me dire

tell me

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phrase Extremely common #425
tell me Formed with the object pronoun me and the verb dire. It often means "tell me" or "to tell me" depending on the sentence.
FR: Tu peux me dire la vérité ?
EN: Can you tell me the truth?

Qu'est-ce que tu aurais dû me dire?

What should you have told me?

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Elle a rien voulu me dire.

She didn't want to tell me anything.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Y a-t-il quoi que ce soit que vous vouliez me dire?

Is there anything you wanted to tell me?

Qui peut me dire la vitesse de la lumière?

Who can tell me the speed of light?

— Projet Dernière Chance (2026)

Vous devez me dire ce qu'il se passe.

You have to tell me what's going on.

Maintenant, tu vas me dire pour qui tu bosses.

Now you're going to tell me who you work for.

Tu entres et sors de ma vie, sans même me dire pourquoi.

You come in and out of my life without even telling me why.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Vous avez autre chose à me dire?

Do you have anything else to tell me?

Tu dois me dire qui t'a fait ça.

You have to tell me who did this to you.

Veux-tu me dire nous allons?

Do you want to tell me where we are going?

— La vie est belle (1997)

Qu'essaies-tu de me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

Qu'est-ce que tu essaies de me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

Qu'est-ce que t'essaies de me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

Je me demandais quand tu allais me dire que tu m'aimais.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me you loved me.

Qu'ils viennent pas me dire que t'es pas mon fils.

Don't let them tell me you're not my son.

— Titane (2021)

Sans me dire ce qu'on avait perdu.

Without telling me what we had lost.

— Avengers (2012)

Tu es venu jusqu'ici me dire cette évidence?

You came all the way here to tell me this obvious thing?

Ça a assez duré, dites-moi juste ce que vous avez à me dire.

This has gone on long enough, just tell me what you have to say.

— The Strangers (2016)

Tu as pas autre chose à me dire, plutôt?

Isn't there something else you should be telling me instead?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Tu voulais me dire un truc?

Did you want to tell me something?

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Tu vas me dire ce que tu lui as donné.

You're going to tell me what you gave him.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Qu'allez-vous me dire ?

What are you going to tell me?

Il n'a rien voulu me dire de plus, mais c'était ton accident Rita.

He wouldn't tell me anything else, but it was your accident, Rita.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Êtes-vous en train de me dire comment faire mon boulot?

Are you telling me how to do my job?

Y a-t-il quoi que ce soit d'autre que vous veuillez me dire?

Is there anything else you would like to tell me?

Y'a quelque chose que tu voudrais me dire?

Is there anything you'd like to tell me?

Vous allez me dire tout ce que vous savez.

You will tell me everything you know.

Voulez-vous bien me dire pourquoi vous êtes ici?

Would you please tell me why you are here?

Qui va me dire quels sont les adjectifs?

Who will tell me what the adjectives are?

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

C'est ma vie et personne n'a le droit de me dire comment la vivre.

It's my life, and no one has the right to tell me how to live it.

Je sais déjà ce que Tom veut me dire.

I already know what Tom wants to tell me.

Merde, tu pouvais pas me dire que t'avais un bébé?

Damn, couldn't you have told me you had a baby?

— Victoria (2015)

Vous venez de me dire de ne pas faire cela.

You just told me not to do that.

Y a-t-il quelque chose que tu voudrais me dire?

Is there anything you would like to tell me?

Alors, allez-vous me dire qui vous êtes?

So, are you going to tell me who you are?

Veux-tu me dire ce dont il s'agit?

Would you tell me what it’s about?

Dis-lui de passer prendre ses affaires ou de me dire les envoyer.

Tell him to come and collect his things or tell me where to send them.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Vas-tu me dire où sont les autres cachets?

Are you going to tell me where the other pills are?

Vous voulez me dire deux mots d'Alexandre?

Would you like to tell me a few words about Alexandre?

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

C'est ce que tu essaies de me dire?

Is that what you're trying to tell me?

Qu'est-ce que vous venez de me dire?

What did you just tell me?

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Tu veux pas me dire qui c'est?

Don't you want to tell me who it is?

— Manon des sources (1986)

C'est à toi de me dire ce que je peux faire pour toi.

It’s up to you to tell me what I can do for you.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

T'es en train de me dire que ça vient de l'Amérique du Sud?

Are you telling me it's from South America?

— American Gangster (2007)

Et tu oses me dire qu'il vaut rien?

And you dare tell me he's no good?

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Qu'essayez-vous de me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

C'est ce que vous essayez de me dire?

Is that what you're trying to tell me?

Quelqu'un peut me dire ce que c'est?

