ne l'écoutez pas

don't listen to him/her/it

→ ne

phrase Rare #41,016

don't listen to him/her/it A formal or plural imperative. The pronoun l’ can mean him, her, or it depending on context; écoutez is used when addressing more than one person or someone formally.

FR: Ne l'écoutez pas, il raconte n'importe quoi.

EN: Don't listen to him; he's talking nonsense.

Ne l'écoutez pas, il est gâteux.

Don't listen to him; he's senile.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Mais ne l'écoutez pas.

But don't listen to him.

— Blow Out (1981)

Ne l'écoutez pas.

Don't listen to him.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Ne l'écoutez pas !

Don't listen to him/her!

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

Ne l'écoutez pas, M. Neff.

Don't listen to him, Mr. Neff.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)