me le dire

to tell it to me

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phrase Very common #2,336
to tell it to me The pronouns me and le come before the infinitive dire; le means “it” and refers to something already known from context.
FR: Tu peux me le dire maintenant.
EN: You can tell it to me now.

Tu pourrais me le dire !

You could have told me!

— Nos années sauvages (1990)

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.

Est-ce que tu vas me le dire ?

Are you going to tell me?

Tu vas me le dire ?

Are you going to tell me?

Vous ne voulez pas me le dire ?

You don't want to tell me?

Je me demandais quand vous alliez me le dire.

I was wondering when you were going to tell 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)

Fallait me le dire.

You should have told me.

Tu ne peux pas me le dire ici ?

Can't you tell me here?

— Un Soleil (2019)

Comme s'il allait me le dire.

As if he was going to tell me.

Tu aurais dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Si, mais vous voulez pas me le dire.

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

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Pas besoin de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

On s'est embrassé, tu peux me le dire ?

We kissed. Can you tell me that?

— Better Days (2019)

Vous auriez dû me le dire il y a longtemps.

You should have told me a long time ago.

Vous pourriez me le dire ?

Could you tell me?

— De tout cœur (1998)

T'allais me le dire quand ?

When were you going to tell me?

Vous pouvez me le dire en face.

You can say it to my face.

J'espérais que vous pourriez me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Cela ne sert à rien de me le dire.

There is no point in telling me that.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Tu as essayé de me le dire.

You tried to tell me.

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

Il vous faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Vous auriez pu me le dire plus tôt.

You could have told me earlier.

Vous pouvez me le dire.

You can 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)

Quand alliez-vous me le dire ?

When were you going to tell me?

— Independence Day (1996)

Je vous suis reconnaissant de me le dire.

I appreciate you telling me that.

Merci de me le dire.

Thank you for telling me.

Vous auriez dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

Vous y êtes allées sans me le dire !

You went there without telling me!

Mais dans quelques minutes, tu vas me le dire.

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

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

Why did you wait so long to tell me?

Vas-tu me le dire ou non ?

Are you going to tell me or not?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

Tu aurais dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

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)

Elle n'a jamais voulu me le dire.

She never wanted to tell me.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Quand allais-tu me le dire ?

When were you going to tell me?

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)

Tu fais bien de me le dire !

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

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Viens me le dire dans ma chambre.

Come tell me in my room.

Ah, tu veux pas me le dire ?

Oh, you don’t want to tell me?

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il vient de me le dire.

He just told me.

Vous auriez pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

À vous de me le dire.

You tell me.

— Bugonia (2025)

Quoi que ce soit, tu peux me le dire.

Whatever it is, you can tell me.

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 te décides à me le dire ?

Are you going to tell me?

Je le sais, vous pouvez me le dire.

I know; you can tell me.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Pas la peine de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

Elle aurait dû me le dire.

She should have told me.

Il n'a pas voulu me le dire.

He didn't want to tell me.

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)

C'est bon, vous pouvez me le dire.

That's okay, you can tell me.

Tu t'es gardé de me le dire.

You kept that from me.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

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)

Vous n'avez pas envie de me le dire ?

You don't want to tell me?

Vous auriez dû me le dire avant.

You should have told me sooner.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Je suis sûr que tu vas me le dire.

I'm sure you'll tell me.

Viens me le dire en face !

Come and say it to my face!

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Tu peux me le dire, tu sais.

You can tell me, you know.

Pourquoi me le dire ?

Why tell me?

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Comment oses-tu me le dire !

How dare you tell me that!

Mais tu as été courageux de me le dire.

But you were brave to tell me.

Elle aurait pu me le dire !

She could have told me!

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Non, mais tu vas me le dire.

No, but you're going to tell me.

Tu ne veux pas me le dire ?

You don't want to tell me?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Pourquoi me le dire seulement maintenant ?

Why tell me only now?

Vous pouvez me le dire ?

Can you tell me?

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Tu veux me le dire ?

Do you want to tell me?