Can someone tell me what this is?

Comment oses-tu me dire une telle chose?

How dare you say such a thing to me?

Qui es-tu pour me dire de partir?

Who are you to tell me to leave?

J'ai finalement compris ce que tu essayais de me dire.

I finally understood what you were trying to tell me.

Adèle, qu'as-tu à me dire?

Adèle, what do you have to tell me?

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Vous allez me dire ce qui vous fait rire?

Are you going to tell me what makes you laugh?

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Qu'est-ce que vous avez à me dire?

What do you have to tell me?

Veuillez me dire comment il faut prononcer ce mot.

Please tell me how to pronounce this word.

Tu es en train de me dire que tu ne m'aimes plus?

Are you saying that you don’t love me anymore?

Vous ne voulez pas me dire pourquoi, si?

You don't want to tell me why, do you?

Tu vas pas me dire ce que je peux manger ou pas.

You're not going to tell me what I can or can't eat.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Et n'allez pas me dire que le colonel Nascimento a ignoré vos ordres.

And don't tell me that Colonel Nascimento ignored your orders.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Vous aviez quoi à me dire?

What did you have to tell me?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Tu aurais pu me dire que tu venais.

You could have told me you were coming.

Qu'est-ce que tu viens de me dire, petite merde?

What the hell did you just say to me, you little shit?

Ne peux-tu pas me dire comment faire ça?

Can't you tell me how to do that?

Répète ce que tu viens de me dire!

Repeat what you just told me!

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Qu'avez-vous à me dire?

What do you have to tell me?

Vous devez me dire tout ce que vous savez.

You must tell me everything you know.

Que voulez-vous vraiment me dire?

What do you really want to tell me?

Vous voulez me dire ce qui s'est passé?

Do you want to tell me what happened?

Osez me dire que j'ai eu tort?

How dare you tell me I was wrong?

— Chicago (2002)

C'est sûrement ce qu'elle voulait me dire.

That's probably what she wanted to tell me.

— Departures (2008)

Tu voudrais pas me dire pourquoi tu es venu?

Wouldn't you like to tell me why you came?

— Caché (2005)

Tu pourrais me dire bravo.

You could say "well done" to me.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

Quelqu'un veut bien me dire qui vous êtes?

Would someone please tell me who you are?

Je me demandais quand vous alliez me dire que vous m'aimiez.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me you loved me.

Ce que j'ai pu me dire ou pas ne change rien.

What I may or may not have told myself makes no difference.

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

Veuillez me dire ce qu'il s'est passé!

Please tell me what happened!

Tu n'as rien à me dire?

Don't you have anything to say to me?

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Dites aux autres, je vous prie, tout ce que vous venez de me dire.

Please tell the others everything you just told me.

Voulez-vous me dire ce qu'est ceci?

Would you tell me what this is?

Est-ce que tu pourrais me dire comment supprimer cette phrase?

Could you tell me how to delete this sentence?

Quelqu'un peut-il me dire l'heure?

Can someone tell me the time?

Est-ce tout ce que vous avez à me dire?

Is that all you have to tell me?

Tu viens de me dire qu'ils avaient une demi douzaine de pilotes.

You just told me they had half a dozen pilots.

— Drive (2011)

Il est temps de me dire votre plan pour sauver le monde.

It's time to tell me your plan to save the world.

— Interstellar (2014)

Qui peut me dire où est l'erreur?

Can anyone tell me where the mistake is?

— Chute libre (1993)

Y a-t-il quelque chose que vous deux voulez me dire?

Is there anything you two want to tell me?

Seulement si tu as des choses à me dire.

Only if you have things to tell me.

Vous pensez à ce que vous voulez me dire.

You are thinking about what you want to tell me.

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

Pourrais-tu me dire pourquoi tu l'aimes?

Could you tell me why you like it?

Tu as autre chose à me dire?

Do you have anything else to tell me?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Peut-tu me dire ce qu'il lui arrive?

Can you tell me what's happening to him?

Tu dois me dire quoi faire.

You have to tell me what to do.

Veux-tu me dire pourquoi tu as fait ça?

Do you want to tell me why you did that?

Peux-tu, s'il te plait, me dire pourquoi tu l'aimes?

Could you please tell me why you like it?

Elle aurait dû me dire qu'elle n'aimait pas les salades.

She should have told me that she didn't like salads.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Qu'as-tu à me dire?

What do you have to tell me?

— Lagaan (2001)

Je voulais savoir si t'as des trucs à me dire ou pas.

I wanted to know if you had anything to tell me or not.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Il refuse de me dire ce qui est arrivé.

He refuses to tell me what happened.

