parler de lui

talk about him

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phrase Common #7,805

talk about him Used to refer to discussing or mentioning a male person. In the expression « entendre parler de lui », it means “to hear about him.”

FR: Elle aime parler de lui à ses amis.

EN: She likes talking about him to her friends.

Il n'aime pas parler de lui.

He doesn't like talking about himself.

— Wicked (2024)

Il aime parler de lui.

He likes to talk about himself.

Je suppose que tu as entendu parler de lui, hein ?

I suppose you've heard of him, right?

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Et je peux pas partir sans parler de lui.

And I can't leave without talking about him.

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

Laisse-moi te parler de lui.

Let me tell you about him.

J'ai entendu parler de lui le mois dernier.

I heard about him last month.

Il fait sans cesse parler de lui.

He is constantly making people talk about him.

— Aquarius (2016)

Arrêtez de parler de lui.

Stop talking about him.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Cessons de parler de lui.

Let's stop talking about him.

— Vivre (1952)

Nous sommes si heureux d'entendre parler de lui.

We are so happy to hear about him.

— La Légende de Baahubali : 1ère Partie (2015)

J'entends rarement parler de lui.

I rarely hear from him.

Je n'ai pas entendu parler de lui depuis.

I haven't heard from him since.

J'ai entendu parler de lui, mais je ne le connais pas personnellement.

I've heard of him, but I don't know him personally.

David Copperfield, mon frère, vous m'avez entendue parler de lui ?

David Copperfield, my brother—have you heard me talk about him?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

T'as entendu parler de lui ?

Have you heard of him?

Vous avez entendu parler de lui ?

Have you heard of him?

Tu as entendu parler de lui ?

Have you heard of him?

J'ai entendu parler de lui.

I heard about him.

J'entends parler de lui de temps à autre.

I hear about him from time to time.

Bien sûr que j'ai entendu parler de lui.

Of course I’ve heard of him.

— Léviathan (2014)