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elle lui

she to him/her

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phrase Very common #1,568
she to him/her Not a fixed expression: elle means "she" and lui means "to him" or "to her." Lui is an indirect object pronoun placed before the verb, and in natural English it is often translated as "him" or "her" depending on the verb.
FR: Elle lui parle souvent.
EN: She talks to him often.

Elle lui tendit sa veste puis ouvrit la porte et lui demanda de partir.

She handed him her jacket then opened the door and asked him to leave.

Elle lui fit nettoyer sa chambre.

She made him clean her room.

Il a continué à la harceler jusqu'à ce qu'elle lui dise ce qu'il voulait savoir.

He kept harassing her until she told him what he wanted to know.

Elle lui acheta une chemise à porter à la fête.

She bought him a shirt to wear to the party.

Elle lui marchait dessus.

She was stepping on him.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Elle lui dit de ne pas s'inquiéter.

She tells him not to worry.

Elle lui a dit qu'elle m'y avait vu la semaine passée.

She told him that she had seen me there the week before.

Elle lui parle toujours français.

She still speaks French to him.

Elle lui rendit visite une fois par an.

She visited him once a year.

Finalement, elle lui céda et lui révéla le secret.

Finally, she gave in and revealed the secret to him.

Elle lui en veut d'être parti.

She resents him for leaving.

— Interstellar (2014)

Elle lui sourit.

She smiled at him.

Elle lui fait horreur.

She horrifies him.

Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais ne l'envoya pas.

She wrote him a long letter but didn’t send it.

Elle lui a claqué la porte au nez.

She slammed the door in his face.

Elle lui jeta un oreiller.

She threw a pillow at him.

Elle lui ordonna de le faire.

She ordered him to do it.

Elle lui recommanda de dire à sa copine qu'il l'aimait.

She advised him to tell his girlfriend that he loved her.

Cet après-midi, elle lui dit que c'était fini entre eux.

This afternoon, she told him that it was over between them.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Elle lui sourit avec gêne.

She smiled at him sheepishly.

Elle lui fait faire le tour du ranch pour rencontrer les autres.

She gives him a tour of the ranch to meet the others.

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

Elle lui écrit chaque semaine.

She writes to him every week.

Elle lui fit un regard méchant.

She gave him a nasty look.

Elle lui attrape les couilles !

She grabs him by the balls!

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

Elle lui obéit, quoi qu'il lui dise de faire.

She obeys him, whatever he tells her to do.

Elle lui dit qu'elle était triste.

She tells him that she was sad.

L'enfant d'une amie est malade, elle lui rend visite.

A friend’s child is sick, so she goes to visit them.

— Night Watch (2004)

Elle lui a dit quelque chose.

She said something to him.

Elle lui posa quelques questions, mais il refusa de répondre.

She asked him a few questions, but he refused to answer.

Elle lui ressemble.

She looks like him.

Elle lui expliqua pourquoi elle ne pourrait lui rendre visite.

She explained to him why she wouldn't be able to visit him.

Elle lui tendit sa veste.

She handed him her jacket.

Elle lui fit signe d'au revoir.

She waved goodbye to him.

Elle lui annonça qu'elle ne l'aimait pas.

She told him that she didn't love him.

Elle lui a fait un procès.

She sued him.

Elle lui mit sur le dos tous ses problèmes.

She blamed him for all her problems.

Elle lui dit qu'elle ne l'aimait pas.

She told him that she didn't love him.

Elle lui a dit qu'elle ne l'aimait pas.

She told him that she didn’t love him.

Elle lui plaira.

She will please him.

— Funny Games (1997)

Elle lui reprocha d'être indifférent envers elle.

She reproached him for being indifferent toward her.

Elle lui envoya un grand sourire.

She gave him a big smile.

Elle lui suggéra de l'essayer.

She suggested that he try it.

Elle lui fait la bise.

She gives him a kiss on the cheek.

— Titane (2021)

Elle lui a fait des avances, un sourire aux lèvres.

She made advances to him, a smile on her lips.

Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais ne la mit pas au courrier.

She wrote him a long letter but never mailed it.

Elle lui lança un regard noir.

She glared at him.

