le dijeron

they told him/her

→ le

phrase Uncommon #18,488

they told him/her The pronoun le can refer to him, her, or a formal you, depending on context. Dijerón comes from decir, meaning “to say” or “to tell.”

SP: Le dijeron que esperara afuera.

EN: They told him to wait outside.

Le dijeron al camarero que no hacía falta que se quedase.

They told the waiter that he didn't need to stay.

Él hizo lo que le dijeron.

He did what he was told.

Le dijeron que no lo hiciera.

They told him not to do it.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Tú y Einstein le dijeron a Roosevelt que podíamos hacer una bomba.

You and Einstein told Roosevelt that we could make a bomb.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom y Mary le dijeron a John que sabían como hacer eso.

Tom and Mary told John that they knew how to do that.

Tom no era homosexual, pero los amigos de Tom le dijeron a su novia que era gay.

Tom wasn't gay, but Tom's friends told his girlfriend that he was gay.

Le dijeron que me acompañara.

They told him to come with me.

Ella hizo lo que le dijeron.

She did what they told her.

Tom y Mary le dijeron a John que no hiciera eso, ¿no?

Tom and Mary told John not to do that, didn’t they?

Hace poco le dijeron a Tom que tenía cáncer.

Tom was recently told he had cancer.

Le dijeron que se parara, y eso hizo.

They told him to stop, and he did.

Lo hizo como le dijeron.

He did as he was told.

John se quedó en casa como le dijeron.

John stayed home as he was told.

Le dijeron que era su prisionero.

They told him he was their prisoner.

Tomás y María le dijeron a Juan que pensaban que Alicia estaba ocupada.

Tomás and María told Juan that they thought Alicia was busy.

Él no tuvo otra opción más que hacer como le dijeron.

He had no other option but to do as he was told.

A Tom todavía no le dijeron sobre la muerte de su padre.

They still haven't told Tom about his father's death.

Tom y Mary le dijeron a John que estaban dispuestos a hacer eso.

Tom and Mary told John that they were willing to do that.