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lui arriver

happen to him/her

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phrase Common #7,648
happen to him/her Used when something happens to a person. The pronoun lui refers to him or her, depending on context.
FR: J’espère que rien de grave ne va lui arriver.
EN: I hope nothing serious is going to happen to him/her.

Son collègue, le Pr Schneider, ne sait pas ce qui a pu lui arriver.

His colleague, Professor Schneider, doesn’t know what could have happened to him.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

C'est ce qui pouvait lui arriver de mieux.

It was the best thing that could have happened to him.

— Fight Club (1999)

Ça peut lui arriver.

It could happen to him.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

Il a dû lui arriver quelque chose en chemin.

Something must have happened to him along the way.

Qu'est-ce qu'il va lui arriver ?

What's going to happen to him?

Qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui arriver ?

What could have happened to him?

Dis à Tom ce qui va lui arriver s'il ne fait pas ça.

Tell Tom what will happen to him if he doesn't do it.

Que peut-il lui arriver ?

What could happen to him?

— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)

Quelque chose de mauvais pourrait lui arriver.

Something bad might happen to him.

Qu'a-t-il pu lui arriver ?

What could have happened to him?

Quelque chose aurait pu lui arriver.

Something could have happened to him.

Il a pu lui arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to him.

Il a dû lui arriver quelque chose.

Something must have happened to him.

Qu'est-ce qui a pu lui arriver ?

What could have happened to him?

Je ne sais pas ce qui aurait pu lui arriver.

I don't know what could have happened to him.

J'ai su que malgré tous mes efforts, il pourrait lui arriver quelque chose.

I knew that despite all my efforts, something might happen to him.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Il ne doit rien lui arriver avant l'opération.

Nothing must happen to him before the operation.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

Il aurait pu lui arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to him.

Que va-t-il lui arriver ?

What will happen to him?

— À bout de course (1988)

Tom pense que rien de mal ne peut lui arriver.

Tom thinks nothing bad can happen to him.

Quelque chose a dû lui arriver.

Something must have happened to him.

Qu'est-ce qui va lui arriver ?

What's going to happen to him?

Personne sait jamais ce qui va lui arriver.

Nobody ever knows what's going to happen to him.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)