Elle lui a dit qu'elle croyait en l'astrologie.

She told him that she believed in astrology.

Elle lui ordonna de nettoyer sa chambre.

She ordered him to clean his room.

Elle lui recommanda de ne pas conduire trop vite mais il refusa de l'écouter.

She advised him not to drive too fast, but he refused to listen to her.

Elle lui sourit d'un air gêné.

She gave him an awkward smile.

Elle lui fait faire ses devoirs avant le dîner.

She makes him do his homework before dinner.

Elle lui écrivit pour lui dire combien il était merveilleux.

She wrote to him to tell him how wonderful he was.

Elle lui gardait rancune à cause de cette affaire.

She held a grudge against him because of this affair.

Elle lui chuchota quelque chose.

She whispered something to him.

Elle lui obéit.

She obeyed him.

Elle lui dit qu'il avait raison.

She told him that he was right.

Elle lui présenta ses excuses pour son retard.

She apologized to him for being late.

Tom ne croyait pas Mary quand elle lui disait qu'elle était amoureuse de lui.

Tom didn't believe Mary when she told him she was in love with him.

Elle lui retourna son baiser.

She returned his kiss.

Elle lui faisait les yeux doux.

She was flirting with him.

Elle lui tendit une clef.

She handed him a key.

Elle lui fit un au revoir de la main.

She waved goodbye.

Elle lui annonça que son père était décédé.

She told him that his father had died.

Elle lui montra la photo.

She showed him the picture.

Elle lui dit qu'elle partait.

She tells him that she was leaving.

Elle lui a dit qu'elle partait.

She told him she was leaving.

Elle lui plaisait beaucoup.

He liked her very much.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Elle lui ressemble mais Vera est différente.

She looks like her, but Vera is different.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Elle lui est si chère.

She is so dear to him.

Elle lui tendit l'argent qu'elle lui devait.

She handed him the money she owed him.

Elle lui fit des avances, un sourire aux lèvres.

She made advances to him, a smile on her lips.

Elle lui acheta un billet.

She bought him a ticket.

Elle lui était si précieuse qu'il a fait élever un bâtiment autour.

It was so precious to him that he had a building erected around it.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Elle lui a dit qu'elle demandait le divorce.

She told him that she was filing for divorce.

Elle lui parla de l'affaire.

She spoke to him about the matter.

Elle lui rend visite deux fois par an.

She visits him twice a year.

Elle lui décroche une droite et la met à terre !

She lands a right hook and knocks her to the ground!

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Elle lui sourit en retour.

She smiled back at him.

Elle lui fait faire ses devoirs avant le souper.

She makes him do his homework before dinner.

Elle lui écrivit une longue lettre mais il ne la lut pas.

She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it.

Elle lui a brisé les os et a labouré ses tripes.

She broke his bones and tore open his guts.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Elle lui jeta un coup d'œil timide.

She gave him a shy glance.

Sa femme, elle lui tient tête.

His wife stands up to him.

— Bacurau (2019)

Elle lui confectionna un nouveau costume.

She made him a new costume.

Elle lui offrit un beau cadeau.

She gave him a beautiful gift.

Elle lui a présenté ses excuses pour son retard.

She apologized to him for being late.

Tom acheta une nouvelle machine à coudre à Mary et elle lui apprit à coudre.

Tom bought Mary a new sewing machine and she taught him to sew.

Elle lui recommanda d'aller au poste de police mais il eut peur de le faire.

She advised him to go to the police station, but he was afraid to do so.

Elle lui serra la main.

She shook his hand.

Elle lui fait confiance.

She trusts him.

Elle lui a crié dessus.

She yelled at him.

Elle lui tira dessus.

She shot him.

Elle lui fit un procès.

She sued him.

Elle lui annonça ses fiançailles.

She announced her engagement to him.

Elle lui montre comment faire un nœud.

She shows him how to tie a knot.

Elle lui dit qu'elle était heureuse.

She told him that she was happy.

Elle lui a dit qu'elle était triste.

She told him that she was sad.

Elle lui posa des questions.

She asked him questions.

Elle lui ressemble trop.

She looks too much like him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Elle lui expliqua comment résoudre l'énigme.

She explained to him how to solve the riddle.