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lui dit

tells him/her

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phrase Uncommon #15,023
tells him/her Uses the indirect object pronoun lui, which can mean to him or to her depending on context.
FR: Sa sœur lui dit de venir plus tôt.
EN: His sister tells him to come earlier.

Tom lui dit qu'il avait écrit ce poème deux ans auparavant.

Tom tells him that he had written this poem two years earlier.

Il ne tient jamais compte de ce que lui dit son père.

He never takes into account what his father tells him.

La mère de Lucy lui dit de prendre soin de sa plus jeune sœur.

Lucy’s mother tells her to take care of her younger sister.

Ça lui dit rien.

It doesn't ring a bell.

— Heureux comme Lazzaro (2018)

Est-ce qu'on le lui dit ?

Should we tell him?

Brandon fait ce qu'elle lui dit de faire.

Brandon does what she tells him to do.

Le pauvre, personne ne lui dit la vérité.

The poor man, nobody tells him the truth.

— Malèna (2000)

Pitié, lui dit rien.

Please, don't say anything to him.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

On lui dit quoi ?

What do we tell him?

— Night Watch (2004)

Je suppose que Taylor lui dit quoi faire.

I guess Taylor tells him what to do.

Nul ne lui dit comment commander son unité.

No one tells him how to command his unit.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Elle lui dit d'essayer plus fort.

She tells him to try harder.

Ma sœur lui dit de me laisser seul.

My sister told him to leave me alone.

Si on lui dit de boire son lait, il doit le faire.

If he is told to drink his milk, he must do it.

— L'Expérience (2001)

Le professeur lui dit de travailler son anglais assidûment.

The teacher told him to work on his English diligently.

On lui dit ?

Should we tell him?

Qu'est-ce qu'on lui dit ?

What do we tell him?

Il lui dit adieu et partit.

He said goodbye to her and left.

Elle lui dit de lui donner tout son salaire et il le fait.

She tells him to give her all his salary and he does.

Elle fit ce qu'on lui dit.

She did what she was told.

Il fit ce qu'on lui dit.

He did what he was told.

La Ferrari fait un écart et Sonny Hayes lui dit merci.

The Ferrari swerves, and Sonny Hayes thanks him.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Elle lui dit quelque chose.

She said something to him.

Il lui dit, tu sais quoi ?

He says to her, you know what?

— La Haine (1995)

Il lui dit d'aller se faire foutre.

He tells him to go fuck himself.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

On lui dit quand ?

When do we tell him?

— Faute d'amour (2017)