)