je lui ai dit de

I told him/her to

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phrase Common #8,085

I told him/her to Used to report an instruction or request. “Lui” can mean him or her, and is followed by de plus an infinitive. In informal speech, “ne” is often omitted, as in “Je lui ai dit de pas le faire.”

FR: Je lui ai dit de m'appeler demain.

EN: I told him/her to call me tomorrow.

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 cesser mais elle l'a quand même fait.

I told her to stop, but she 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)

Parce que je lui ai dit de le faire.

Because I told him to.

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 partir.

I told him to leave.

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 faire.

I told him to do it.

Je lui ai dit de se taire.

I told him to shut up.

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)

Je lui ai dit de rentrer.

I told him to come home.

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 mettre de la crème solaire.

I told him to put on sunscreen.

Je lui ai dit de pas le faire.

I told him not to do it.

Je lui ai dit de venir.

I told him to come.

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 travailler avec lui.

I told him to work with him.

— La strada (1954)

Je lui ai dit de faire attention.

I told him to be careful.

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.

I told him to stop.

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 quitter la pièce.

I told him to leave the room.

Je lui ai dit de vous appeler !

I told him to call you!

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Je lui ai dit de ces trucs.

I told him about these things.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

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

I told him/her to send me another ticket.

Je lui ai dit de venir nous rendre visite.

I told him to come visit us.

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 rester.

I told him to stay.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)