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il ne l'a pas

he didn't … it

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phrase Uncommon #10,375
he didn't … it The pronoun l' stands for a person or thing already mentioned; the following verb completes the meaning. Depending on context, this can also mean “he hasn't … it.”
FR: Il ne l'a pas encore terminé.
EN: He hasn't finished it yet.

Il ne l'a pas demandé.

He didn’t ask for it.

— Vivre (1952)

Non, il ne l'a pas dit.

No, he didn't say it.

Il ne l'a pas tout à fait cogné, là.

He didn’t quite hit him, there.

Alors il ne l'a pas tué ?

So he didn't kill him?

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Il ne l'a pas achetée.

He didn't buy it.

Il ne l'a pas vu.

He didn't see it.

Elle lui a écrit une longue lettre mais il ne l'a pas lue.

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

Il ne l'a pas lu, Davy.

He didn't read it, Davy.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Tom m'a dit qu'il allait m'appeler, mais il ne l'a pas encore fait.

Tom told me he was going to call me, but he hasn't yet.

Il ne l'a pas vue.

He didn't see her.

Bien sûr qu'il ne l'a pas coupée.

Of course he didn't cut it.

— Léon (1994)

Il ne l'a pas achetée en fin de compte.

He didn't buy it after all.

Il ne l'a pas vue venir.

He didn't see her coming.

— Dangal (2016)

Il ne l'a pas toujours été.

He hasn’t always been that way.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Il a dit qu'il m'appellerait mais il ne l'a pas encore fait.

He said he would call me, but he hasn't yet.

Il ne l'a pas crue une seconde.

He didn't believe her for a second.

Il ne l'a pas trouvé.

He didn't find it.

— Star Trek II : La colère de Khan (1982)

Tom a postulé pour le poste, mais il ne l'a pas obtenu.

Tom applied for the position, but he didn't get it.

Il ne l'a pas mentionné.

He didn't mention it.

Il ne l'a pas acheté.

He didn't buy it.

Il ne l'a pas utilisé.

He didn't use it.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Il ne l'a pas partagé avec toi ?

He didn't share it with you?

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Il ne l'a pas oubliée.

He hasn't forgotten her.

Il ne l'a pas dit.

He didn't say it.

— Tár (2022)