lui mettre

put … on him/her

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phrase Uncommon #15,433

put … on him/her Lui means “to him” or “to her”; the thing being put is usually named after mettre. Depending on context, mettre can also mean “give,” as in giving someone a beating.

FR: Je vais lui mettre son manteau.

EN: I’m going to put his coat on him.

On vient juste de lui mettre une attelle.

They just put a splint on him.

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)

N'oubliez pas de lui mettre un oreiller dans le dos.

Don't forget to put a pillow behind their back.

— Yi Yi (2000)

Viens les lui mettre.

Come and put them on him.

— L'Esprit de la ruche (1973)

Je peux lui mettre une petite raclée.

I can give him a little beating.

— Léviathan (2014)

Le plus important c'est de lui mettre une bonne raclée.

The most important thing is to give him a good beating.

— Ip Man (2008)

Il faut juste la stériliser et lui mettre un bandage.

We just need to sterilize it and put a bandage on it.

— Assassination (2015)

Ce n'est la faute de personne, mais on aurait dû lui mettre les chaînes.

It's nobody's fault, but we should have put chains on him.

— Alien³ (1992)

Dam a dû lui mettre du plomb dans la tête.

Dam must have knocked some sense into him.

— Les Larmes du tigre noir (2000)

Tu n'aurais pas dû lui mettre son visage.

You shouldn't have put his face on him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Faut lui mettre de la merde partout.

We need to put shit all over it.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

On peut lui mettre ses médailles ?

Can we put his medals on him?

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Tu peux lui mettre la dose à ce salopard.

You can give that bastard a good dose.

— Le Bateau (1981)

J'étais à deux doigts de lui mettre une fessée.

I was this close to spanking him.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Tu peux lui mettre sa ceinture ?

Can you put his seatbelt on him?

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Laissez-moi juste lui mettre une balle dans la tête.

Just let me put a bullet in his head.

— Ip Man (2008)

Il m'a dit de lui mettre plus de couvertures sur les pieds.

He told me to put more blankets over his feet.

— Henry V (1989)

Moi aussi, j'aurais pu lui mettre des pansements.

I could have put bandages on him/her too.

— Mommy (2014)

Je vais lui mettre une balle en pleine tête.

I'm going to put a bullet right in his head.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Il a fallu lui mettre les fers, il se présentait par les fesses.

We had to put him in irons, he was presenting himself buttocks first.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)