il aime

he likes

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phrase Very common #1,813
he likes Means that a male person or masculine noun likes or loves something. In many everyday contexts, it is best translated as "he likes".
FR: Il aime les films français.
EN: He likes French films.

Il aime l'aventure.

He loves adventure.

Il aime regarder les matchs de baseball à la TV.

He likes to watch baseball games on TV.

Il aime le foot.

He likes football.

Pas possible, il aime pas Katrina.

No way, he doesn't like Katrina.

— Juno (2007)

Il aime tout ce qui est sucré.

He likes everything sweet.

Il aime les Noires, non?

He likes Black women, doesn't he?

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Il aime boire son café sans sucre.

He likes to drink his coffee without sugar.

Sami est de retour car il aime Layla.

Sami is back because he loves Layla.

Il aime à se baigner pendant l'été.

He likes to go swimming during the summer.

Il aime les histoires comme ça.

He likes stories like that.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Il aime courir.

He likes to run.

Il aime lire les journaux.

He likes reading newspapers.

Il aime l'Algérie.

He likes Algeria.

Il aime parler de lui.

He likes to talk about himself.

Il aime la vie facile.

He likes the easy life.

Il aime Marie.

He loves Mary.

Il aime son café sans sucre.

He likes his coffee without sugar.

Il aime le sport en plus de la musique.

He likes sports in addition to music.

Il aime bien les filles.

He likes girls.

Il aime vraiment beaucoup voyager.

He really likes to travel.

Mon chien est aveugle, mais il aime sortir se promener.

My dog is blind, but he loves to go for walks.

Il aime les fruits de mer.

He likes seafood.

Il aime chanter et danser.

He likes to sing and dance.

Il aime les voitures, alors que son frère les déteste.

He likes cars, while his brother hates them.

Il aime jouer au football avec ses amis.

He likes playing football with his friends.

Il aime nager au cours de l'été.

He likes to swim during the summer.

Il aime la géographie et l'histoire.

He likes geography and history.

Il aime se promener au marché.

He likes to stroll around the market.

— Le Frère (1997)

Il aime le jazz.

He likes jazz.

D'abord, je ne sors pas avec lui et puis, il aime peut-être l'opéra.

First of all, I’m not dating him, and besides, he might like opera.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Il aime voyager par avion.

He likes to travel by plane.

Il aime les couchers de soleil.

He loves sunsets.

Il aime cette guitare.

He loves this guitar.

Il aime être juste assis là à jouer à des jeux vidéo.

He likes to just sit there playing video games.

Il aime les sucreries.

He likes sweets.

Il aime faire ça dans la voiture.

He likes to do that in the car.

— Parasite (2019)

On dirait qu'il aime les armes.

It seems he likes guns.

Il aime marcher dans le parc.

He likes walking in the park.

Il aime la Kabylie.

He loves Kabylie.

Il aime s'occuper du jardin.

He likes taking care of the garden.

Il aime le français plus que l'allemand.

He likes French more than German.

Il aime tout faire lui-même.

He likes to do everything himself.

Il aime les animaux étranges, comme les serpents.

He likes strange animals, like snakes.

Il aime bosser près de ses vieux potes.

He likes working near his old friends.

Il aime ça, lui.

He likes it.

— Mommy (2014)

Il aime les histoires croustillantes.

He likes juicy stories.

Il aime dormir.

He likes to sleep.

Il aime lire les livres chinois que son père a écrits aux États-Unis.

He enjoys reading Chinese books his father wrote in the United States.

Il aime l'Australie.

He likes Australia.

Il aime regarder la télé jusqu'à trois heures du matin.

He likes watching TV until three in the morning.

Il aime le baseball.

He likes baseball.

Ce n'est pas parce qu'il aime la peinture qu'il peint bien.

Just because he likes painting doesn't mean he paints well.

Il aime Mary.

He loves Mary.

Il aime sortir à cheval.

He likes to go out riding.

Il aime le thon.

He likes tuna.

Il aime bien lire des articles scientifiques.

He enjoys reading scientific articles.

Il aime à nager au cours de l'été.

He likes to swim during the summer.

Il aime les fèves.

He likes beans.

Il aime chasser.

He likes to hunt.

Il aime les études, mais aussi le sport.

He likes studying, but also sports.

Il aime jouer avec brutalité.

He likes to play roughly.

Il aime nager en été.

He likes to swim in summer.

Il aime la natation.

He likes swimming.

Il aime ses frères.

He loves his brothers.

Mais il aime la marmelade.

But he likes marmalade.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Il aime le pain et le beurre.

He likes bread and butter.

