ils lui ont fait

they did to him

→ il

phrase Rare #23,052

they did to him Used to refer to something that they did to him; the exact meaning depends on what follows or the context. The verb faire can also appear in the construction faire faire, meaning “to make someone do something.”

FR: Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ils lui ont fait ça.

EN: I don't understand why they did that to him.

Ils lui ont fait raconter ça à table.

They made him tell this at the table.

Regardez ce qu'ils lui ont fait.

Look what they did to him.

Regarde ce qu'ils lui ont fait.

Look what they did to him.

Ce que j'oublierai jamais, c'est ce qu'ils lui ont fait.

What I'll never forget is what they did to him.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Qu'est-ce qu'ils lui ont fait ?

What did they do to him?

— Carandiru (2003)

Il est furieux de ce qu'ils lui ont fait.

He’s furious about what they did to him.

Au régiment, ils lui ont fait une croix sur la main gauche.

At the regiment, they made a cross on his left hand.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Tu sais ce qu'ils lui ont fait ?

Do you know what they did to him?

Ils lui ont fait des examens.

They ran some tests on him.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Ils lui ont fait quelque chose.

They did something to him.

Pourquoi ils lui ont fait ça ?

Why did they do that to him?

— Tesis (1996)