ça lui ferait

it would do him/her

→ cela

phrase Uncommon #20,281

it would do him/her A compositional phrase using the conditional of faire. The meaning is completed by what follows, such as ça lui ferait du bien, “it would do him/her good.” Lui can mean “him” or “her” in this construction.

FR: Une promenade au grand air, ça lui ferait du bien.

EN: A walk in the fresh air would do him/her good.

Mais ça lui ferait peine, et je veux pas la priver.

But it would upset her, and I don't want to deprive her.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Ça lui ferait du bien de voir son petit-fils.

It would do him good to see his grandson.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Qu'est-ce que ça lui ferait que son enfant soit gâté ?

Why would it bother her if her child were spoiled?

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Qu'est-ce que ça lui ferait ?

How would that make him feel?

Oui, c'est ça, ça lui ferait du bien.

Yes, that's it, it would do him/her some good.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)