Il aime bien appeler ça Jack.

He likes to call it Jack.

— Shelter (2026)

Pendant son temps libre, il aime être sur Internet.

In his free time, he enjoys being on the internet.

Qu'il se batte pour ceux qu'il aime.

Let him fight for those he loves.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Il aime voyager à l'étranger par avion.

He likes traveling abroad by plane.

Il aime les enfants.

He loves children.

Il aime ceux qui lui ressemblent et soupçonne celui qui est différent.

He likes those who resemble him and suspects anyone who is different.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Il aime.

He loves.

Il aime les tigres.

He likes tigers.

Il aime gagner.

He likes to win.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Et il aime Shan-Shan.

And he loves Shan-Shan.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Il aime marcher seul.

He likes to walk alone.

Il aime la cuisine italienne.

He likes Italian cuisine.

Il aime sa boisson.

He likes his drink.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Il aime le jambon et les œufs.

He likes ham and eggs.

Je veux que Tom ait un travail qu'il aime.

I want Tom to have a job he loves.

Il aime vivre à Tokyo.

He likes living in Tokyo.

Et il fera toujours le nécessaire pour protéger ceux qu'il aime.

And he will always do whatever it takes to protect those he loves.

— Mystic River (2003)

Il aime les aventures.

He loves adventures.

Il aime ce genre de musique.

He likes this kind of music.

Il aime ça.

He likes it.

Il aime les nouvelles expériences.

He loves new experiences.

Il aime effectuer des promenades.

He likes to go for walks.

Il aime lui tenir compagnie.

He likes to keep her company.

Il aime l'art.

He likes art.

Il aime regarder la télévision jusqu'à trois heures du matin.

He likes watching television until three in the morning.

Il aime le berbère.

He likes Berber.

Il aime attirer l'attention.

He likes to attract attention.

Il aime tous les animaux à l'exception des chevaux.

He likes all animals except horses.

Il aime le vent dans les arbres.

He likes the wind in the trees.

Il aime bien me donner ce surnom.

He likes to give me that nickname.

— Zootopie (2016)

Il aime à nager durant l'été.

He likes to swim during the summer.

Il aime les gros culs, mec.

He likes big butts, man.

— American Gangster (2007)

Il aime collectionner les pièces anciennes.

He likes to collect old coins.

Il aime lire des livres.

He likes reading books.

Il aime jouer des tours.

He likes to play tricks.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Il aime nager.

He likes to swim.

Il aime la routine et s'inquiète des changements.

He likes routine and worries about changes.

Vous savez comme il aime ça.

You know how much he likes it.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Il aime son café noir.

He likes his coffee black.

Il hait et il aime l'Anneau autant qu'il se hait et qu'il s'aime.

He hates and loves the Ring as much as he hates and loves himself.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Il aime le prouver en jouant au poker.

He likes to prove it by playing poker.

Il aime bien le tenir, c'est tout.

He just likes to hold it, that's all.

Il aime vraiment beaucoup la musique.

He really likes music.

Il aime les femmes fortes.

He likes strong women.

Tu sais, il aime autant dormir dans son sac de couchage.

You know, he likes sleeping in his sleeping bag just as much.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Il aime chanter dans la baignoire.

He likes to sing in the bathtub.

Il aime les vieux films d'horreur, et joue de la guitare.

He likes old horror movies and plays the guitar.

— Juno (2007)

Il aime insérer son véhicule dans des places de stationnement étroites.

He likes to squeeze his vehicle into tight parking spaces.

Et il aime sincèrement la sainte Église.

And he sincerely loves the Holy Church.

— Henry V (1989)

Il aime me parler, et il parle bien.

He likes to talk to me, and he speaks well.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Il aime la discipline mais il laisse de la place pour respirer.

He likes discipline but he leaves room for breathing room.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Sami aime l'histoire et il aime particulièrement l'histoire de l'Égypte.

Sami likes history, and he especially likes the history of Egypt.

Il aime se déguiser en officier de police.

He likes to dress up as a police officer.

Il aime le jazz et moi aussi.

He likes jazz and so do I.

Peut-être qu'il aime grimper aux arbres.

Maybe he likes climbing trees.

Il aime voir sa proie souffrir.

He enjoys seeing his prey suffer.

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Il aime les chats.

He likes cats.

Il aime cette ambiance.

He likes this atmosphere.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Il aime écrire des articles pour Wikipédia.

He enjoys writing articles for Wikipedia.

Il aime les oranges.

He likes oranges.

Il aime faire des promenades.

He likes to go for walks.

Il aime manger du couscous.

He likes to eat couscous.