they told him/her
Já lhe disseram para não vir até aqui.
They already told you not to come here.
— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)
They told him.
They already told you.
They told him.
Faça como lhe disseram pra fazer.
Do as you were told.
Ele concordou com o que lhe disseram.
He agreed with what they told him.
Mary não teve escolha a não ser fazer o que lhe disseram para fazer.
Mary had no choice but to do what she was told to do.