told him/her that; told him/her to
He told her she was right.
El médico le dijo que dejase de fumar y de beber.
The doctor told him to stop smoking and drinking.
He told her he was happy.
Le dijo que no a todo, le parecía una mierda.
He said no to everything; he thought it was shit.
— Oh Boy (2012)
Nadie le dijo que la guerra había terminado.
Nobody told him that the war was over.
— Mother Night (1996)
Tom no tuvo más alternativa que hacer lo que Mary le dijo que hiciera.
Tom had no choice but to do what Mary told him to do.
Mary debió haber hecho lo que Tom le dijo que hiciera.
Mary should have done what Tom told her to do.
He told her that he loved her.
Usted le dijo que había terminado el trabajo tres días atrás.
You told him that you had finished the job three days ago.
La madre le dijo que cuidara de su hermano menor.
The mother told him to take care of his younger brother.