on lui

to him/her

→ on

phrase Common #3,384

to him/her On can mean we, they, or people in general; lui is the indirect object pronoun meaning to him or to her. The exact English translation depends on context.

FR: On lui a envoyé un message.

EN: They sent him a message.

On lui fera avaler.

We'll make him swallow it.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

On lui a dit qu'il était trop petit.

They told him he was too short.

On lui proposa le poste de directeur.

He was offered the position of director.

On lui conseille d'entreprendre un régime strict.

They advise him to go on a strict diet.

On lui envoie un selfie ?

Should we send him a selfie?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

On lui pardonnerait.

One would forgive him.

— Psychose (1960)

Le client, ou l'employé, qui se prend pour Bronson, on lui tape dans le nez.

Any customer or employee who thinks he’s Bronson gets punched in the nose.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

On lui met des bâtons dans les roues à Malèna.

They're putting obstacles in Malèna's way.

— Malèna (2000)

On lui a arraché les yeux alors qu'elle était vivante !

They tore her eyes out while she was still alive!

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

Si on l'aide pas avec le mulet, crois-moi, dans le fond on lui rend service.

If we don't help him with the mule, believe me, we're actually doing him a favor in the long run.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

On lui fera que des gros plans maintenant.

We'll only be showing close-ups of him from now on.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Il prend tout ce qu'on lui offre sans penser à la suite.

He takes everything he’s offered without thinking about what comes next.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

On lui propose une série.

He is offered a series.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Sur le chemin de Mexico, on lui ordonna de revenir.

On the way to Mexico City, he was ordered to turn back.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

On lui demanda de le convaincre de faire peindre la maison par son fils.

He was asked to convince him to have his son paint the house.

On lui fait faire tous nos vêtements.

We have all our clothes made by him.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

On lui parle et ça répète tout ce qu'on dit ?

You talk to it, and it repeats everything you say?

— Le Facteur (1994)

Elle a fait comme on lui avait dit.

She did as she was told.

On lui a coulé sa boîte.

His box was sunk.

Mais pensez-vous, on lui parle, il est ailleurs.

But you know, we talk to him, he's somewhere else.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Alors on lui dit que ce sera pour le samedi d'après et ainsi de suite.

So we tell him it’ll be the following Saturday, and so on.

— Les Choristes (2004)

On lui montre plutôt comment faire du contenu.

Instead, they are shown how to create content.

— Scream 7 (2026)

On est trop nombreux, on lui fait peur.

There are too many of us, we scare him.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

On lui a arraché les yeux.

His eyes were gouged out.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

On lui ferait une piqûre pour qu'il s'endorme.

They would give him an injection to make him fall asleep.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Demain, on ira voir sa mère et on lui demandera pourquoi.

Tomorrow, we'll go see his mother and ask her why.

— Funny Games (1997)

On lui demande souvent d'où il vient.

He is often asked where he comes from.

On lui fait un sandwich.

We'll make him a sandwich.

— Your Name. (2016)

On lui pique son vaisseau.

His spaceship is stolen.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

On lui enlève le plâtre et on se tire.

We remove the cast and leave.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

On lui ouvrira la bouche et on prendra les sequins.

We’ll open their mouth and take the sequins.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Et on lui souhaite bonne nuit.

And we wish him good night.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Il paraît qu'on lui a téléphoné hier soir.

Apparently, someone called him/her last night.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Mais si on lui prend ce violon ?

But what if we take this violin away from him?

— Il est de retour (2015)

On lui doit bien ça.

We owe him that.

Il aurait dû venir pour le premier défi, on lui aurait réglé son compte.

He should have come for the first challenge, we would have settled the score with him.

— Black Panther (2018)

Nous aussi, on lui manquerait.

We would miss him too.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

On lui garde le sous-sol.

We're keeping the basement for him.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Un mec bien comme toi, on lui colle un emmerdeur.

A good guy like you gets saddled with a troublemaker.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Il nous a regardé comme si on lui demandait ses deux reins.

He looked at us as if we were asking for his two kidneys.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Quand le petit Oscar aura trois ans, on lui donnera un tambour en tôle.

When little Oscar turns three, he will be given a tin drum.

— Le Tambour (1979)