Dis-lui ce que tu viens de me dire à l'instant.

Tell them what you just told me.

Tu vas me dire ce qui s'est passé?

Are you going to tell me what happened?

Il n'a rien voulu me dire.

He wouldn't tell me anything.

Êtes-vous en train de me dire que je ne peux pas y aller?

Are you telling me I can't go?

Merci de me dire ce que je sais déjà.

Please tell me what I already know.

Que veux-tu me dire?

What do you want to tell me?

Qu'êtes-vous en train de me dire?

What are you telling me?

Est-ce là tout ce que tu voulais me dire?

Is that all you wanted to tell me?

Qu'est-ce que vous voulez me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

C'est tout ce que tu voulais me dire?

Is that all you wanted to tell me?

Qui peut me dire comment fonctionne une ampoule?

Who can tell me how a light bulb works?

Est-ce que ça te dérangerait si tu pouvais me dire tu as trouvé cela?

Would you mind if you could tell me where you found that?

Et quand ça arrivait, tu peux pas me dire qui était le plus énervé des deux?

And when that happened, can’t you tell me which of the two was more upset?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Tu as omis de me dire d'acheter du pain.

You forgot to tell me to buy bread.

Tu dois me dire tu l'as eu.

You have to tell me where you got it.

Tu n'as qu'à me dire.

You just have to tell me.

Veux-tu me dire ce qu'est ceci?

Do you want to tell me what this is?

Dis-moi ce que tu allais me dire.

Tell me what you were going to tell me.

— L'Esprit de la ruche (1973)

Qu'est-ce que t'as à me dire?

What do you have to tell me?

C'est ce que tu essayes de me dire?

Is that what you're trying to tell me?

Tu veux pas me dire un truc?

Don't you want to tell me something?

— Titane (2021)

Et toi, tu en as des choses à me dire, hein?

And you, you've got things to tell me, huh?

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Tu voulais me dire quoi?

What did you want to tell me?

— The Big Sick (2017)

N'hésite pas à me dire si tu as besoin de quelque chose.

Don't hesitate to let me know if you need anything.

Je sais ce que vous allez me dire.

I know what you're going to tell me.

Qu'est-ce que tu as à me dire?

What do you have to tell me?

Si j'appelle au restaurant, c'est ce qu'ils vont me dire?

If I call the restaurant, is that what they’re going to tell me?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Tu vas me dire ce que je veux savoir.

You're going to tell me what I want to know.

Il aurait dû me dire qu'elle était si jolie.

He should have told me she was so pretty.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Comment avez-vous pu ne rien me dire?

How could you not tell me anything?

Veuillez me dire quel bus prendre pour me rendre en ville.

Please tell me which bus to take to get to the city.

Tu pourrais peut-être me dire si ma mère est vivante.

Perhaps you could tell me if my mother is alive.

— Volver (2006)

Mais je crois que vous feriez mieux de me dire de quoi vous voulez me parler.

But I think you'd better tell me what you want to talk to me about.

— Conclave (2024)

Dites ce que vous avez à me dire.

Say what you have to say to me.

Leah vient de me dire que t'y allais avec elle.

Leah just told me that you were going with her.

— Juno (2007)

Qu'est-ce que tu avais à me dire?

What did you have to tell me?

Qui d'autre est au courant de ce que vous venez de me dire?

Who else knows about what you just told me?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Tu dois me dire ce qu'il se passe.

You have to tell me what's going on.

Tu ferais mieux de me dire exactement ce qu’il s’est passé.

You’d better tell me exactly what happened.

T'as pas intérêt à me dire ce que je crois que tu me dis.

You’d better not tell me what I think you’re telling me.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Qu'est-ce que tu viens de me dire?

What did you just tell me?

De me dire ce que je dois ressentir?

To tell me what I should feel?

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Qu'est-ce que vous vouliez me dire?

What did you want to tell me?

Me ferez-vous l'honneur de me dire vos projets?

Would you do me the honor of telling me your plans?

— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)

Alors, qu'est-ce que tu voulais me dire?

So, what did you want to tell me?

C'est ça que tu voulais me dire?

Is that what you wanted to tell me?

Il faudra me dire tout sur mon père.

You will have to tell me everything about my father.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Donc, ma cousine m'écrit tout le temps pour me dire d'aller la voir.

So, my cousin is always texting me to tell me to come visit her.

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Auriez-vous la bonté de me dire le prix du vase, dans la vitrine?

Would you be so kind as to tell me the price of the vase in the display case?

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Pouvez-vous encore me regarder en face et me dire que vous m'aimez?

Can you still look me in the eye and tell me that you love me?

