ne lui

don't … to him/her

→ ne
phrase Very common #1,657
don't … to him/her Used at the start of a negative command. Lui means “to him” or “to her”; the verb follows it.
FR: Ne lui donne pas mon numéro.
EN: Don't give him/her my number.

Mais ne lui parle pas du cancer.

But don’t tell him about the cancer.

— Comment devenir riche (grâce à sa grand-mère) (2024)

Mais ne lui en parlez pas.

But don’t tell him about it.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Ses vêtements ne lui allaient pas bien.

His clothes didn't fit him well.

Ça ne lui ressemble pas de dire une chose pareille.

That’s not like him/her to say something like that.

Ne lui fais pas la vie dure.

Don't make his life difficult.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Si on ne lui élève pas une église ici, elle ne reviendra plus.

If we don't build her a church here, she won't come back.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Ne lui répétez pas.

Don't repeat it to him.

— Chute libre (1993)

Ne lui en veux pas.

Don't blame him.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Non, ne lui faites pas de mal.

No, don't hurt him.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Même s'il savait que Tignasse ne lui pardonnerait pas.

Even though he knew Tignasse would never forgive him.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

J'espère qu'il ne lui arrivera rien.

I hope nothing happens to him/her.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Mon poison ne lui fait absolument rien.

My poison has absolutely no effect on him.

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

Ne lui parle pas comme ça.

Don't talk to him like that.

Il devint tellement gros que son collier ne lui allait plus.

He became so fat that his collar no longer fit him.

Son revenu mensuel ne lui permet pas de faire vivre sa famille.

His monthly income does not allow him to support his family.

Je vous en prie, ne lui dites pas tout ça.

Please, don't tell him all that.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Il est extrêmement résistant, les armes ne lui feront rien.

It is extremely resilient; weapons will have no effect on it.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Pitié, ne lui faites pas de mal.

Please, don't hurt him.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Cette photo ne lui rend pas justice.

This photo doesn't do it justice.

Faites face à l'empereur, ne lui tournez pas le dos.

Face the emperor; don’t turn your back on him.

— Gladiator (2000)

Ce qui ne lui est pas d'une grande aide.

Which isn’t much help to him.

Ne lui donnez pas d'idées !

Don't give him any ideas!

La vie dans cette ville ne lui plait pas.

He doesn't like life in this city.

Ne lui cache rien.

Don't hide anything from him.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Assurez-vous qu’il ne lui soit pas prêté.

Make sure it isn’t lent to him.

Être nue ne lui pose plus aucun problème !

She no longer has any problem with being naked!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Ça ne lui ressemble pas.

That's not like him/her.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Ce que vous faites à présent ne lui fait pas de bien.

What you're doing now isn't doing him any good.

— Mourir pour survivre (2018)

Plus personne ne lui parle.

Nobody talks to him anymore.

Ça ne lui fait pas mal.

It doesn't hurt him.

— Picnic (1955)

Cela ne lui ressemble pas d'être en retard.

It's not like him to be late.

La vie en ville ne lui convient pas.

City life doesn't suit him.

Ne lui dites rien.

Don't tell him anything.

Ses idées ne lui ont jamais valu un sou.

His ideas never earned him a penny.

Aucun des camarades de classe de Tom ne lui a offert de l'aide.

None of Tom’s classmates offered him any help.

Ne lui crie pas dessus.

Don't yell at him.

Ne lui prête pas attention.

Don't pay any attention to him.

Ça ne lui fait aucun mal.

It doesn't hurt him at all.

— Men in Black (1997)

Ranger ainsi sa chambre, ça ne lui ressemble pas.

Tidying her room like that, it's not like her.

— Burning (2018)

Naomi donne tout, mais Geeta ne lui laisse aucune chance.

Naomi gives it her all, but Geeta gives her no chance.

— Dangal (2016)

Ne lui jette pas le mauvais œil, mon oncle.

Don't cast the evil eye on him, Uncle.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Ne lui courez pas après tous les deux !

Don't both of you chase after him!

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Ne lui parle pas ainsi !

Don’t speak to him like that!

Ne lui faites rien.

Don't do anything to him.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Son année de droit ne lui a pas plu.

He didn’t enjoy his year studying law.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Ses prières ne lui valent aucune rémunération.

His prayers earn him no remuneration.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Les parents de Tom ne lui font pas confiance.

Tom's parents don't trust him.

Ne lui dites pas que j'ai dit ça.

Don't tell him I said that.

