ne lui dis pas

don't tell him/her

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phrase Uncommon #18,983
don't tell him/her Use this to ask someone not to tell a person something. The pronoun lui can mean him or her.
FR: Ne lui dis pas la surprise.
EN: Don't tell him/her about the surprise.

Si tu ne lui dis pas, je le ferai.

If you don't tell him, I will.

Ne lui dis pas que je t'ai amenée.

Don’t tell him I brought you.

— Roma (2018)

Tu ne lui dis pas que tu as aussi sa cape et sa selle ?

You're not going to tell him that you also have his cape and saddle?

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Ne lui dis pas que j'ai dit ça.

Don't tell him I said that.

Ne lui dis pas la réponse.

Don't tell him the answer.

Ne lui dis pas ça.

Don't tell him that.

Ne lui dis pas que je suis en voyage.

Don't tell him/her that I'm traveling.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Ne lui dis pas pourquoi.

Don't tell him why.

Ne lui dis pas ça !

Don't tell him that!

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Non, ne lui dis pas que j'ai appelé.

No, don’t tell him I called.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Si tu ne lui dis pas où c'est, je le fais.

If you don't tell him where it is, I will.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Ne lui dis pas que je suis là.

Don’t tell him I’m here.

Je ne lui dis pas tout.

I don't tell him everything.

Ne lui dis pas qu'on mène.

Don't tell him we're winning.

— La vie est belle (1997)

Ne lui dis pas.

Don't tell him.