lui donne

gives him/her

→ lui

phrase Uncommon #12,133

gives him/her This is the present-tense form of donner with the indirect object pronoun lui. Depending on context, it can also mean 'gives it to him/her' or 'rates it'.

FR: Mon professeur lui donne des conseils utiles.

EN: My teacher gives him useful advice.

Fyodor a eu une expérience qui lui donne encore la chair de poule.

Fyodor had an experience that still gives him goosebumps.

Il lui donne des renseignements sans qu'elle demande.

He gives her information without her asking.

Elle lui donne tout ce qu'il demande.

She gives him everything he asks for.

Votre gendre, on lui donne un poste important ?

Are you giving your son-in-law an important position?

Peu importe le public, il lui donne ses tripes.

No matter the audience, he gives it his all.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Qui lui donne son planning de vol ?

Who gives him his flight schedule?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Ne lui donne rien de ton assiette.

Don't give him anything from your plate.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Quand un bébé se réveille en pleurant, ma tante lui donne une cuillère de saké.

When a baby wakes up crying, my aunt gives them a spoonful of sake.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

La traduction lui donne plus de temps pour réfléchir à ses réponses.

The translation gives him more time to think about his answers.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Ne la lui donne pas.

Don't give it to him/her.

Il lui donne tout ce qu'elle demande.

He gives her everything she asks for.

Il ne me laisse pas monter si je ne lui donne pas de sous.

He won't let me ride unless I give him money.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Elle lui donne une souris et nous donne un chat.

She gives him a mouse and gives us a cat.

Elle a suggéré que je le lui donne sans délai.

She suggested that I give it to her without delay.

On lui donne presque toujours un rôle de dirigeant.

He is almost always given a leadership role.

Ne les lui donne pas.

Don't give them to him/her.

Ne lui donne rien.

Don't give him anything.

— Intouchables (2011)

Hé, ne lui donne pas ton tour.

Hey, don't give him your turn.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Nous aussi, on lui donne à manger ?

Do we feed him too?

— The Host (2006)

Lui donne pas, Béné.

Don’t give it to him, Béné.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Quoi que tu fasses, ne lui donne pas l'impression que je suis au courant.

Whatever you do, don't let him think I know.

Ne lui donne pas d'argent.

Don't give him any money.

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Seul le maniement lui donne vie.

Only handling it brings it to life.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Ne la lui donne pas !

Don't give it to him!

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Il lui donne une pilule.

He gives him a pill.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Ne le lui donne pas.

Don’t give it to him.

Francesca, appelle Martin pour qu'on lui donne la nouvelle.

Francesca, call Martin so we can tell him the news.

— Tár (2022)

Je crois que les trucs bizarre ça l'aide à se battre, ça lui donne du pouvoir.

I think the weird stuff helps him fight—it gives him power.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Et ne lui donne plus de couteaux !

And don't give him any more knives!

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Maintenant, sa mère lui donne son bain tous les samedis.

Now, his mother gives him a bath every Saturday.

— Malèna (2000)

Ca lui donne un univers de moins à accéder.

That gives him one less universe to access.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Lui donne un avantage.

It gives him an advantage.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Ne lui donne pas de l'argent.

Don't give him any money.