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lui arriver

happen to him

→ lui
phrase Common #8,018
happen to him Here, lui means “to him”; depending on context, it can also mean “to her” or “to them.”
FR: Il a dû lui arriver quelque chose en chemin.
EN: Something must have happened to him on the way.

C'est ce qui pouvait lui arriver de mieux.

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

— Fight Club (1999)

Quelque chose aurait pu lui arriver.

Something could have happened to him.

Ça peut lui arriver.

It could happen to him.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

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)

Qu'est-ce qui a pu lui arriver ?

What could have happened to him?

Il a dû lui arriver quelque chose.

Something must have happened to him.

— Our Times (2015)

Je ne sais pas ce qui aurait pu lui arriver.

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

Il ne peut rien lui arriver.

Nothing can happen to him.

— Haider (2014)

Quelque chose a dû lui arriver.

Something must have happened to him.

Il a pu lui arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to him.

Tom pense que rien de mal ne peut lui arriver.

Tom thinks nothing bad can happen to him.

Qu'a-t-il pu lui arriver ?

What could have happened to him?

Quelque chose de mauvais pourrait lui arriver.

Something bad might happen to him.

Il a dû lui arriver quelque chose en chemin.

Something must have happened to him along the way.

Que va-t-il lui arriver ?

What will happen to him?

— À bout de course (1988)

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.

Il aurait pu lui arriver quelque chose.

Something could have happened to him.

Qu'est-ce qu'il va lui arriver ?

What's going to happen to him?

Il ne doit rien lui arriver avant l'opération.

Nothing must happen to him before the operation.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

Personne sait jamais ce qui va lui arriver.

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

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Que peut-il lui arriver ?

What could happen to him?

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

Qu'est-ce qui va lui arriver ?

What's going to happen to him?

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)