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je dois te dire

I have to tell you

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I have to tell you Used to introduce something the speaker needs or feels compelled to say. “Te” is the informal singular form of “you.”
FR: Je dois te dire quelque chose d’important.
EN: I have to tell you something important.

Je dois te dire la vérité.

I have to tell you the truth.

Je pars demain, je dois te dire au revoir !

I'm leaving tomorrow; I have to say goodbye to you!

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

Je t'ai aidé, mais là, je dois te dire la vérité en face.

I helped you, but now I have to tell you the truth to your face.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Je dois te dire un truc.

I have to tell you something.

Clara, je ne veux pas m'en mêler, mais je dois te dire une chose.

Clara, I don't want to get involved, but I have to tell you something.

— Aquarius (2016)

Je dois te dire que je ne t'aime plus.

I have to tell you that I don't love you anymore.

Qu'est-ce que je dois te dire ?

What do I have to tell you?

Je dois te dire une chose.

I have to tell you something.

Je dois te dire que tout est fini entre nous, Doug.

I have to tell you that it's all over between us, Doug.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Je dois te dire autre chose.

I have to tell you something else.

Il y a quelque chose d'important que je dois te dire.

There’s something important I need to tell you.

Je dois te dire.

I have to tell you.

Il y a une chose que je dois te dire.

There’s something I need to tell you.

Je dois te dire quelque chose.

I have to tell you something.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)