ask him/her
Tu devais lui demander calmement.
You should have asked him calmly.
— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)
Are you going to dare ask him?
Pour lui demander si tes excuses lui suffisent ou s'il exige autre chose ?
To ask him whether your apologies are enough for him or whether he expects something else?
— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)
Go ask him.
Tu peux lui demander le nom de son amie ?
Can you ask him/her for his/her friend's name?
— Masaan (2015)
You should ask him.
Je pensais à lui demander de sortir avec moi.
I was thinking about asking her out.
Je me suis décidé à lui demander sa main.
I decided to ask her hand in marriage.
J'aurais dû lui demander ce qu'elle pensait de moi.
I should have asked her what she thought of me.
— Silent Voice (2016)
Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de lui demander son aide.
I think it’s time for me to ask for his help.
Pouvez-vous lui demander de monter dans ma chambre ?
Can you ask him to come up to my room?
— Rebecca (1940)
Do you dare ask him?
Je ne peux pas lui demander ça.
I can't ask him that.
Je vais lui demander moi-même.
I'll ask him myself.
Peut-être pourriez-vous lui demander de faire un tour.
Perhaps you could ask him to go for a walk.
— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)
Donne-moi une réponse, sinon je vais le lui demander.
Give me an answer, otherwise I'll ask him.
— Les Nouveaux Sauvages (2014)
You just have to ask him.
La police officielle, faut pas lui demander trop de résultats.
You shouldn't expect too many results from the official police.
— Les Diaboliques (1955)
Je ne peux pas lui demander de démissionner.
I can't ask him to resign.
Vous n'avez qu'à lui demander.
You just have to ask him.
He was going to ask her.
Je vais lui demander de m'épouser.
I'm going to ask her to marry me.
J'ai donc pensé lui demander son avis.
So I thought I'd ask his opinion.
Tu ferais mieux de lui demander pourquoi il était mouillé.
You'd better ask him why he was wet.
— La petite Véra (1988)
Nous n'avons pas eu besoin de lui demander de démissionner.
We didn't need to ask him to resign.
Pourquoi ne pas lui demander ?
Why not ask him?
Vous feriez mieux de lui demander à l'avance combien cela va coûter.
You'd better ask him in advance how much it will cost.
You can ask him.
J'ai oublié de le lui demander.
I forgot to ask him/her for it.
Tout ce que tu as à faire est de lui demander de payer la dette.
All you have to do is ask him to pay the debt.
Il a écrit au FBI pour lui demander d'agir.
He wrote to the FBI asking them to take action.
— Oppenheimer (2023)
I can't ask him.
Elle rassembla finalement le courage pour lui demander davantage d'argent.
She finally mustered the courage to ask him for more money.
Vous auriez mieux fait de lui demander quel chemin prendre.
You should have asked him which way to go.
We'll ask him.
C'est exactement ce que je vais lui demander.
That's exactly what I'm going to ask them.
Je vais joindre Jim et lui demander de venir.
I’ll get in touch with Jim and ask him to come.
Il peut lui demander ce qu'il veut.
He can ask her whatever he wants.
You just have to ask him.
Je ne peux pas lui demander de faire ça.
I can't ask him/her to do that.
Je vais lui demander de quitter l'entreprise.
I'm going to ask him/her to leave the company.
J'ai envie de lui demander son numéro de téléphone.
I feel like asking them for their phone number.
Pourquoi tu ne peux pas lui demander où elle va ?
Why can't you ask her where she's going?
— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)
What should I ask him?
Je ne suis pas là de lui demander.
I'm not about to ask him/her.
Je n'ai aucune intention de lui demander.
I have no intention of asking him.
Quand allez-vous lui demander ?
When are you going to ask him?
Tu aurais mieux fait de lui demander quel chemin prendre.
You should have asked him which way to go.
Je vais lui demander d'aller acheter des cigarettes.
I'm going to ask him to go buy cigarettes.
— L'Agent secret (2025)
You have to ask him/her first.
I'll go ask him.
Tu devrais peut-être lui demander.
Maybe you should ask him.
Nous ne pouvons plus rien lui demander.
We can no longer ask anything of him.
— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)
Pourrais-tu lui demander de parler plus doucement ?
Could you ask him to speak more softly?
Faudra lui demander gentiment la chose.
We'll have to ask him/her nicely.
— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)
On devrait peut-être lui demander.
Maybe we should ask him.
Il était sur le point de lui demander.
He was about to ask her.
Je ne peux pas lui demander de mentir.
I can't ask him to lie.
Je voulais lui demander pour rester ici quelques jours.
I wanted to ask him to stay here for a few days.
Je vais lui demander de venir me chercher à la gare.
I’m going to ask him/her to pick me up at the station.
J'ai utilisé son shampoing sans lui demander.
I used their shampoo without asking them.
— Silent Voice (2016)
You should ask him.
I'll ask him.
Si tu m'enlèves, tu pourras tout lui demander !
If you take me away, you’ll be able to ask him for anything!
— La piel que habito (2011)
When are you going to ask him?
Alors je vais le lui demander demain.
So I'll ask him tomorrow.
Le saint accepta d'aller parler au loup pour lui demander une trêve.
The saint agreed to go talk to the wolf to ask him for a truce.
— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)
J'en sais rien, Pixote, va lui demander !
I have no idea, Pixote—go ask him!
— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)
Tu n'as pas su lui demander, ou alors tu n'en as pas besoin.
You weren’t able to ask them, or perhaps you don’t need it.
— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)
Que pensez-vous de lui demander de se joindre à notre voyage à l'étranger ?
What do you think about asking him to join us on our trip abroad?
Je ne peux pas lui demander d'arrêter.
I can't ask him to stop.
Je vais lui demander d'en faire un gratuitement.
I’m going to ask him to make one for free.
— Departures (2008)
Je ne suis pas sur le point de lui demander.
I'm not about to ask them.