le pidieron

they asked him/her

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they asked him/her Le is an indirect object pronoun here; it can also mean "you" in formal address depending on context.
SP: Le pidieron ayuda al profesor.
EN: They asked the teacher for help.

Nunca ni siquiera le pidieron una declaración.

They never even asked him for a statement.

Le pidieron a Tom que saliera en televisión.

They asked Tom to appear on television.

Le pidieron que se fuera con él.

They asked her to go with him.

Le pidieron que le ayudara a él a pintar la casa.

They asked her to help him paint the house.

Le pidieron a Kate que cuidara de su hijo.

They asked Kate to take care of their son.

Le pidieron que saliera a cenar.

They asked him to go out to dinner.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Tom hizo lo que le pidieron.

Tom did what they asked him to do.

Le pidieron a su hermano que les ayudara con su tarea.

They asked their brother to help them with their homework.

Al joven trabajador le pidieron la renuncia.

The young worker was asked to resign.

Le pidieron a Kate que cuidara a su hijo.

They asked Kate to take care of their son.

Le pidieron que le diera algo de dinero.

They asked him to give them some money.