ella le

she ... to him/her

→ ella
phrase Very common #610
she ... to him/her Not a fixed expression: ella means "she," and le usually means "to him" or "to her" (also "to you" in formal singular). In some varieties of Spanish, especially leísmo, le can also be used for a male direct object, which is why it may mean "him" in some sentences.
SP: Ella le explicó el problema.
EN: She explained the problem to him.

Ella le empujó por la ventana.

She pushed him out the window.

Ella le obliga a hacer los deberes antes de cenar.

She makes him do his homework before dinner.

Ella le tendió la chaqueta, entonces abrió la puerta y le pidió que se fuera.

She handed him the jacket, then opened the door and asked him to leave.

Ella le presentó a su hermana.

She introduced him to her sister.

Ella le acusó de robarle el coche.

She accused him of stealing her car.

Ella le odiaba.

She hated him.

Ella le humilló.

She humiliated him.

Ella le escribe a su hijo de vez en cuando.

She writes to her son from time to time.

Ella le agradeció por toda su ayuda.

She thanked him for all his help.

Ella le oyó cantar.

She heard him sing.

Ella le vio comerse un sándwich.

She saw him eating a sandwich.

Ella le ignoró todo el día.

She ignored him all day.

Ella le creyó cuando él dijo que la quería.

She believed him when he said he loved her.

Ella le quiere, pero él a ella no.

She loves him, but he doesn't love her.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Ella le escribió una carta larga, pero él no la leyó.

She wrote him a long letter, but he didn’t read it.

Ella le animó a escribir una novela.

She encouraged him to write a novel.

Ella le visita dos veces al año.

She visits him twice a year.

Ella le invitó a su fiesta.

She invited him to her party.

Ella le reconoció inmediatamente.

She recognized him immediately.

Dicen que ella le está metiendo prisa para que se casen pronto.

They say she’s pressuring him to get married soon.

Ella le está consiguiendo algo para comer.

She is getting him something to eat.

— El mundo (2004)

Ella le atacó.

She attacked him.

Ella le peló una manzana a él.

She peeled an apple for him.

Con una risita de vergüenza, ella le tendió el condón.

With an embarrassed giggle, she handed him the condom.

Ella le abrió la puerta a la Agustina para que descubriera a la tía muerta.

She opened the door for Agustina so she could discover her dead aunt.

— Volver (2006)

Ella le llamó para decirle que llegaría tarde.

She called him to tell him she would be late.

Ella le regañó por haber dejado la puerta abierta.

She scolded him for leaving the door open.

Ella le ayudó al anciano a cruzar la calle.

She helped the old man cross the street.

Ella le mencionó el incidente a Mary.

She mentioned the incident to Mary.

Ella le devolvió el beso.

She returned the kiss.

Ella le rogó que se quedase.

She begged him to stay.

Ella le compró un perro.

She bought him a dog.

Ella le sonrió a su bebé.

She smiled at her baby.

Ella le habló de dejar su trabajo.

She talked to him about quitting her job.

Ella le compró una cámara.

She bought him a camera.

Ella le necesita más de lo que él la necesita.

She needs him more than he needs her.

Ella le suplicó que se quedase.

She begged him to stay.

Ella le contrató de intérprete porque había oído que era el mejor.

She hired him as an interpreter because she had heard he was the best.

Ella le encontró un asiento.

She found him a seat.

Ella le obligó a hacerlo.

She forced him to do it.

Ella le advirtió que no saliera solo por la noche.

She warned him not to go out alone at night.

Ella le ordenó que lo hiciera.

She ordered him to do it.

Ella le identificó como el asesino.

She identified him as the killer.

Ella le escribirá una carta esta noche.

She will write him a letter tonight.

Ella le ama a usted.

She loves you.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Ella le pagó con la misma moneda.

She paid him back in kind.

Ella le vio en la estación.

She saw him at the station.

Ella le intentó explicar su idea a él.

She tried to explain her idea to him.

Ella le recibió con alegría.

She greeted him with joy.

Ella le escuchó.

She listened to him.

Ella le apuñaló por la espalda.

She stabbed him in the back.

Ella le abandonó.

She abandoned him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ella le llama todas las noches.

She calls him every night.

Ella le recuerda a su madre.

She reminds him of his mother.

