l'écouter

to listen to him, her, or it

→ le
phrase Common #7,260
to listen to him, her, or it The pronoun l’ means le or la and refers to a person or thing previously mentioned. The infinitive écouter becomes l’écouter when used after expressions such as essayer de, venir, or devoir.
FR: Je vais l'écouter attentivement.
EN: I’m going to listen to him carefully.

J'aurais dû l'écouter.

I should have listened to him.

On devrait l'écouter.

We should listen to him.

On pourrait l'écouter.

We could listen to him.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Commencez par l'écouter.

Start by listening to it.

— Avatar (2009)

Je pense qu'on doit l'écouter.

I think we should listen to him.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Tu devrais l'écouter.

You should listen to him.

Alors tu restes éveillée à l'écouter ronfler en te faisant des idées.

So you stay awake listening to him snore, imagining things.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tu as eu tort de ne pas l'écouter.

You were wrong not to listen to him.

J'ai essayé de l'écouter avec attention.

I tried to listen to him carefully.

Tu veux l'écouter?

Do you want to listen to it?

Elle lui a recommandé d'arrêter de fumer, mais il a refusé de l'écouter.

She recommended that he quit smoking, but he refused to listen to her.

Elle lui recommanda de ne pas conduire trop vite mais il refusa de l'écouter.

She advised him not to drive too fast, but he refused to listen to her.

Tu sais qu'il faut pas l'écouter.

You know you shouldn't listen to them.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Vous devriez l'écouter.

You should listen to him.

Tu viendras l'écouter?

Will you come and listen to him?

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

As-tu essayé de l'écouter?

Have you tried listening to it?

Avez-vous essayé de l'écouter?

Have you tried listening to it?

Tu n'aimes pas l'écouter chanter?

You don’t like listening to him sing?

— Vivre ! (1994)

Je ne peux pas venir l'écouter cette nuit.

I can't come listen to it tonight.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Et tu voulais l'écouter un jour de pluie.

And you wanted to listen to it on a rainy day.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Sinon, vous pouvez l'écouter.

Otherwise, you can listen to it.

— Le Facteur (1994)

J'aime l'écouter.

I like listening to him.