dis-lui

tell him/her

→ dire
phrase Common #4,322
tell him/her Imperative form of dire with an indirect object pronoun. Used when telling someone to say something to a person.
FR: Dis-lui la vérité.
EN: Tell him the truth.

Vas-y, dis-lui!

Go ahead, tell him!

Dis-lui, toi.

Tell him, you.

Ravi, dis-lui d'aller plus vite.

Ravi, tell him to hurry up.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Dis-lui bonjour de ma part.

Say hello to him for me.

Dis-lui la vérité.

Tell him the truth.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Dis-lui ce que tu veux.

Tell him what you want.

Dis-lui qu'elle fasse pas chier.

Tell her not to be a pain in the ass.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Hein, dis-lui.

Hey, tell him.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Dis-lui d'être plus précis!

Tell him to be more precise!

— The Strangers (2016)

Dis-lui, Em, et ensuite partons.

Tell him, Em, and then let's leave.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Dis-lui quand même de rester poli.

Tell him to be polite anyway.

Dis-lui, putain.

Tell him, for fuck's sake.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Dis-lui avec ces mots-.

Tell him using those words.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Et si frère t'ennuie encore, dis-lui qu'il est l'heure de prier.

And if your brother bothers you again, tell him it’s time to pray.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Réveille-le et dis-lui donc maintenant!

Wake him up and tell him now!

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Dis-lui ce que tu m'as dit.

Tell him what you told me.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Va la chercher et dis-lui quoi?

Go get her and tell her what?

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Papa, dis-lui.

Dad, tell him.

— Interstellar (2014)

Dis-lui pourquoi.

Tell him why.

Dis-lui d'attendre pour rentrer.

Tell him/her to wait before coming in.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Dis-lui tout.

Tell him everything.

Dis-lui qu'on arrive.

Tell him we're coming.

Dis-lui, je vous en prie.

Tell him, please.

— Benni (2019)

Dis-lui ce que je t'ai dit.

Tell him what I told you.

Dis-lui non.

Tell him no.

Dis-lui ce qui se passe.

Tell him what's going on.

Dis-lui qui tu es.

Tell him who you are.

— Black Panther (2018)

Dis-lui qu'il est inutile de continuer à me tourmenter.

Tell him there's no point in continuing to torment me.

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

Dis-lui, Sivagami!

Tell him, Sivagami!

— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)

Arrête de pleurer et dis-lui!

Stop crying and tell him!

— 2 sœurs (2003)

Dis-lui-en une, Bouboule.

Tell him one, Bouboule.

— Funny Games (1997)

Munni, dis-lui.

Munni, tell him.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Dis-lui bonjour s'il te plait.

Say hello to him/her, please.

Dis-lui lequel elle doit prendre.

Tell her which one she should take.

Dis-lui ce que tu viens de me dire à l'instant.

Tell them what you just told me.

Dis-lui qu'elle manque beaucoup à sa mère.

Tell her that her mother misses her very much.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Dis-lui, Harry!

Tell him, Harry!

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Dis-lui de ne pas chanter.

Tell him not to sing.

Dis-lui, toi, Numa.

Tell him, Numa.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Dis-lui bien que j'irai le voir dès que je pourrai, OK?

Make sure you tell him I'll go see him as soon as I can, okay?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Olia, dis-lui à cet idiot!

Olia, tell that idiot!

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Dis-lui ce que tu penses.

Tell him what you think.

Dis-lui qu'elle craint rien.

Tell her she has nothing to worry about.

— Victoria (2015)

Dis-lui d'attendre.

Tell him to wait.

Alors dis-lui.

So tell him.

Dis-lui ça, Al.

Tell Al that.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Dis-lui qu'on doit y aller.

Tell him we have to go.

Dis-lui de ma part.

Tell him from me.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Dis-lui, mission accomplie.

Tell him, mission accomplished.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Dis-lui ce que tu as entendu.

Tell him what you heard.

Dis-lui pour le cerf!

Tell him about the deer!

— Cold Storage (2026)

Dis-lui ce qui se passe!

Tell him what's going on!

— Cold Storage (2026)

Dis-lui son âge.

Tell him/her their age.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Dis-lui qu'il est un crétin.

Tell him he's an idiot.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Dis-lui, bon sang!

Tell him, damn it!

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Dis-lui.

Tell him.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Il va décharger la batterie, dis-lui.

He’s going to drain the battery, tell him.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Dis-lui bonjour.

Say hello to him.

— Mon voisin Totoro (1988)

Dis-lui maintenant.

Tell him now.

Dis-lui ce que tu viens de me dire.

Tell him what you just told me.

Dis-lui quelque chose.

Tell him something.

Dis-lui qu'il a besoin d'être dressé.

Tell him he needs to be trained.

Dis-lui, Knuckles.

Tell him, Knuckles.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Dis-lui de ne pas venir ici plus.

Tell him not to come here again.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Vas-y, dis-lui.

Go ahead, tell him.

— Control (2007)

Dis-lui, toi, à qui ça appartenait.

You tell him who it belonged to.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Dis-lui bonjour de ma part s'il te plaît.

Say hello to him for me, please.

Et si tu vois Tom, dis-lui bonjour de ma part.

And if you see Tom, say hello for me.

Dis-lui ce que tu ressens.

Tell him how you feel.

Dis-lui qu'elle est belle.

Tell her she's beautiful.

Dis-lui d'entrer.

Tell him to come in.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Dis-lui ça.

Tell him that.

Dis-lui qu'on est en plein jeu.

Tell him we're in the middle of a game.

Appelle Janaina et dis-lui quand tu arrives là-bas?

Call Janaina and tell her when you're arriving there?

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Dis-lui, ou tu ne me verras plus jamais.

Tell him, or you'll never see me again.

Dis-lui au revoir.

Tell him goodbye.

Dis-lui ce que tu as vu.

Tell him what you saw.

Dis-lui pourquoi je suis connu.

Tell him why I'm famous.

— Victoria (2015)

Dis-lui d'arrêter.

Tell him to stop.

— Tár (2022)

Va la voir et dis-lui.

Go see her and tell her.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Dis-lui toi-même.

Tell him yourself.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Dis-lui que je n'y serai pas.

Tell him/her I won't be there.

Dis-lui qu'on a tout vu.

Tell him we saw everything.

— The Strangers (2016)

Dis-lui, je t'égorge.

Tell him/her, I’ll slit your throat.

— La Haine (1995)

Andrei, dis-lui qu'on ne vas plus nulle part!

Andrei, tell him we're not going anywhere anymore!

— Le Retour (2003)

Ben dis-lui, ça lui fera plaisir.

Well, tell him, he'll be happy.

— Grave (2017)

Dis-lui!

Tell him!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Si tu vois Shuya, dis-lui on est.

If you see Shuya, tell him where we are.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Dis-lui ce qu'il veut savoir.

Tell him what he wants to know.

Dis-lui n'importe quoi.

Tell him anything.

Dis-lui ce qui s'est passé.

Tell him what happened.

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

Dis-lui qui je suis.

Tell him who I am.

Dis-lui qu'il devrait.

Tell him he should.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Dis-lui, Murph.

Tell him, Murph.

— Interstellar (2014)