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lui expliquer

to explain to him/her

→ lui
phrase Uncommon #17,533
to explain to him/her Here, lui is an indirect object pronoun and can refer to a man or a woman.
FR: Je vais lui expliquer la situation.
EN: I’m going to explain the situation to him/her.

Galia, j'imagine qu'il te sera difficile de lui expliquer tout ça.

Galia, I imagine it’ll be hard for you to explain all this to him.

— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)

Il faut tout lui expliquer.

You have to explain everything to him.

Va lui expliquer que tu veux être pilote.

Go tell them you want to be a pilot.

— Taxi (1998)

Je vais aller derrière lui expliquer quelques petites choses.

I'm going to go behind him and explain a few things.

J'ai essayé de lui expliquer.

I tried to explain to him.

— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)

Quelqu'un devrait peut-être lui expliquer.

Someone should perhaps explain it to him.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

Je dois lui expliquer quelque chose.

I have to explain something to him/her.

— Picnic (1955)

Oh, bon Dieu, comment vais-je pouvoir le lui expliquer ?

Oh, God, how am I going to explain it to him?

— Day Watch (2006)

Comment lui expliquer.

How to explain it to him.

— PK (2014)

Laissez-moi lui expliquer !

Let me explain it to him!

J'ai essayé de le lui expliquer, mais il ne comprend pas.

I tried to explain it to him, but he doesn't understand.

J'ai essayé de le lui expliquer.

I tried to explain it to him.

Je compris qu’il valait mieux lui expliquer, pour qu’il sache à quoi s’en tenir.

I realized it would be better to explain things to him, so he’d know where he stood.

Et on va lui expliquer comment on fait.

And we’ll explain to him how it’s done.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Je vais lui expliquer.

I'll explain it to him.

Y'a pas quelqu'un qui va lui expliquer ?

Isn't someone going to explain it to them?

— Taxi (1998)

Je voulais lui expliquer que j'étais désolé, que j'arrivais pas.

I wanted to explain to him/her that I was sorry, that I couldn't do it.

— Oh Boy (2012)