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que lui

than him, what about him

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phrase Common #3,609
than him Used in comparisons after expressions such as aussi, autant, plus, moins, or mieux. Lui is the stressed pronoun meaning “him.”
FR: Elle court plus vite que lui.
EN: She runs faster than him.

J'ai autant d'argent que lui.

I have as much money as he does.

Et j'ai pris plus de places que lui.

And I got more seats than he did.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Je m'assieds au même endroit que lui.

I sit in the same place as him.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Elle est aussi intelligente que lui.

She is as smart as he is.

Elle est plus grande que lui.

She is taller than him.

Aucun autre élève dans la classe n'est aussi brillant que lui.

No other student in the class is as bright as he is.

Elle est plus maligne que lui.

She is smarter than him.

Tom se demandait si Mary était aussi nerveuse que lui.

Tom wondered if Mary was as nervous as he was.

Je ne dispose que de moitié moins de livres que lui.

I only have half as many books as he does.

Elle a davantage besoin de lui que lui d'elle.

She needs him more than he needs her.

Elle est visiblement dans un état de rage plus poussé que lui.

She is clearly in a more intense state of rage than he is.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Peux-tu nager aussi rapidement que lui ?

Can you swim as fast as him?

Vous êtes une fine lame, mais moins que lui.

You are a skilled swordsman, but not as skilled as him.

— Hero (2002)

Le capitaine a été plus fort que lui.

The captain was stronger than him.

— Star Trek II : La colère de Khan (1982)

La femme de Tom est presque aussi laide que lui.

Tom's wife is almost as ugly as he is.

J'étais plus jeune que lui de seize ans.

I was sixteen years younger than him.

Elle est bien plus heureuse que lui.

She is much happier than he is.

Je suis sûre que t'es aussi nul que lui.

I'm sure you're just as useless as he is.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

J'aurais pu faire mieux que lui.

I could have done better than him.

Je prendrai la même chose que lui.

I'll take the same thing as him.

Le chien a le même air que lui.

The dog looks the same as him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tom a dit qu'il voulait s'assurer qu'on ne fasse pas la même faute que lui.

Tom said he wanted to make sure we didn’t make the same mistake he did.

Elle a la même idée que lui.

She has the same idea as him.

Y a pas que lui.

It's not just him.

La même chose que lui.

Same as him.

T'es tellement plus talentueuse que lui.

You're so much more talented than him.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Je n'ai que trois ans de plus que lui.

I'm only three years older than him.

C'est pas grave si au début, vous m'aimez un petit peu moins que lui.

It's okay if, at first, you don't like me quite as much as you like him.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

Je ne peux pas faire autrement que lui obéir.

I can't help but obey him.

C'était plus fort que lui.

It was stronger than him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Es-tu plus jeune que lui ?

Are you younger than him?

Tu es plus intelligent que lui.

You are smarter than him.

Mais il n'y a pas que lui.

But it's not just him.

Ça n'est pas plus fort que lui, ce n'est pas sérieux.

That’s not stronger than him; you can’t be serious.

— Portrait de la jeune fille en feu (2019)

La femme de Tom est presque aussi moche que lui.

Tom's wife is almost as ugly as he is.

Je suis plus petit que lui.

I am shorter than him.

C'est plus fort que lui.

He can't help it.

Elle se réveille en même temps que lui.

She wakes up at the same time as him.

J'ai aussi beaucoup plus de talent que lui.

I'm also much more talented than he is.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Elle est plus jeune que lui.

She is younger than him.

Si seulement mon fils était aussi doué que lui !

If only my son were as gifted as him!

— Departures (2008)

Je prends la même chose que lui.

I'm taking the same thing as him.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Elle est beaucoup plus vieille que lui.

She is much older than him.

Personne dans son monde ne devait être aussi ferme que lui.

No one in his world was as firm as he was.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Je suis plus jeune que lui.

I am younger than him.

Je vais prendre la même chose que lui, s'il vous plaît.

I’ll have the same thing as him, please.

Elle est autant coupable que lui.

She is as guilty as he is.

Kim est de deux ans plus âgé que lui.

Kim is two years older than him.

Elle est plus vieille que lui.

She is older than him.

Elle est bien plus lourde que lui.

She is much heavier than he is.

Je n'ai que moitié moins de livres que lui.

I have only half as many books as he does.

Elle possède deux fois plus de livres que lui.

She owns twice as many books as he does.

Je te crois aussi sensé que lui.

I believe you are as sensible as he is.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Elle est dans un état de rage plus poussé que lui.

She is in a state of rage even more intense than he is.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

En allant plus loin que lui.

By going further than him.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Son frère est plus patient que lui.

His brother is more patient than he is.

Vous êtes aussi coupable que lui.

You are as guilty as he is.

Je vois rarement un danseur aussi élégant que lui.

I rarely see a dancer as elegant as him.

Il n'y a pas que lui.

It's not just him.

phrase Uncommon #8,762
what about him Used in questions or exclamations referring to a man or boy; the exact English translation depends on the verb and context.
FR: Que lui est-il arrivé ?
EN: What happened to him?

Que lui ont-ils fait ?

What did they do to him?

Que lui as-tu dis ?

What did you tell him?

Que lui avez-vous donné ?

What did you give him?

Si vous voyiez une célébrité, que lui demanderiez-vous ?

If you saw a celebrity, what would you ask them?

Que lui voulez-vous ?

What do you want from him?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Que lui arrive-t-il ?

What's happening to him?

Que lui as-tu répondu ?

What did you reply to him?

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Que lui trouvez-vous ?

What do you find in him?

Que lui a-t-il dit ?

What did he tell him?

Que lui as-tu fait ?

What did you do to him?

Que lui donnes-tu ?

What do you give him?

Que lui trouve-t-elle ?

What does she see in him?

Que lui as-tu dit sur moi ?

What did you tell him about me?

Que lui avez-vous fait ?

What did you do to him?

— Amarcord (1973)

Que lui faites-vous ?

What are you doing to him?

Que lui arrivera-t-il ?

What will happen to him?

Que lui avez-vous dit, Martha ?

What did you tell him, Martha?

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Que lui veux-tu ?

What do you want from him?

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Que lui a-t-il fait ?

What did he do to her?

Que lui as-tu promis ?

What did you promise him?

Et que lui as-tu dit ?

And what did you tell him?

Que lui envoie l'Angleterre ?

What does England send him?

— Henry V (1989)

Que lui trouve-t-il ?

What does he see in her?

Que lui as-tu dit ?

What did you tell him?

— Hero (2002)

Que lui avez-vous répondu ?

What did you reply to him?

Que lui offre-t-on au restaurant ?

What are they offering him at the restaurant?

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Que lui as-tu acheté pour Noël ?

What did you buy him for Christmas?

Que lui avez-vous dit ?

What did you tell him?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Que lui est-il arrivée ?

What happened to him?

Que lui voulait-elle ?

What did she want from him?

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Que lui a-t-il jamais fait ?

What has he ever done to her?

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Que lui as-tu raconté ?

What did you tell him?

Et que lui avez-vous dit ?

And what did you tell him?

Que lui est-il advenu, depuis lors ?

What has happened to him since then?

Que lui trouves-tu ?

What do you see in him?

Que lui a répondu Tom ?

What did Tom reply?

Que lui as-tu donné ?

What did you give him?

Tom garde chaque lettre que lui envoie sa mère.

Tom keeps every letter his mother sends him.