devant lui

in front of him

→ devant

phrase Uncommon #20,867

in front of him Can also mean “before him” or “ahead of him,” depending on the context. Here, lui refers to a masculine person or thing.

FR: Elle n'ose pas parler devant lui.

EN: She doesn't dare speak in front of him.

Quand on est devant lui, on se sent un peu mal à l'aise.

When you’re in front of him, you feel a little uncomfortable.

— Le Facteur (1994)

Sami était un jeune homme avec un brillant avenir devant lui.

Sami was a young man with a bright future ahead of him.

Je ne voulais pas pleurer devant lui.

I didn’t want to cry in front of him.

Sami passait l'aspirateur devant lui.

Sami was vacuuming in front of him.

S'il vous plaît ne pleurez pas devant lui.

Please don't cry in front of him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Ne dis pas ça devant lui !

Don't say that in front of him!

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

Il marche droit devant lui.

He walks straight ahead.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Un brillant avenir s'offre devant lui.

A bright future lies ahead of him.

Champion du monde à trois reprises et de nombreux autres titres devant lui.

Three-time world champion with many more titles ahead of him.

— Senna (2010)

Le chauffeur criait parce que la voiture devant lui ne bougeait pas.

The driver was honking because the car in front of him wasn’t moving.

Je devais contenir ma colère devant lui.

I had to contain my anger in front of him.

Personne ne courait devant lui.

No one was running ahead of him.

Il était furieux et elle tremblait devant lui.

He was furious and she was trembling before him.

Il ne pouvait pas supporter que quelqu'un soit devant lui.

He couldn't stand having anyone in front of him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Sawatzki ne regarde ni à gauche ni à droite, il marche droit devant lui.

Sawatzki doesn't look left or right; he walks straight ahead.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Il a la vie devant lui !

He has his whole life ahead of him!

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)

Puis l'un d'eux jaillit du cercle et courut droit devant lui.

Then one of them sprang out of the circle and ran straight ahead.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)