t'en parler

talk to you about it

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phrase Uncommon #11,352

talk to you about it Used when the thing being discussed has already been mentioned or is understood from context. The pronoun "en" means "about it" or "of it" here.

FR: Je voulais t'en parler depuis longtemps.

EN: I’ve wanted to talk to you about it for a long time.

Je pensais t'en parler une fois que tu serais installé.

I was thinking of telling you about it once you were settled in.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Que j'allais t'en parler.

That I was going to talk to you about it.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Je ne pouvais pas t'en parler avant, tu comprends ?

I couldn't talk to you about it before, you understand?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

J'aurais dû t'en parler en premier.

I should have told you about it first.

Je ne voulais pas t'en parler.

I didn't want to tell you about it.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Je voudrais t'en parler.

I would like to talk to you about it.

— Tesis (1996)

J'ai envie de t'en parler.

I feel like talking to you about it.

Je veux t'en parler en personne.

I want to talk to you about it in person.

Je dois t'en parler.

I have to tell you about it.

J'aurais dû t'en parler plus tôt.

I should have told you about this sooner.

Je pensais pouvoir t'en parler.

I thought I could talk to you about it.

— Article 15 (2019)

J'allais t'en parler.

I was going to tell you about it.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je voulais t'en parler d'abord.

I wanted to talk to you about it first.

Je veux t'en parler.

I want to talk to you about it.

J'attendais le bon moment pour t'en parler.

I was waiting for the right moment to tell you about it.

J'ai cru que je pouvais t'en parler.

I thought I could tell you about it.

Je ne peux pas t'en parler maintenant.

I can't tell you about it now.

C'est pour çà que je viens t'en parler.

That's why I'm talking to you about it.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

On voulait t'en parler.

We wanted to talk to you about it.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Je ferais mieux de ne pas t'en parler maintenant.

I'd better not tell you about it now.

Je suis venu tout de suite pour t'en parler.

I came right away to talk to you about it.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

J'aurais dû t'en parler.

I should have told you about it.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

On venait t'en parler.

We were just coming to talk to you about it.

— Mystic River (2003)

Nous voulions que tu sois un peu plus grand pour t'en parler.

We wanted you to be a little older so we could talk to you about it.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Je voulais justement t'en parler.

I just wanted to talk to you about that.

J'ai essayé de t'en parler.

I tried to talk to you about it.

J'aurais dû t'en parler avant.

I should have told you about this before.

Justement, je voulais t'en parler.

I actually wanted to talk to you about it.

Je voulais t'en parler.

I wanted to talk to you about it.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Je n'ai pas pensé à t'en parler.

I didn't think to mention it to you.

— The Machinist (2004)