to tell you
Je suis pas autorisé à te le dire.
I'm not allowed to tell you.
Je peux te le dire maintenant.
I can tell you now.
Je ne voulais pas te le dire au téléphone.
I didn't want to tell you over the phone.
I forgot to tell you.
I should have told you.
I tried to tell you.
Je peux pas te le dire parce que je le sais pas.
I can't tell you because I don't know.
— Caché (2005)
He told me to tell you.
Combien de fois devrais-je te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
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.
J'ai pensé que je devais te le dire.
I thought I should tell you.
He asked me to tell you.
I wanted to tell you.
Combien de fois devrai-je te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I have to tell you.
Je voulais te le dire plus tôt.
I wanted to tell you earlier.
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)
I had to tell you.
Permets à un ami de te le dire.
Let a friend tell you.
Je voulais juste te le dire moi-même.
I just wanted to tell you myself.
J'aurais dû te le dire plus tôt.
I should have told you sooner.
— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)
Je n'eus pas le cœur de te le dire.
I couldn't bring myself 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.
I can tell you.
Combien de fois faut te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
J'ai si souvent essayé de te le dire.
I've tried to tell you so many times.
I came 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'ai toujours voulu te le dire.
I always wanted to tell you.
Je ne peux pas te le dire maintenant.
I can't tell you now.
C'est moi qui ignore si je devrais te le dire.
I'm the one who doesn't know whether I should tell you.
I don’t want to tell you.
As if I was going to tell you.
How can I 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)
I forgot to tell you.
I just told you.
Je n'étais pas censé te le dire.
I wasn't supposed to tell you.
Je me tue à te le dire !
I've been telling you this for ages!
Ça fait longtemps que je voulais te le dire.
I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time.
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)
She'll tell you.
I just wanted to tell you.
I want 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)
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)
Je suis pas autorisée à te le dire.
I'm not allowed to tell you.
Je voulais te le dire en personne.
I wanted to tell you in person.
Combien de fois je dois te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I should have told you before.
Combien de fois je vais devoir te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I was going to tell you tonight.
Je n'aurais pas dû te le dire.
I shouldn't have told you.
Désolé d'avoir à te le dire, mon vieux.
Sorry to have to tell you, old man.
Je n'ai pas eu le cœur de te le dire.
I didn't have the heart to tell you.
Combien de fois il faut te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
J'ignore si je devrais te le dire.
I don't know if I should tell you.
Je n'avais pas prévu de te le dire.
I hadn't planned on telling you.
J'attendais le bon moment pour te le dire.
I was waiting for the right moment to tell you.
I keep telling you.
Je n'arrête pas de te le dire.
I keep telling you.
They’re going to tell you.
I could have told you.
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)
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)
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)
Je dois te le dire combien de fois ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Laisse-moi te le dire une fois.
Let me tell you this once.
Listen, I was just about to tell you.
— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)
Je voulais te le dire moi-même.
I wanted to tell you myself.
En quelle langue je dois te le dire ?
In what language do I have to tell you?
— Une femme fantastique (2017)
I couldn’t tell you.
Combien de fois faut-il te le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)
Nous pouvons te le dire plus tard.
We can tell you later.
How do I have to tell you?
J'aurais dû te le dire depuis longtemps.
I should have told you a long time ago.
Dans quelle langue dois-je te le dire ?
In what language should I 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)