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dis-lui de

tell him or her to

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phrase Uncommon #10,662
tell him or her to Use before an infinitive to tell someone to do something; “lui” can mean him or her.
FR: Dis-lui de fermer la porte.
EN: Tell him or her to close the door.

Dis-lui de partir !

Tell him to leave!

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Dis-lui de partir devant !

Tell him to go on ahead!

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Dis-lui de quitter la ville.

Tell him to leave town.

— Independence Day (1996)

Dis-lui de t'emmener à la machine à voyager dans le temps sans moi.

Tell him to take you to the time machine without me.

— Idiocracy (2006)

Si tu la vois, dis-lui de m'appeler.

If you see her, tell her to call me.

Alors dis-lui de pas me parler.

Then tell him not to talk to me.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Dis-lui de faire vite.

Tell him to hurry.

Dis-lui de nous les apporter tout de suite.

Tell him to bring them to us right away.

Appelle Fritzer à Vienne, on va vendre P et G, dis-lui de fixer son prix.

Call Fritzer in Vienna, we're going to sell P and G, tell him to set his price.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

S'il te plaît, dis-lui de les laisser partir.

Please tell him/her to let them go.

— Ip Man (2008)

Dis-lui de venir ici.

Tell him to come here.

Dis-lui de pas me parler comme ça.

Tell him not to talk to me like that.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Dis-lui de se calmer.

Tell him to calm down.

— Irreversible (2002)

Dis-lui de faire attention à son pauvre vieux père.

Tell him to look after his poor old father.

— Caché (2005)

Tiens, dis-lui de m'appeler pour qu'il m'explique.

Here, tell him to call me so he can explain it to me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Dis-lui de s'activer.

Tell him/her to get a move on.

— Black Panther (2018)

Dis-lui de descendre !

Tell him to come down!

— La Haine (1995)

Dis-lui de venir me voir.

Tell him to come see me.

Dis-lui de m'aider.

Tell him to help me.

— Election 1 (2005)

Dis-lui de réparer le lavabo cassé.

Tell him to fix the broken sink.

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Dis-lui de me laisser tranquille.

Tell him to leave me alone.

Dis-lui de faire ça vite.

Tell him to do it quickly.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Dis-lui de m'en trouver un pour payer mon loyer.

Tell him to find me one to pay my rent.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

Dis-lui de libérer mon pote et de nous rendre ce qu'il nous a pris.

Tell him to let my buddy go and give us back what he took from us.

— Un prophète (2009)

Dis-lui de venir.

Tell him to come.

— Bacurau (2019)

D'accord, dis-lui de se dépêcher.

Okay, tell him/her to hurry up.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Dis-lui de se trouver une vie.

Tell him to get a life.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Dis-lui de rentrer, si tu le vois.

Tell him to come home if you see him.

— Lagaan (2001)

Dis-lui de partir.

Tell him to leave.

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

Dis-lui de le mettre sur ma note.

Tell him to put it on my tab.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Dis-lui de le transférer sur ton compte.

Tell him to transfer it to your account.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Dis-lui de rentrer chez lui.

Tell him to go home.

Dis-lui de se dépêcher.

Tell him to hurry up.

Dis-lui de raccrocher !

Tell him to hang up!

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Dis-lui de prendre sur lui et d'écrire une lettre d'excuses.

Tell him to swallow his pride and write an apology letter.

— Burning (2018)

Dis-lui de me montrer l'arme.

Tell him to show me the weapon.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Dis-lui de te les donner.

Tell him to give them to you.

Dis-lui de le leur donner.

Tell him to give it to them.

Ben dis-lui de les coller dans une cage, ou ailleurs.

Well, tell him to put them in a cage, or somewhere else.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Dis-lui de nourrir les poissons.

Tell him to feed the fish.

— Primate (2026)

Dis-lui de m'appeler.

Tell him to call me.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Dis-lui de m'appeler si tu le vois.

Tell him to call me if you see him.

Dis-lui de passer prendre ses affaires ou de me dire où les envoyer.

Tell him to come and collect his things or tell me where to send them.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Dis-lui de nous aider avec les bagages !

Tell him to help us with the luggage!

— Salé, Sucré (1994)