me le dire

tell me

→ me
phrase Common #2,227
tell me Used when asking or saying that someone should tell you something. The pronouns mean “me” and “it/that.”
FR: Tu peux me le dire maintenant ?
EN: Can you tell me now?

T'as intérêt à me le dire si t'as fait une bêtise.

You'd better tell me if you've done something stupid.

Il te faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Pourquoi me le dire?

Why tell me?

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

J'espérais que vous pourriez me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Merci de me le dire.

Thank you for telling me.

Tu veux pas me le dire.

You don't want to tell me.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Viens me le dire en face!

Come and say it to my face!

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Vous alliez me le dire quand?

When were you going to tell me?

Tu peux me le dire, à moi.

You can tell me.

— Article 15 (2019)

Tu aurais dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Et si tu ne peux pas, autant me le dire maintenant.

And if you can't, you might as well tell me now.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Quand allais-tu me le dire?

When were you going to tell me?

Tu as bien fait de me le dire.

You did well to tell me.

Vous auriez pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Tu allais me le dire?

Were you going to tell me?

Peux-tu me le dire?

Can you tell me?

Tu aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Vous pouvez me le dire.

You can tell me.

Non, mais tu vas me le dire.

No, but you're going to tell me.

Vous devez me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Vous auriez dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

Tu dois me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Tu n'aurais pas pu me le dire avant de partir?

Couldn't you have told me before leaving?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Allez, vous pouvez me le dire.

Come on, you can tell me.

Tom aurait dû me le dire plus tôt.

Tom should have told me sooner.

Vous allez me le dire.

You're going to tell me.

Tu comptais me le dire quand?

When were you planning to tell me?

C'est vous qui allez me le dire.

You're going to tell me.

T'aurais dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Tu vas me le dire?

Are you going to tell me?

Vous pourriez me le dire?

Could you tell me?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Elle aurait pu me le dire!

She could have told me!

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Cela ne sert à rien de me le dire.

There is no point in telling me that.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Il n'a pas voulu me le dire.

He didn't want to tell me.

Je le sais, vous pouvez me le dire.

I know; you can tell me.

— Pinocchio (2019)

À vous de me le dire.

You tell me.

— Bugonia (2025)

C'est à vous de me le dire.

It's up to you to tell me.

Si ça n'avait pas d'importance pour vous, vous pourriez me le dire.

If it didn't matter to you, you could tell me.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Vous n'avez pas envie de me le dire?

You don't want to tell me?

Il est allé à une audition sans me le dire.

He went to an audition without telling me.

— À bout de course (1988)

J'espérais que vous puissiez me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Quand alliez-vous me le dire?

When were you going to tell me?

Fallait me le dire.

You should have told me.

Tu veux pas me le dire?

You don't want to tell me?

Je me demandais quand tu allais me le dire.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me.

Sans me le dire?

Without telling me?

Tu peux me le dire.

You can tell me.

— Fight Club (1999)

Comment oses-tu me le dire!

How dare you tell me that!

Tu peux pas me le dire?

Can't you tell me?

Pourquoi diable n'est-elle pas venue me le dire?

Why on earth didn't she come and tell me?

— Le Guépard (1963)

À quoi tu joues, bordel, tu peux me le dire?

What the hell kind of game are you playing? Can you tell me?

— Même la pluie (2011)

Vous venez de me le dire.

You just told me.

Pas besoin de me le dire deux fois.

No need to tell me twice.

Et tu comptais me le dire quand?

And when were you planning to tell me?

Viens me le dire dans ma chambre.

Come tell me in my room.

Vous auriez dû me le dire plutôt Je lui ai demandé d'être mon Sifu.

You should have told me sooner. I asked him to be my Sifu.

— Ip Man (2008)

Tu as essayé de me le dire.

You tried to tell me.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Il faut me le dire, que je t'en achète des neuves.

You need to tell me so I can buy you some new ones.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Vous ne voulez pas me le dire?

You don't want to tell me?

Il ne fallait pas me le dire, mais vous l'avez fait.

You weren't supposed to tell me, but you did.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

J'espérais que tu pourrais me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Tu ne veux pas me le dire?

You don't want to tell me?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Comment as-tu pu ne pas me le dire?

How could you not tell me?

Comme d'habitude elle a oublié de me le dire.

As usual, she forgot to tell me.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Mais tu as été courageux de me le dire.