— Rebecca (1940)

Qu'est-ce que tu veux vraiment me dire?

What are you really trying to tell me?

Je te prie de simplement me dire ce que tu veux.

Please just tell me what you want.

Tu aurais dû me dire que tu venais.

You should have told me you were coming.

Qu'est-ce que vous essayez de me dire?

What are you trying to tell me?

Vous allez me dire ce que je veux savoir.

You will tell me what I want to know.

Veuillez me dire ce que je devrais faire.

Please tell me what I should do.

Et tu dis que tu n'as rien à me dire?

And you say you have nothing to tell me?

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Voulez-vous me dire ce qui s'est passé?

Do you want to tell me what happened?

Pour me dire que tu es désolé?

To tell me you're sorry?

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Qu'elle vienne me dire bonjour.

Let her come say hello to me.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Je te demande de me dire comment tu te sens.

I'm asking you to tell me how you feel.

Qui peut me dire à quoi cela ressemble?

Can anyone tell me what that looks like?

Me dire comment conduire ma propre voiture?

Tell me how to drive my own car?

— Running Man (2025)

Pourrais-tu me dire qui a fait ça?

Could you tell me who did this?

Tu dois me dire, Thomassine.

You have to tell me, Thomassine.

— The Witch (2016)

Laura, tu dois me dire où est Mary.

Laura, you have to tell me where Mary is.

— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)

Allez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit?

Are you going to tell me what this is about?

Elle arrêtait pas de me dire que j'étais son meilleur ami à l'école.

She kept telling me I was her best friend at school.

— Grave (2017)

Qui vous demande de me dire tout ça?

Who is asking you to tell me all this?

Je verrai ce qu'on va me dire.

I'll see what they tell me.

Vous pouvez bien me dire votre nom.

You can tell me your name.

T'as rien à me dire, salope.

You've got nothing to say to me, bitch.

— La Vague (2008)

Vous auriez dû me dire ceci avant.

You should have told me this before.

Qu'il aurait peut-être me dire.

Something he perhaps should have told me.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Cela vous dérangerait-il de me dire un truc?

Would you mind telling me something?

Il refuse de me dire son nom, peu importe combien je lui demande.

He refuses to tell me his name, no matter how many times I ask.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Dis-lui ce que tu viens de me dire.

Tell him what you just told me.

Était-ce tout ce que tu voulais me dire?

Was that all you wanted to tell me?

Que vouliez-vous me dire de si pressé?

What did you want to tell me in such a hurry?

Vous n'avez pas besoin de me dire s'il vous plaît.

You don't need to say please to me.

— Assassination (2015)

Et tu viens de me dire que je te plais.

And you just told me that you like me.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Je sais ce que tu essaies de me dire.

I know what you're trying to tell me.

Mary a refusé de me dire elle est née.

Mary refused to tell me where she was born.

Vous n'avez rien d'autre à me dire?

You have nothing else to tell me?

Êtes-vous en train de me dire que vous n'êtes pas impliqués?

Are you telling me that you’re not involved?

Vous ne pouvez pas me dire non.

You can't say no to me.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Merci de me dire ce que tu penses de moi.

Please tell me what you think of me.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Alors, vas-tu me dire qui tu es?

So, are you going to tell me who you are?

Elle m'a appelé du restaurant pour me dire qu'elle pensait à moi.

She called me from the restaurant to tell me she was thinking of me.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Qui peut me dire comment une ampoule fonctionne?

Who can tell me how a light bulb works?

Vous savez ce que vous voulez me dire?

Do you know what you want to tell me?

— Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (2007)

Vous êtes peut-être venu me dire pourquoi mon fils est mort.

Perhaps you came to tell me why my son died.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Qu'est-ce que vous voulez vraiment me dire?

What do you really want to tell me?

Alors, tu n'as rien à me dire?

So, you have nothing to say to me?

— Carandiru (2003)

Peux tu me dire de quoi vous parliez?

Can you tell me what you were talking about?

— Silent Voice (2016)

J'ai pas compris ce que Nishimiya essayait de me dire l'autre jour.

I didn't understand what Nishimiya was trying to tell me the other day.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Que voulais-tu me dire?

What did you want to tell me?

Tu veux bien m'embrasser pour me dire bonsoir?

Would you give me a kiss goodnight?

— Picnic (1955)

Que voulez-vous me dire?

What do you want to tell me?

Puis elle a fini par me dire d'acheter ce taxi.

Then she eventually told me to buy this taxi.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Vous pourriez me dire où habite Benson?

Could you tell me where Benson lives?

— Picnic (1955)

Tu aurais du me dire ton nom.

You should have told me your name.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)