Ella le está escuchando.

She is listening to him.

Ella le ató a la silla.

She tied him to the chair.

Me di cuenta de que ella le cuenta a los demás una versión diferente.

I realized that she tells others a different version.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Ella le acompañó a Japón.

She accompanied him to Japan.

Ella le lleva la cena todas las noches a su casa.

She brings him dinner at his house every night.

Él comía y ella le observaba.

He ate and she watched him.

Ella le despertó.

She woke him up.

Ella le respeta.

She respects him.

Ella le besó.

She kissed him.

Ella le miraba hacer un dibujo.

She watched him draw a picture.

Ella le rogó que no se fuera.

She begged him not to leave.

Ella le saluda cada mañana.

She greets him every morning.

Ella le ha traicionado.

She has betrayed him.

Irá a ver a mi madre y ella le dirá la verdad.

He will go see my mother and she will tell him the truth.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Ella le echa de menos, especialmente en los días de lluvia.

She misses him, especially on rainy days.

Ella le sonrió.

She smiled at him.

Ella le conoció hace tres años.

She met him three years ago.

Ella le empujó a la piscina.

She pushed him into the pool.

Ella le obedece.

She obeys him.

Ella le contrató.

She hired him.

Ella le presentó a su hermana hace más de dos años.

She introduced him to her sister more than two years ago.

Ella le acusó de haberle mentido.

She accused him of lying to her.

Ella le odiaba tanto que nuestra familia no podía nunca ir a visitarle.

She hated him so much that our family could never go to visit him.

Ella le tomará la muestra de sangre.

She will take his blood sample.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Ella le entregó un libro.

She handed him a book.

Ella le agradeció por su ayuda.

She thanked him for his help.

Ella le oyó cantar su canción favorita.

She heard him sing her favorite song.

Ella le ignoró hasta que él se hizo rico.

She ignored him until he became rich.

Ella le cree, diga lo que diga.

She believes him, no matter what he says.

Ella le quiere por lo que es, no por lo que tiene.

She loves him for who he is, not for what he has.

Ella le escribió una carta larga, pero no se la envió.

She wrote him a long letter, but she didn’t send it to him.

Ella le amenazó.

She threatened him.

Ella le vio sonreír.

She saw him smile.

Ella le invitó a entrar.

She invited him in.

Ella le está ayudando.

She is helping him.

Ella le atacó con unas tijeras.

She attacked him with scissors.

Ella le pellizcó.

She pinched him.

Ella le abrazó.

She hugged him.

Ella le llamó mentiroso.

She called him a liar.

Él le engañó a ella, pero incluso ahora ella le sigue queriendo.

He cheated on her, but even now she still loves him.

Ella le aconseja en materias técnicas.

She advises him on technical matters.

Ella le desprecia.

She despises him.

Ella le rezó a Dios de rodillas.

She prayed to God on her knees.

Se aseguro de que nadie le viera llegar a la habitación donde ella le esperaba.

He made sure that no one saw him arrive at the room where she was waiting for him.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Ella le compra un regalo a su hijo.

She buys her son a gift.

Ella le rogó que se quedase un poquito más.

She begged him to stay a little longer.

Ella le gritó.

She yelled at him.

Cuando ella le abrió su corazón, era demasiado tarde.

When she opened her heart to him, it was too late.

Ella le señaló.

She pointed at him.

Ella le habló acerca de ese asunto.

She spoke to him about that matter.

Ella le compró una cámara a su hijo.

She bought her son a camera.

Ziri besó suavemente a Rima y ella le devolvió el beso.

Ziri gently kissed Rima, and she returned the kiss.

Ella le suplicó que no se fuese.

She begged him not to leave.

Ella le consiguió un nuevo sombrero.

She got him a new hat.

Ella le obligó a comer espinacas.

She forced him to eat spinach.

Ella le tendió la chaqueta.

She handed him the jacket.

Ella le presionó para que dejase su trabajo.

She pressured him to quit his job.

Ella le adora.

She adores him.

Ella le identifica con el violador.

She identifies him with the rapist.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Ella le escribe todas las semanas.

She writes to him every week.

Ella le alcanzó la llave.

She handed him the key.

Ella le oyó gritar.

She heard him scream.

Ella le vio conducir en su coche nuevo.

