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devant lui

in front of him

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phrase Uncommon #17,965
in front of him Can mean physically in front of him or in his presence, depending on context.
FR: Elle a posé le livre devant lui.
EN: She put the book 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)

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

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

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Je ne voulais pas pleurer devant lui.

I didn’t want to cry in front of him.

S'il vous plaît ne pleurez pas devant lui.

Please don't cry in front of him.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

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.

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)

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)

Un brillant avenir s'offre devant lui.

A bright future lies ahead of him.

Je la voyais par terre devant lui.

I could see her on the ground in front of him.

Nelly passa devant lui.

Nelly walked past him.

Personne ne courait devant lui.

No one was running ahead of him.

Sami passait l'aspirateur devant lui.

Sami was vacuuming in front of him.

Une femme gisait devant lui, couverte de sang.

A woman lay before him, covered in blood.

Il marche droit devant lui.

He walks straight ahead.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Je devais contenir ma colère devant lui.

I had to contain my anger in front of him.

Phileas Fogg avait donc cinq heures devant lui.

Phileas Fogg had five hours ahead of him, then.

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

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

Il avait donc cinq ou six jours devant lui pour prendre un parti.

So he had five or six days to make up his mind.

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)

Toujours devant lui !

Always ahead of him!

Il était furieux et elle tremblait devant lui.

He was furious and she was trembling before him.

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 a la vie devant lui !

He has his whole life ahead of him!

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)

Il prit un petit marteau et frappa le gong devant lui.

He picked up a small hammer and struck the gong in front of him.