But you were brave to tell me.

Tu comptais me le dire?

Were you planning to tell me?

Pouvez-vous me le dire?

Can you tell me?

Bon, alors je vous avertis, si Cosimo me trompe, vous devez me le dire.

Okay, then I’m warning you: if Cosimo cheats on me, you have to tell me.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

T'avais qu'à me le dire, je t'aurais trouvé un stage de montage.

You should've just told me; I would've found you an editing internship.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Si, mais vous voulez pas me le dire.

Yes, but you don't want to tell me.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Tu n'as pas besoin de me le dire deux fois.

You don't need to tell me twice.

Vous auriez dû me le dire avant.

You should have told me sooner.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

T'aurais dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

Est-ce que tu vas me le dire?

Are you going to tell me?

Je me demandais quand vous alliez me le dire.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me.

Pourquoi as-tu attendu si longtemps pour me le dire?

Why did you wait so long to tell me?

Mais dans quelques minutes, tu vas me le dire.

But in a few minutes, you'll tell me.

C'est gentil de me le dire.

That's nice of you to say.

Elle aurait dû me le dire.

She should have told me.

Je vous suis reconnaissant de me le dire.

I appreciate you telling me that.

T'aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

Quoi, tu ne peux pas me le dire?

What, you can't tell me?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Comme s'il allait me le dire.

As if he was going to tell me.

Pas besoin de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

Elle vient de me le dire.

She just told me.

Pourquoi me le dire seulement maintenant?

Why tell me only now?

Tu n'as qu'à me le dire.

You just have to tell me.

Merci de me le dire maintenant.

Thank you for telling me now.

— Tesis (1996)

Quoi que ce soit, tu peux me le dire.

Whatever it is, you can tell me.

C'est bon, vous pouvez me le dire.

That's okay, you can tell me.

Tu as failli me le dire il y a un quart d'heure!

You almost told me fifteen minutes ago!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Viens me le dire de profil si t'es un homme!

Come say that to my face if you're a man!

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Vous auriez dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

J'étais en train de me le dire.

I was just thinking the same thing.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Tu peux me le dire, tu sais.

You can tell me, you know.

Pourquoi pas me le dire en face?

Why not just tell me to my face?

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Il faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Tu aurais dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

Tu n'as pas à me le dire.

You don't have to tell me that.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

T'allais me le dire quand?

When were you going to tell me?

Il fallait me le dire.

You should have told me.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Vous auriez pu me le dire plus tôt.

You could have told me earlier.

Tu allais me le dire quand?

When were you going to tell me?

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Je suis sûr que tu vas me le dire.

I'm sure you'll tell me.

Tu aurais pu me le dire plus tôt.

You could have told me earlier.

Merci d'être venu me le dire.

Thank you for coming to tell me.

C'est très aimable à vous de me le dire.

That's very kind of you to say.

Je lui ai demandé ce qui est arrivé mais elle a refusé de me le dire.

I asked her what happened, but she refused to tell me.

Il vous faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Je te suis reconnaissant de me le dire.

I appreciate you telling me.

Vous pouvez me le dire en face.

You can say it to my face.

Tu ne peux pas me le dire?

Can't you tell me?

Il vient de me le dire.

He just told me.

Tu t'es gardé de me le dire.

You kept that from me.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Vous auriez dû me le dire il y a longtemps.

You should have told me a long time ago.

Inutile de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Vous y êtes allées sans me le dire!

You went there without telling me!

Mais il n'avait pas le courage de me le dire en face.

But he didn’t have the courage to tell me to my face.

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

Eh bien, c'est gentil à vous d'être venu me le dire.

Well, that’s kind of you to come and tell me.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Si tu sais quelque chose, tu ferais mieux de me le dire maintenant.

If you know something, you'd better tell me now.

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

Tu te décides à me le dire?

Are you going to tell me?

Pas la peine de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

J'espérais que vous alliez me le dire.

I was hoping you were going to tell me.

Allez, tu peux me le dire.

Come on, you can tell me.

Tu viens de me le dire.

You just told me.

Tu veux me le dire?

Do you want to tell me?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Tu fais bien de me le dire!

It's a good thing you're telling me!

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Je sais où est mon cœur et vous allez me le dire car vous allez me le révéler.

I know where my heart is, and you're going to tell me because you'll reveal it to me.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Vous n'avez pas besoin de me le dire.

You don't need to tell me that.