ils lui ont

they … to him/her

→ il

phrase Uncommon #18,483

they … to him/her This is a sentence fragment: lui means “to him” or “to her,” and ont helps form the past tense of the following verb.

FR: Ils lui ont raconté une histoire.

EN: They told him a story.

Ils lui ont demandé conseil.

They asked him for advice.

Ils lui ont donné des calmants.

They gave him sedatives.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

À la fin, ils lui ont donné.

In the end, they gave it to him.

— Taxi (1998)

Ils lui ont posé des questions ?

Did they ask him questions?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ils lui ont demandé son avis.

They asked his opinion.

Ils lui ont fait payer très cher.

They made him pay dearly.

— Incendies (2010)

Ils lui ont demandé.

They asked him.

Ils lui ont gentiment demandé ses papiers.

They kindly asked him for his papers.

Ils lui ont trouvé un manager pour gérer ses affaires en NHL.

They found him a manager to handle his affairs in the NHL.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Ils lui ont tous demandé de revenir après avoir maigri.

They all asked him to come back after he had lost weight.

— Grave (2017)

Ils lui ont brisé les deux jambes.

They broke both of his legs.

Ils lui ont brisé le bassin.

They broke his pelvis.

— Drive (2011)

Alors ils lui ont coupé la langue.

So they cut out his tongue.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Ils lui ont tiré dessus.

They shot him.

Ils lui ont rendu la vie si difficile.

They made his life so difficult.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Ils lui ont donné une arme.

They gave him a weapon.

— Haider (2014)

Ils lui ont mis des barreaux aux fenêtres.

They put bars on his windows.

À la fin, ils lui ont tout enlevé.

In the end, they took everything from him.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Ils lui ont rien fait.

They didn't do anything to him.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Ils lui ont retiré l'enfant.

They took the child away from her.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ils lui ont tiré dans le dos.

They shot him in the back.

Ils lui ont jamais pardonné de quitter les Bastides.

They never forgave him for leaving Les Bastides.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Ils lui ont caché la vérité.

They hid the truth from him.

Ils lui ont enlevé toute la poitrine.

They removed her entire chest.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ils lui ont demandé d'ouvrir la fenêtre.

They asked him/her to open the window.