Ne lui mets pas la pression.

Don't put pressure on him.

Cela ne lui était jamais arrivé auparavant.

This had never happened to him before.

Ça fait longtemps que ça ne lui est pas arrivé.

It’s been a long time since that happened to them.

— The Machinist (2004)

Ne lui amenez pas le Précieux !

Don't bring him the Precious!

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

Ce n'est pas pour tout de suite mais la position assise ne lui vaut rien.

It’s not happening anytime soon, but sitting isn’t doing them any good.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Sa constipation ne lui suffit pas.

Their constipation isn't enough for them.

— PIKU (2015)

Ne lui réponds pas.

Don't answer him.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Ne lui donnez pas son adresse.

Don't give him/her their address.

Ne lui parlons pas.

Let's not talk to him.

Les gens ne lui en voudront pas très longtemps.

People won't hold it against him for very long.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Ne lui dites pas.

Don't tell him.

— Drive (2011)

J'espère qu'il ne lui est rien arrivé.

I hope nothing happened to him.

C'est un homme fini dans ce milieu, plus personne ne lui fait confiance.

He's a finished man in this business; nobody trusts him anymore.

Quand tu ne lui parles plus, c'est que tu es marié.

If you've stopped talking to them, it means you're married.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Et s'il ne lui rend jamais son fric ?

What if he never pays her back?

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Pourquoi quelqu'un ne lui donnerait pas une étreinte magique ?

Why wouldn't someone give them a magic hug?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Ne lui faites pas confiance.

Don't trust him.

Ne lui faites pas de mal.

Don't hurt him.

— Ne Zha (2019)

La plaisanterie ne lui semblait pas mériter de tels accès de joie.

He didn't think the joke was worth such fits of laughter.

Que si on ne lui enlève pas le soleil, il mourra.

If we don't take the sun away from him, he will die.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Ne lui parle pas.

Don't talk to him.

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

Et ne lui donne plus de couteaux !

And don't give him any more knives!

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ne lui donne rien de ton assiette.

Don't give him anything from your plate.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ne lui tourne pas le dos.

Don't turn your back on him.

Plus personne ne lui fait confiance.

Nobody trusts him anymore.

Il ne se méfiera jamais de celui qui ne lui en demande pas.

He'll never be wary of someone who doesn't ask him for anything.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Ça aurait paru bien plus amusant si ça ne lui était pas arrivée à elle.

It would have seemed much more amusing if it hadn't happened to her.

Elle sait tout, même ce qu'on ne lui dit pas.

She knows everything, even what no one tells her.

Ne lui faites pas peur.

Don't scare him.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Non, je vous en prie, ne lui dites rien !

No, please, don’t tell him anything!

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Mais le destin ne lui était pas favorable.

But fate was not on his side.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Ne lui mets pas d'idées stupides en tête.

Don't put stupid ideas in his head.

Si j'étais toi, je ne lui parlerais plus.

If I were you, I wouldn’t talk to him anymore.

Ne lui fais pas confiance.

Don't trust him.

Ne lui répondez pas.

Don't answer him.

— Star Trek (2009)

Cela ne lui laisse que de l'espoir.

That leaves him/her with nothing but hope.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Ne lui reproche pas ça.

Don’t hold that against him.

Ne lui fais pas de mal.

Don't hurt him.

Mais ça ne lui suffisait pas !

But that wasn't enough for him!

— Psychose (1960)

La robe de Marie ne lui va pas très bien.

Marie’s dress doesn’t fit her very well.

Pourquoi vous ne lui dites simplement pas ?

Why don't you just tell him/her?

Ne lui donne rien.

Don't give him anything.

— Intouchables (2011)

Ne l'avait-il pas sauvée, et ne lui devait-on pas cet honneur ?

Hadn't he saved her, and didn't he deserve that honor?

Mais ne lui dites pas !

But don't tell him!

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Marie se sentait seule parce que les autres élèves ne lui parlaient pas.

Marie felt lonely because the other students wouldn’t talk to her.

Ne lui fais pas ça.

Don't do this to him.

Ne lui faites pas de mal !

Don't hurt him!

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

Ne lui brise pas le cœur.

Don't break their heart.

Le blanc ne lui va pas.

White doesn't suit her.

— La Vague (2008)

Tu ne peux pas la blâmer d'ignorer ce qu'on ne lui a pas enseigné.

You can't blame her for not knowing what she wasn't taught.

Ne lui donnez rien.

Don't give him anything.

— The Host (2006)