— Jean de Florette (1986)

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

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

— Le Guépard (1963)

Vous devez me le dire.

You have to tell me.

J'espérais que tu pourrais me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

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)

Votre cliente n'a qu'à me le dire dans les yeux.

Your client just has to tell me to my face.

— The Little Thief (1988)

Peux-tu me le dire ?

Can you tell me?

Il fallait me le dire.

You should have told me.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Tu n'as pas à me le dire.

You don't have to tell me that.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Tu ne peux pas me le dire ?

Can't you 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)

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)

Il faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

Tu dois me le dire.

You have to tell me.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Allez, vous pouvez me le dire.

Come on, you can tell me.

T'aurais dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

Pourquoi vous ne voulez pas me le dire ?

Why don’t you want to tell me?

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Tu n'as qu'à me le dire.

You just have to tell me.

T'aurais dû me le dire plus tôt.

You should have told me sooner.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Allez, tu peux me le dire.

Come on, you can tell me.

C'est vous qui allez me le dire.

You're going to tell me.

Vous allez me le dire.

You're going to tell me.

Comment as-tu pu ne pas me le dire ?

How could you not tell me?

Tu veux pas me le dire ?

You don't want to tell me?

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)

Elle vient de me le dire.

She just told me.

Pouvez-vous me le dire ?

Can you tell me?

Je te suis reconnaissant de me le dire.

I appreciate you telling me.

J'espérais que vous alliez me le dire.

I was hoping you were going to tell me.

Pas besoin de me le dire deux fois.

No need to tell me twice.

Tu aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Je me demandais quand tu allais me le dire.

I was wondering when you were going to tell me.

T'aurais pu me le dire.

You could have told me.

Tu aurais pu me le dire plus tôt.

You could have told me earlier.

Merci de me le dire maintenant !

Thanks for telling me now!

— Tesis (1996)

Tu allais me le dire ?

Were you going to tell me?

Tu peux me le dire, à moi.

You can tell me.

— Article 15 (2019)

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)

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

That's very kind of you to say.

Tom aurait dû me le dire plus tôt.

Tom should have told me sooner.

Il est allé à une audition sans me le dire.

He went to an audition without telling me.

— À bout de course (1988)

Inutile de me le dire.

No need to tell me.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Sans me le dire ?

Without telling me?

Tu comptais me le dire quand ?

When were you planning to tell me?

Tu comptais me le dire ?

Were you planning to tell me?

Et tu comptais me le dire quand ?

And when were you planning to tell me?

J'étais en train de me le dire.

I was just thinking the same thing.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

J'espérais que vous puissiez me le dire.

I was hoping you could tell me.

Pourquoi pas me le dire en face ?

Why not just tell me to my face?

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Vous auriez dû me le dire.

You should have told me.

Tu allais me le dire quand ?

When were you going to tell me?

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Pourquoi voulais-tu me le dire ?

Why did you want to tell me?

— 2046 (2004)

Quoi, tu ne peux pas me le dire ?

What, you can't tell me?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Tu peux me le dire.

You can tell me.

— Fight Club (1999)

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

You don't need to tell me twice.

Merci d'être venu me le dire.

Thank you for coming to tell me.

Tu peux pas me le dire ?

Can't you 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)

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

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

Tu as bien fait de me le dire.

You did well to tell me.

C'est à vous de me le dire.

It's up to you to tell me.

Vous n'avez pas besoin de me le dire.

You don't need to tell me that.

Il te faut me le dire.

You have to tell me.

C'est gentil de me le dire.

That's nice of you to say.

Vous alliez me le dire quand ?

When were you going to tell me?

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Un jour, tu finiras par me le dire.

One day, you'll end up telling me.

— Nos années sauvages (1990)

Tu viens de me le dire.

You just told me.

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

As usual, she forgot to tell me.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Si vous êtes harcelé, il faut me le dire.

If you're being harassed, you need to tell me.

— Better Days (2019)

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

Couldn't you have told me before leaving?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Vous venez de me le dire.

You just told me.

Tu pourrais me le dire.

Could you tell me?

— The Little Sister (2025)