l'identifier

identify him/it

→ le

phrase Rare #28,029

identify him/it The l' is a contracted direct-object pronoun meaning “him” or “it”; the exact translation depends on context. Identifier can also mean “recognize.”

FR: Je dois l'identifier avant de remplir le formulaire.

EN: I have to identify him before filling out the form.

Le père devra l'identifier à la morgue.

The father will have to identify him at the morgue.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je ne peux pas l'identifier.

I can’t identify it.

— Zootopie (2016)

Maxim a dû l'identifier.

Maxim must have identified it.

— Rebecca (1940)

Pouvez-vous l'identifier ?

Can you identify it?

Tu n'as personne pour l'identifier.

You don't have anyone to identify him.

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Vous pouvez l'identifier ?

Can you identify it?

— Shelter (2026)

Je n'arrive pas à l'identifier.

I can't identify it.

Quoi que vous ayez fait, je peux l'identifier.

Whatever you did, I can identify it.

Ton travail sera de l'identifier ce jour là.

Your job will be to identify it that day.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)