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tu lui

you … him

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phrase Very common #1,767
you … him Lui is an indirect-object pronoun meaning “to him” or “to her.”
FR: Tu lui téléphones ce soir ?
EN: Are you calling him/her tonight?

Je lui donnais ce que tu lui donnais pas, voilà !

I was giving him what you weren't giving him, that's all!

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Tu lui casses la gueule, ou c'est moi qui le fais ?

Are you going to beat him up, or should I do it?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Je sais combien tu lui faisais confiance.

I know how much you trusted him.

— Tár (2022)

Tu lui demandes quelque chose avant de dormir ou encore à la pleine lune.

You ask him something before going to sleep or even during a full moon.

— Le repentir (1987)

Comment tu lui fais faire ça ?

How do you get him to do that?

— Starship Troopers (1997)

Tu lui fous la paix ?

Are you going to leave him alone?

— Le Frère (1997)

Il aimerait que tu lui répares.

He'd like you to fix it for him.

— Taxi (1998)

Tu lui feras la cour.

You will court her.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tu lui en as parlé ?

Did you talk to him about it?

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Il n'a pas envie que tu lui racontes ta vie sexuelle.

He doesn't want you to tell him about your sex life.

Pourquoi tu lui demandes ?

Why are you asking him?

— À bout de course (1988)

Je crois que tu lui plais.

I think he likes you.

Tu lui apportes un fusil ?

Are you bringing him a rifle?

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Tu lui en demandes beaucoup trop.

You’re asking too much of him/her.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Tu lui donneras ce qu'il faut.

You’ll give him/her what he/she needs.

— Le Frère (1997)

Tu lui plais aussi.

He likes you too.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Combien tu lui dois ?

How much do you owe him?

— Comment devenir riche (grâce à sa grand-mère) (2024)

Quoi que tu lui fasses, je ferai pareil à toute ta famille.

Whatever you do to him, I'll do the same to your whole family.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Je ne vois pas ce que tu lui trouves.

I don't see what you see in him.

— Rushmore (1998)

Tu lui fiches la paix.

Leave him alone.

— Drive (2011)

C’est super que tu lui aies donné rendez-vous.

It’s great that you arranged to meet with him/her.

— La strada (1954)

Du moins, tant que tu lui seras utile.

At least, as long as you are useful to him.

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

Pixote, s'il se montre, tu lui parleras ?

Pixote, if he shows up, will you talk to him?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Tu lui serres la main ?

Are you shaking his hand?

— La Haine (1995)

Tu lui plais vraiment.

He really likes you.

— Retour vers le futur (1985)

Est-ce que tu lui manques ?

Does he/she miss you?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Tu lui fermes son bec, à celle-là !

You shut her up, that one!

— Mommy (2014)

Tu lui plais.

He likes you.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Tu lui en as déjà parlé ?

Have you already spoken to him about it?

Si Tom était là, qu'est-ce tu lui dirais ?

If Tom were here, what would you say to him?

Pourquoi tu lui racontes ça ?

Why are you telling him/her that?

— The Little Thief (1988)

Il te demande, et toi, tu lui files ?

He asks you, and you give it to him?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Un jour, elle va comprendre que tu lui mens.

One day, she'll realize you're lying to her.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Il veut que tu lui racontes tout demain.

He wants you to tell him everything tomorrow.

Tu lui tiens les mains !

You're holding her hands!

— Our Times (2015)

Je suis sûr que tu lui manques.

I'm sure she misses you.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

Tu lui proposes un arrangement.

You offer him a deal.

— Un prophète (2009)

Putain, tu lui dit de l'appeler Alexander, ok ?

Fuck, tell him to call him Alexander, okay?

— En terrain miné (2014)

Tu lui passes mon bonjour.

Say hello to him/her for me.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Tu lui demandes son appartement, il faut la préparer.

You’re asking him about his apartment; you need to prepare her for it.

— Yolo (2024)

Tu lui redis, à Capuano, que j'ai une pièce au Toledo ?

Will you tell Capuano again that I have a play at the Toledo?

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Tu lui dois bien ça.

You owe him that.

Mais avant, tu lui tires dans la tête.

But first, you shoot him in the head.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tu lui achèterais une robe avec ta part.

You would buy her a dress with your share.

Tu as écrit que tu lui avais mis une serviette.

You wrote that you had put a towel on him.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Tu lui laisses pas d'autre choix que de débarquer à ton boulot.

You’re leaving him no choice but to show up at your workplace.

— Cold Storage (2026)

Avant, tu lui ressemblais.

You used to look like him.

— Solaris (1972)

Et quand il tombe, tu lui tires dans la tête.

And when he falls, you shoot him in the head.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tu lui plais !

He likes you!

— Chungking Express (1994)

Chaque jour, tu lui files un dollar pour balayer.

Every day, you give him a dollar to sweep.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Je pense que tu lui plais.

I think he likes you.

La salope qui te dit des conneries, tu lui fais voir que ça va être son tour.

That bitch who tells you bullshit, you make her see that it's going to be her turn.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Tu le vois une fois, et tu lui racontes tout.

You see him once, and you tell him everything.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)

Tu lui écris derrière mon dos ?

Are you writing to them behind my back?

— 2046 (2004)

Tu lui donneras.

You will give it to him.

— À bout de course (1988)

Tu lui manques.

He misses you.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Et bien, si t'as peur qu'elle t'évite pourquoi tu lui propose pas de sortir ?

Well, if you’re afraid she’s avoiding you, why don’t you ask her out?

— Silent Voice (2016)

Une chance en or se présente, et tu lui fermes les portes ?

A golden opportunity comes your way, and you shut the door on it?

— Dangal (2016)

Tu lui mets la tétine.

You put the pacifier in his/her mouth.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Tu lui parleras ?

Will you talk to him?

Tom a dit que tu lui avais dit d'attendre.

Tom said that you had told him to wait.

Tu lui dois deux millions.

You owe him two million.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tu lui réponds quoi maintenant ?

What are you going to say to him now?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Tu lui dois combien ?

How much do you owe him?

Tu lui demanderas, n'est-ce pas ?

You'll ask him, won't you?

J'aimerais que tu lui fasses passer un message.

I'd like you to pass a message along to them.

— Un prophète (2009)

Tu lui rendras hommage aux funérailles, avec nous tous.

You will pay your respects at the funeral, with all of us.

Si un ami te donnait des conseils, tu lui ferais ça ?

If a friend gave you advice, would you do that to him?

— Carandiru (2003)

Tu lui dois un paquet de fric.

You owe him a ton of money.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tu lui tires dans la tête maintenant.

You’re shooting him in the head now.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tu lui laisses pas le choix, c'est toi qui as le couteau.

You’re not giving him/her a choice; you’re the one holding the knife.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Tu lui permets de s'habiller ainsi pour les funérailles de son père ?

Are you letting her dress like that for her father’s funeral?

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Et tu lui envoies la main à ce moment.

And you wave to him at that moment.

"Que le prodigieux spectacle continue, et que tu lui apportes un vers."

May the wondrous show go on, and may you add a verse to it.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Tu lui fais prendre son bain ?

Are you giving him his bath?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Tu lui fais cracher le morceau.

You're making him spill the beans.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)