te le dire

to tell you

→ te
phrase Very common #1,999
to tell you Literally: “to tell it to you.” The pronouns come before the verb in French.
FR: Je dois te le dire maintenant.
EN: I have to tell you now.

Je suis pas autorisé à te le dire.

I'm not allowed to tell you.

J'allais te le dire.

I was going to tell you.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Je peux te le dire maintenant.

I can tell you now.

Mais je peux au moins te le dire.

But I can at least tell you.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Je ne voulais pas te le dire au téléphone.

I didn't want to tell you over the phone.

J'avais oublié de te le dire.

I forgot to tell you.

J'aurai dû te le dire.

I should have told you.

Dois-je te le dire?

Should I tell you?

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

On va te le dire.

We'll tell you.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

J'ai essayé de te le dire.

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)

Il m'a dit de te le dire.

He told me to tell you.

Combien de fois devrais-je te le dire?

How many times do I have to tell you?

Et pourquoi je devrais te le dire?

And why should I tell you?

— The Strangers (2016)

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.

Il m'a demandé de te le dire.

He asked me to tell you.

Je tenais à te le dire.

I wanted to tell you.

Combien de fois devrai-je te le dire?

How many times do I have to tell you?

Je dois te le dire.

I have to tell you.

Combien de fois dois-je te le dire?

How many times do I have to tell you?

— Black Panther (2018)

J'ai honte de te le dire.

I'm ashamed to tell you.

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

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)

Je devais te le dire.

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.

Mais je ne puis te le dire.

But I cannot tell you.

— The Witch (2016)

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.

Je peux te le dire.

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.

Je ne voulais pas te le dire.

I didn’t want to tell you.

— La vie est belle (1997)

Je venais te le dire.

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.

Je voulais déjà te le dire.

I wanted to tell you that already.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion de te le dire.

I didn't get a chance to tell you.

— Mystic River (2003)

Je ne veux pas te le dire.

I don’t want to tell you.

Comme si j'allais te le dire.

As if I was going to tell you.

Comment dois-je te le dire?

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)

J'ai oublié de te le dire.

I forgot to tell you.

Lydia voulait te le dire.

Lydia wanted to tell you.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je viens de te le dire.

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.

Je voulais te le dire.

I wanted to tell you.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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)

Elle va te le dire.

She'll tell you.

Je voulais juste te le dire.

I just wanted to tell you.

J'aurais dû te le dire.

I should have told you.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Je tiens à te le dire.

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 veux te le dire.

I want to tell you.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

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.

Je n'ai pas le droit de te le dire.

I'm not allowed to tell you.

— À bout de course (1988)

Combien de fois je dois te le dire?

How many times do I have to tell you?

J'aurais dû te le dire avant.

I should have told you before.

C'est de mon devoir de te le dire.

It’s my duty to tell you.

— PIKU (2015)

Combien de fois je vais devoir te le dire?

How many times do I have to tell you?

J'allais te le dire ce soir.

I was going to tell you tonight.

Je sais que j'aurais dû te le dire avant.

I know I should have told you sooner.

— Volver (2006)

Je n'aurais pas dû te le dire.

I shouldn't have told you.

On voulait pas te le dire.

We didn't want to tell you.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

J'ai essayé de te le dire avant.

I tried to tell you before.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Crétin, je viens de te le dire!

You idiot, I just told you!

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

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.

J'arrête pas de te le dire.

I keep telling you.

Je savais pas comment te le dire.

I didn't know how to tell you.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Je n'arrête pas de te le dire.

I keep telling you.

Elles vont te le dire.

They’re going to tell you.

J'aurais pu te le dire.

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)

Et j’aurais te le dire.

And I should have told you.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

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.

Je suis descendu pour te le dire.

I came down to tell you.

— M le maudit (1931)

Écoute, j'allais te le dire.

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.

Ecoutes, je ne pouvais pas te le dire.

Listen, I couldn't tell you.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Et bien moi, je vais te le dire.

Well, I'll tell you.

— Solaris (1972)

Je ne pouvais pas te le dire.

I couldn't tell you.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

En quelle langue je dois te le dire?

In what language do I have to tell you?

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Je ne saurais te le dire.

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.

Comment je dois te le dire?

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)

Je ne peux pas te le dire.

I can't tell you.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

J'ai pas à te le dire.

I don't have to tell you.

— Happy Together (1997)