to tell it to you
J'ignore si je devrais te le dire.
I don't know if I should tell you.
Je ne peux pas te le dire maintenant.
I can't tell you now.
Je sais comment résoudre le problème mais on m'a demandé de ne pas te le dire.
I know how to solve the problem, but I was asked not to tell you.
Je voulais te le dire à toi en premier.
I wanted you to be the first to know.
— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
Je n'ai pas eu le cœur de te le dire.
I didn't have the heart to tell you.
Je ne suis venue à Barcelone que pour te le dire.
I only came to Barcelona to tell you this.
— Tout sur ma mère (1999)
Combien de fois je vais devoir te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
On est amis, je peux te le dire, mais personne ne doit entendre.
We're friends, so I can tell you, but no one must hear.
— Pinocchio (2019)
I was going to tell you tonight.
Je t'aime d'une façon que c'est pas possible de te le dire.
I love you in a way that’s impossible to put into words.
— Manon des sources (1986)
Combien de fois vais-je devoir te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Combien de fois faut te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Je ne suis pas le mieux placé pour te le dire.
I'm not the best person to tell you.
— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)
Je veux pas te le dire et tu me fais des questions de gendarmes !
I don't want to tell you, and you're grilling me like a cop!
— Manon des sources (1986)
Laisse-moi te le dire une fois.
Let me tell you this once.
Je n'avais pas prévu de te le dire.
I hadn't planned on telling you.
Je n'eus pas le cœur de te le dire.
I couldn't bring myself to tell you.
Et te le dire maintenant ne servirait à rien.
And telling you now wouldn’t do any good.
— Nos années sauvages (1990)
Je n'arrête pas de te le dire.
I keep telling you.
I can tell you.
I should have told you before.
Dès que j'ai eu ton message, j'ai foncé pour te le dire.
As soon as I got your message, I rushed over to tell you.
— Parle avec elle (2002)
I should have told you.
Il y a longtemps que je voulais te le dire.
I've wanted to tell you this for a long time.
— Guerre et Paix (1968)
I keep telling you.
I came to tell you.
M'as te le dire, ce que tu peux faire pour moi.
I’m going to tell you what you can do for me.
— Laurence Anyways (2012)
Dans quelle langue dois-je te le dire ?
In what language should I tell you?
J'attendais le bon moment pour te le dire.
I was waiting for the right moment to tell you.
Je voulais te le dire en personne.
I wanted to tell you in person.
Je voulais te le dire plus tôt.
I wanted to tell you earlier.
Je voulais te le dire moi-même.
I wanted to tell you myself.
As if I was going to tell you.
I was planning to tell you.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait de mal à te le dire maintenant.
I don't think there's any harm in telling you now.
Je suis pas autorisé à te le dire.
I'm not allowed to tell you.
C'est une surprise mais je peux te le dire, à toi.
It’s a surprise, but I can tell you.
— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)
Nous pouvons te le dire plus tard.
We can tell you later.
C'est moi qui ignore si je devrais te le dire.
I'm the one who doesn't know whether I should tell you.
Combien de fois faut-il te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)
J'attendais qu'on soit arrivés pour te le dire.
I was waiting until we got there to tell you.
— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)
She'll tell you.
Combien de fois devrai-je te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Il m'a dit de ne pas te le dire, mais tu l'aurais su.
He told me not to tell you, but you would have found out.
— Article 15 (2019)
He asked me to tell you.
I forgot to tell you.
Je n'aurais pas dû te le dire.
I shouldn't have told you.
Tu es malin, tu vas deviner qui c'est, je veux pas te le dire.
You're clever, you'll figure out who it is. I don't want to tell you.
— Manon des sources (1986)
I don’t want to tell you.
Ça fait longtemps que je voulais te le dire.
I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time.
Je dois te le dire combien de fois ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
J'aurais dû te le dire plus tôt.
I should have told you sooner.
— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)
Je peux pas te le dire parce que je ne le sais pas.
I can't tell you because I don't know.
— Caché (2005)
Désolé d'avoir à te le dire, mon vieux.
Sorry to have to tell you, old man.
J'aurais dû te le dire depuis longtemps.
I should have told you a long time ago.
Listen, I was just about to tell you.
— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)
Je vais lui demander de te le dire lui-même.
I'll ask him to tell you himself.
— Detective Chinatown (2015)
I've been telling you this for ages!
Combien de fois devrais-je te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I couldn’t tell you.
Combien de fois je dois te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I wanted to tell you.
J'ai pensé que je devais te le dire.
I thought I should tell you.
Combien de fois il faut te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Je suis pas autorisée à te le dire.
I'm not allowed to tell you.
J'avais besoin de te le dire, au risque de voir tes sentiments changer.
I needed to tell you, even if it meant risking your feelings changing.
— Control (2007)
J'aurais dû le dire à Sheila hier, mais je voulais te le dire moi-même.
I should have told Sheila yesterday, but I wanted to tell you myself.
— Running Man (2025)
I forgot to tell you.
Je ne voulais pas te le dire au téléphone.
I didn't want to tell you over the phone.
He told me to tell you.
Je peux te le dire maintenant.
I can tell you now.
Je déteste te le dire, mais tes racines sont visibles.
I hate to tell you this, but your roots are showing.
— La Femme de ménage (2025)
I want to tell you.
Je n'étais pas censé te le dire.
I wasn't supposed to tell you.
They’re going to tell you.
How can I tell you?
Je voulais juste te le dire moi-même.
I just wanted to tell you myself.
I have to tell you.
En quelle langue je dois te le dire ?
In what language do I have to tell you?
— Une femme fantastique (2017)
J'ai toujours voulu te le dire.
I always wanted to tell you.
J'étais si contente de te revoir, que j'ai oublié de te le dire.
I was so happy to see you again that I forgot to tell you.
— Nang Nak (1999)
I just wanted to tell you.
I tried to tell you.
I could have told you.
J'ai si souvent essayé de te le dire.
I've tried to tell you so many times.
I just told you.