She saw him driving in his new car.

Ella le informó de su llegada.

She informed him of her arrival.

Ella le cuenta todo a sus padres.

She tells her parents everything.

Ella le rechaza.

She rejects him.

Ella le escucha, aunque nadie más lo haga.

She listens to him, even though no one else does.

Ella le aplica una inyección.

She gives him an injection.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Ella le visitaba una vez al año.

She visited him once a year.

Ella le leyó un poema a él.

She read him a poem.

Ella le recordó que fuera al banco.

She reminded him to go to the bank.

Ella le está dando un baño a la bebé.

She is giving the baby a bath.

Ella le aterroriza.

She terrifies him.

Ella le persuadió de que se casara con ella.

She persuaded him to marry her.

En la oscuridad, ella le pudo oír a él y a sus invitados charlar y reír.

In the darkness, she could hear him and his guests chatting and laughing.

Ella le absorbe a uno.

She draws you in.

— Hermano (1997)

Ella le llamó por su nombre.

She called him by his name.

Ella le demandó.

She sued him.

Ella le regañó por llegar tarde.

She scolded him for being late.

Ella le ayudó.

She helped him.

Ella le metió en problemas.

She got him into trouble.

Ella le dice que le dé todo su sueldo y él lo hace.

She tells him to give her his entire salary and he does.

Bien Sr. Meyer, ella le verá entonces, adiós.

All right, Mr. Meyer, she'll see you then. Goodbye.

— Control (2007)

Ella le dijo algo.

She said something to him.

Ella le saluda cada mañana en cuanto entra en el edificio de la escuela.

She greets him every morning as soon as she enters the school building.

Ella le ha puesto un hechizo.

She has put a spell on him.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Cuando ella le encontró, el amor le sonrió.

When she found him, love smiled upon her.

Ella le sonrió a él.

She smiled at him.

Ella le obedece sin importar lo que le diga que haga.

She obeys him no matter what he tells her to do.

Ella le susurró algo.

She whispered something to him.

Ella le contrató de intérprete.

She hired him as an interpreter.

Ella le preparó una tarta para su fiesta.

She baked him a cake for his party.

Ella le engañó.

She deceived him.

Ella le odia.

She hates him.

Ella le tocó el hombro.

She touched his shoulder.

Y que ella le quería a él.

And that she loved him.

— Mystic River (2003)

Ella le prometió encontrarse con él ayer por la noche, pero ella nunca apareció.

She promised to meet him last night, but she never showed up.

Ella le entregó su chaqueta.

She handed him her jacket.

Ella le agarró con fuerza.

She grabbed him tightly.

Ella le ordenó que se quedase aquí.

She ordered him to stay here.

Ella le trató como a un rey.

She treated him like a king.

Ella le ignoraba hasta que se hizo rico.

She ignored him until he became rich.

Ella le escribió una carta a su amiga.

She wrote a letter to her friend.

Ella le ama también.

She loves him too.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Ella le vio romper la ventana.

She saw him break the window.

Ella le recogió en la estación.

She picked him up at the station.

Ella le estranguló con sus propias manos.

She strangled him with her own hands.

Ella le aseguró que todo iba bien.

She assured him that everything was fine.

Ella le abofeteó.

She slapped him.

Ella le llamó Charles.

She called him Charles.

Ella le dedicó atención personalmente.

She gave him personal attention.

Ella le está ganando al cáncer.

She is beating cancer.

Ella le aconseja en cómo seguir saludable.

She advises him on how to stay healthy.

Ella le maneja bien.

She handles him well.

Ella le desprecia sólo porque es pobre.

She despises him simply because he is poor.

Ella le reveló el secreto.

She revealed the secret to him.

Ella le cogió la mano.

She took his hand.

Ella le rogó que se quedara.

She begged him to stay.

Ella le gritó, pero él no la oyó.

She shouted at him, but he didn’t hear her.

Ella le compró un diccionario a su hermana.

She bought her sister a dictionary.

Ella le hablará al respecto cuando regrese.

She'll talk to him about it when she gets back.

Ella le echaba mucho de menos.

She missed him a lot.

Su esposo come todo lo que ella le ponga en frente.

Her husband eats everything she puts in front of him.

Ella le consideraba estúpido.

She thought he was stupid.