to tell you
Combien de fois vais-je devoir vous le dire ?
How many times do I have to tell you?
I was going to tell you.
Comme ça, j'aurai pas à vous le dire deux fois.
That way, I won’t have to tell you twice.
— Bullet Train (2022)
I could have told you.
I want to tell you.
Je n'ai pas eu le cœur de vous le dire.
I couldn't bring myself to tell you.
Ça m’est égale de vous le dire, contrairement à ce que vous croyez.
I don't mind telling you, contrary to what you may think.
— Le Petit Soldat (1963)
I tried to tell you.
Je suis pas autorisé à vous le dire.
I'm not allowed to tell you.