ele mandou

sent; told to

→ ele
phrase Uncommon #15,821
sent; told to With a direct object, it usually means he sent something. With an infinitive or que-clause, it means he told/ordered someone to do something.
PO: Ele mandou eu esperar aqui.
EN: He told me to wait here.

Ele mandou que eu fosse ao cartório registrar o documento.

He told me to go to the registry office to register the document.

Ele mandou entrar.

He told them to come in.

— O Profissional (1994)

Ele mandou você correr!

He told you to run!

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Quando ele mandou?

When did he send it?

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Ele mandou três amigos.

He sent three friends.

— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)

Essa ele mandou do quartel.

He sent this from the barracks.

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

Ele mandou sermos pontuais.

He told us to be punctual.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Não sei, ele mandou dizer para pegar os lençóis.

I don't know; he sent word to get the sheets.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ele mandou frutas e legumes para sua filha.

He sent fruits and vegetables to his daughter.

Ele mandou arrumar o emprego, eu fui lá e arrumei.

He told me to get a job, I went there and got it.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

Ele mandou um bilhete?

Did he send a note?

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Por que ele mandou você aqui?

Why did he send you here?

— देवदास (2002)

Ele mandou suas tropas jogar gasolina no seu corpo e queimá-lo.

He ordered his troops to pour gasoline on his body and burn him.

— A Infância de Ivan (1962)

Ele mandou me seguir?

Did he tell you to follow me?

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

Ele mandou dinheiro para ajudar a cuidar dela.

He sent money to help take care of her.

Ele mandou uma van blindada pro espaço.

He sent an armored van into space.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Mas não, tem que descer, tem que descer, ele mandou.

No, you have to go down, you have to go down, he ordered.

— O Ódio (1995)

Vai me bater só porque ele mandou?

Are you going to hit me just because he told you to?

— Faça a Coisa Certa (1989)

Ele mandou te dizer que mentiu.

He told me to tell you that he lied.

— Carandiru (2003)