il l'

he ... him/her/it

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phrase Common #7,674

he ... him/her/it This is not a fixed expression: il means “he,” and l’ is the elided form of le or la before a vowel. Its meaning depends on the following verb; for example, il l’aime means “he loves him/her/it,” and il l’emmène means “he takes him/her/it.”

FR: Quand on parle de Paul, il l'aime beaucoup.

EN: When people talk about Paul, he likes him/her/it a lot.

Il l'embrasse.

He kisses her.

— Titane (2021)

Il l'ignore encore.

He still ignores him.

Il l'adorait.

He adored her.

Il l'attira contre lui et l'embrassa sur la bouche.

He pulled her close and kissed her on the lips.

Il n'est plus comme il l'était.

He is no longer the way he used to be.

Il l'éteint toujours.

He always turns it off.

— The World (2004)

Il l'aime beaucoup.

He likes him a lot.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Il l'appelle.

He calls her.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Il l'enregistre, elle l'ignore.

He records it, she ignores it.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Lancez un os à un chien, il l'attrapera toujours.

Throw a dog a bone and it will always catch it.

— À l'ouest rien de nouveau (2022)

Il l'épousa plus tard.

He married her later.

Demande-lui d'où il l'a !

Ask him where he got it from!

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

C'est comme ça qu'il l'apprécie.

That's how he likes it.

Il l'amène au mariage !

He’s taking him to the wedding!

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Il l'embête, je crois qu'il l'a tuée.

He's bothering her; I think he killed her.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Il l'ignore.

He ignores it.

Il l'adore.

He loves it.

— Avengers (2012)

Pourquoi il l'appelle comme ça ?

Why does he call it that?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Il l'aime tant qu'il l'affiche dans votre chambre.

He loves it so much that he displays it in your room.

— Blade Runner (1982)

Il l'attira dans ses bras.

He drew her into his arms.

Il l'embrassa les yeux fermés.

He kissed her with his eyes closed.

Le Maître est rentré, il l'envoie à l'hôpital.

The Master is back; he’s sending him to the hospital.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Il l'a.

He has it.

Il l'aime bien.

He likes her.

Oui, monsieur, il l'était.

Yes, sir, he was.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Et il l'a chez vous.

And he has it at your place.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Il l'apprendra bientôt.

He’ll find out soon.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Un matin, il a rencontré une femme et lui conta son poème, le soir, il l'épousa.

One morning, he met a woman and recited his poem to her; that evening, he married her.

— PK (2014)

Il sera furieux quand il l'apprendra.

He'll be furious when he finds out.

Il l'était vraiment.

He really was.

— Titanic (1997)

Il l'appelait tous les deux jours.

He called him every other day.

Il l'a dans la bouche.

He has it in his mouth.

— La Haine (1995)

Il l'ouvrait tout le temps ?

Did he open it all the time?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il l'aide à prendre des décisions.

He helps him make decisions.

J'ai répété ce qu'il disait, exactement comme il l'avait dit.

I repeated what he was saying, exactly as he had said it.

Mais il l'ignore.

But he ignores it.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Il l'attrapa par le bras.

He grabbed her by the arm.

Il l'embrasse et c'est bon, OK.

He kisses her, and that's fine, okay.

— Rushmore (1998)

Elle l'aime bien et il l'aime bien.

She likes him, and he likes her.

Il l'accusa de lui avoir menti.

He accused her of lying to him.

Et si on lui avait dit de faire sauter la Terre, il l'aurait fait sauter ?

And if they had told him to blow up the Earth, would he have blown it up?

— Le repentir (1987)

Il l'a toujours.

He still has it.

Il l'a en son pouvoir.

He has him in his power.

Il l'apprécie.

He likes him.

Tu penses qu'il l'aurait fait ?

Do you think he would have done it?

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

Il l'était.

He was.

— Le repentir (1987)

Il l'appelle Godefroy !

He calls him Godefroy!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Il l'avait avec lui.

He had it with him.

Avec le troisième titre, il l'est devenu dans le monde entier.

With his third title, he became one worldwide.

— Senna (2010)

Il l'empêche de faire son travail.

He prevents him from doing his job.

Il l'écoute en boucle, maintenant.

He listens to it on repeat now.

— Mommy (2014)

Il l'aide.

He helps him.

Il l'aura.

He will have it.