je lui ai dit de

I told him/her to

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phrase Common #8,582

I told him/her to The pronoun « lui » can mean “him” or “her”; the action that follows « de » is what you told that person to do.

FR: Je lui ai dit de m’attendre.

EN: I told him/her to wait for me.

Je lui ai dit de partir.

I told him to leave.

Tom a fait exactement ce que je lui ai dit de faire.

Tom did exactly what I told him to do.

Je lui ai dit de dire à ses hommes de ne pas toucher à Santiago.

I told him to tell his men not to touch Santiago.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Parce que je lui ai dit de le faire.

Because I told him to.

Je lui ai dit de travailler avec lui.

I told him to work with him.

— La strada (1954)

Je lui ai dit de venir nous rendre visite.

I told him to come visit us.

Je lui ai dit de n'essayer que le dimanche.

I told him/her to only try on Sundays.

— Dangal (2016)

Je lui ai dit de m'envoyer un autre ticket.

I told him/her to send me another ticket.

Je lui ai dit de vous appeler !

I told him to call you!

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Je lui ai dit de rester.

I told him to stay.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Je lui ai dit de le faire.

I told him to do it.

Je lui ai dit de les inviter.

I told him/her to invite them.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

Je lui ai dit de pas le faire.

I told him not to do it.

Je lui ai dit de quitter la pièce.

I told him to leave the room.

Je lui ai dit de rester, mais il est défectueux.

I told him to stay, but he's defective.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Je lui ai dit de cesser mais il l'a quand même fait.

I told him to stop, but he did it anyway.

Je lui ai dit de me laisser une adresse en partant.

I told him/her to leave me an address before leaving.

— Still Life (2006)

Je lui ai dit de devenir une statue.

I told him to become a statue.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je lui ai dit de rentrer chez lui.

I told him to go home.

Je lui ai dit de mettre de la crème solaire.

I told him to put on sunscreen.

Je lui ai dit de lire ton journal.

I told him to read your diary.

— Haider (2014)

Je lui ai dit de faire attention.

I told him to be careful.

Je lui ai dit de se carrer son fric dans le cul.

I told him to shove his money up his ass.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je lui ai dit de venir.

I told him to come.

Je lui ai dit de venir pour qu'on parle tous les trois.

I told him/her to come so the three of us could talk.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Je lui ai dit de le dénoncer, qu'une fracture n'avait rien de drôle.

I told him to report it, that there was nothing funny about a fracture.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je lui ai dit de cesser.

I told him to stop.

Je lui ai dit de rentrer.

I told him to come home.

Je lui ai dit de se taire.

I told him to shut up.

Je lui ai dit de ces trucs.

I told him about these things.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Je lui ai dit de cesser mais elle l'a quand même fait.

I told her to stop, but she did it anyway.