lui donner

to give him/her

→ lui
phrase Common #2,369
to give him/her `lui` is an indirect object pronoun meaning “to him” or “to her.” The exact gender depends on context.
FR: Je vais lui donner un cadeau demain.
EN: I’m going to give him a gift tomorrow.

Y a qu'à pas lui donner le gâteau.

Just don't give him the cake.

Quelques camarades me virent lui donner du chocolat.

Some friends saw me give him chocolate.

Néanmoins, tu ferais aussi bien de lui donner son fer.

Nevertheless, you might as well give him his iron.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Merle, tu peux lui donner un billet pour ce soir?

Merle, can you give him a ticket for tonight?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

T'as plus qu'à lui donner.

All you have to do is give it to him.

Il reçoit mon hibou quand je souhaite lui donner mon avis sur les nouvelles.

He receives my owl when I want to give him my opinion on the news.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Je dois lui donner quelque chose.

I have to give him something.

Faut pas lui donner le frigo!

Don't give him the fridge!

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

Tu as promis à Julie de lui donner son dialogue ce soir.

You promised Julie you would give her her dialogue tonight.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Je vais lui donner à manger.

I'm going to feed him.

Tu n'as qu'à lui donner ma part.

You just have to give him my share.

— Audition (2000)

Dis-leur de le lui donner.

Tell them to give it to him.

Avec l'argent que je vais lui donner, il pourra retourner s'installer en ville.

With the money I’m going to give him, he’ll be able to move back to the city.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Tu peux lui donner une démonstration aussi?

Can you give them a demonstration too?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Je veux l'embrasser, lui donner un baiser.

I want to kiss him, to give him a kiss.

— Senna (2010)

Il faut lui donner ça.

You have to give him that.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Tu n'avais qu'à lui donner ta soeur.

You just had to give him your sister.

Alors il faudra lui donner plein de légumes.

So we'll need to give him lots of vegetables.

— Mon voisin Totoro (1988)

Désolé, mais je voudrais lui donner la nouvelle face à face.

Sorry, but I would like to give him the news face to face.

Mon visiteur, tu dois lui donner un truc pour moi.

My visitor, you must give him something for me.

— L'Expérience (2001)

Le vendeur allait lui donner une taupe.

The salesman was going to give him a mole.

Vous pouvez lui donner ça aussi?

Can you give him that too?

— Running Man (2025)

Je vais la lui donner.

I'll give it to him.

Pour en revenir, vous devez lui donner en échange ce qui vous est le plus cher.

To get back to the point, you must give him in return what is most precious to you.

— Your Name. (2016)

Je peux lui donner tous les noms qu'elle veut.

I can call her whatever she wants.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Désolé mais je voudrais lui donner cette information directement.

Sorry, but I would like to give him this information directly.

M. Nichols aurait-il pu lui donner accès au dossier?

Could Mr. Nichols have given him access to the file?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Sa femme japonaise est morte sans lui donner d'enfant.

His Japanese wife died without giving him any children.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Je vais lui donner, tu comprends?

I’m going to give it to him/her, you understand?

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Tom supplia Marie de lui donner une seconde chance.

Tom begged Mary to give him a second chance.

On devrait lui donner un nom qui sonne délicieusement.

We should give it a name that sounds delightful.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Pourriez-vous lui donner ceci?

Could you give him this?

— Chungking Express (1994)

Je voulais lui donner un chauffeur.

I wanted to give him a driver.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Tu peux lui donner ça?

Can you give him that?

Je vais lui donner un stylo.

I'll give him a pen.

Et commence par lui donner une feuille de papier et un crayon.

And start by giving him a sheet of paper and a pencil.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Je peux le lui donner.

I can give it to him/her.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Si vous voulez, on peut lui donner un traitement chimique.

If you wish, we can give it a chemical treatment.

— Old Boy (2003)

Difficile de lui donner un prix.

It's hard to put a price on it.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Je vais tuer un poulet, pour lui donner des forces.

I'm going to kill a chicken, to give it strength.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Tu te rappelles celles que tu allais lui donner?

Do you remember the ones you were going to give him?

Je vais lui donner du maïs.

I'm going to give him some corn.

— Mon voisin Totoro (1988)

Vous devriez lui donner ce qu'il veut.

You should give him what he wants.

Pourquoi lui donner?

Why give it to him?

— Whiplash (2014)

As-tu un biscuit à lui donner?

Do you have a biscuit to give him?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Et en priant Dieu de lui donner la force de poursuivre.

And praying to God to give him the strength to continue.

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

Je peux lui donner votre numéro?

Can I give him/her your number?

— Dossier 137 (2025)

Cela ne sert à rien de lui donner des conseils.

There is no point in giving him advice.

On doit lui donner raison, mais il ne veut pas en assumer la responsabilité.

He has to be acknowledged as right, but he does not want to take responsibility for it.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

J'ai demandé à père de lui donner ce qu'il souhaitait.

I asked Father to give him what he wanted.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je vais lui donner.

I'll give it to him.

Quel dommage, je voulais lui donner ces cinq sequins d'or.

What a shame, I wanted to give him these five gold sequins.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Elle lui demanda de lui donner de l'argent.

She asked him to give her some money.

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.

Je voulais lui donner ça.

I wanted to give him that.

— Mommy (2014)

C'est comme un surnom, son père est trop paresseux pour lui donner déjà un nom.

It’s like a nickname; his father is too lazy to give him a real name yet.

— Dernier train pour Busan (2016)

Faut pas lui donner des coups de pied, quand même.

You shouldn't kick him, though.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Si vous la trouvez, pourriez-vous lui donner ceci?

If you find her, could you give her this?

Si il refuse, devons-nous l'entraver et lui donner par injection?

If he refuses, should we restrain him and administer it by injection?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

J'ai oublié de lui donner le message.

I forgot to give them the message.

C'est vrai, tu as dû lui donner.

That's true, you must have given it to him.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Vous pourriez peut-être lui donner un boulot.

Maybe you could give him a job.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je vais lui donner l’anti-venin!

I'm going to give him the antivenom!

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Il faut lui donner un nom.

We need to give it a name.

Comment lui donner mon cœur faible, maman?

How can I give him my weak heart, Mom?

— New York Masala (2003)

Quel nom aimerais-tu lui donner?

What name would you like to give it?

On doit lui donner?

Should we give it to him/her?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Elle allait mourir de toute façon, quelle urgence à lui donner du Fentanyl?

She was going to die anyway, what was the rush to give her Fentanyl?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

On était d'accord pour lui donner le pouvoir.

We agreed to give him power.

Vous pouvez lui donner le paquet, s'il vous plaît?

Can you give him the package, please?

— Intouchables (2011)