lo que le

what ... to him or her

→ lo

phrase Very common #1,441

what ... to him or her A common sequence where lo que means "what" or "that which," and le is an indirect object pronoun meaning "to him," "to her," or polite "to you." The exact English translation depends on the verb that follows, as in lo que le diga = "what I tell him/her" or lo que le hicieron = "what they did to him/her."

SP: No entiendo lo que le dijeron ayer.

EN: I don't understand what they told him yesterday.

Entonces, ¿lo que le dicen sus pacientes es la verdad?

So, is what your patients tell you the truth?

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Comprendo lo que le pasa.

I understand what you're going through.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Tal vez nunca supo lo que le sucedió.

Maybe he never knew what happened to him.

Fue el sonido de la campana lo que le despertó.

It was the sound of the bell that woke him up.

Tom no tuvo valor para decirle a Mary lo que le había ocurrido a su perro.

Tom didn't have the courage to tell Mary what had happened to her dog.

Él siempre da lo que le piden los hijos.

He always gives his children what they ask for.

Lo que le digan a sus abogados.

Tell your lawyers what you want.

— Núremberg (2025)

Tom aún no ha hecho lo que le pedimos.

Tom still hasn't done what we asked him to do.

Lo que le suceda a ella no les concierne para nada.

What happens to her is none of their concern.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

No, esos son lo que le apoyan.

No, those are the ones who support him.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

No tenía ninguna duda de que Tom haría lo que le pedimos.

I had no doubt that Tom would do what we asked.

Es tu orgullo a lo que le prende fuego.

It’s your pride that he sets on fire.

— Devdas (2002)

Tom esperó lo que le parecía una eternidad.

Tom waited what seemed like an eternity.

Fíjese en lo que le pasa al taco.

Notice what happens to the taco.

Le diga lo que le diga, no me crea.

No matter what I tell you, don't believe me.

Pero no lo que le pasa, sino los desastres que podrían pasarle.

But not what happens to him, but the disasters that could happen to him.

— Amelie (2001)

Y ya sabes lo que le hubiera hecho, ¿no?

And you know what I would have done to him, right?

— Perdición (1944)

Nadie sabe lo que le pasará.

Nobody knows what will happen to him.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Hace lo que le digamos cuando se lo digamos.

He does what we tell him when we tell him.

Le abriré la barriga y me comeré lo que le habéis dado.

I will cut open its belly and eat what you gave it.

— El hoyo (2019)

Tom no ha hecho todavía lo que le pedimos.

Tom still hasn't done what we asked him to do.

Ha visto lo que le ha pasado.

You've seen what happened to him.

Tom aún no ha hecho lo que le pedimos que hiciera.

Tom still hasn't done what we asked him to do.

Lo que le siguió fue incluso peor.

What followed was even worse.

Juan no sabía lo que le venía encima.

Juan had no idea what was coming his way.

Hará lo que le apetezca.

He’ll do whatever he feels like.

Janice hace lo que le da la gana.

Janice does whatever she feels like.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No se merece lo que le ha pasado.

She doesn't deserve what happened to her.

— Strangers: Capítulo 3 (2026)

Haga lo que le ha dicho.

Do what he told you.

Él compra sólo lo que le será de utilidad.

He only buys what will be useful to him.

Para lo que le espera al Führer, no necesitará a nadie.

For what awaits the Führer, he will need no one.

— El hundimiento (2004)

Ten cuidado con lo que le dices.

Be careful what you say to him.

Tom no puede hacer lo que le dé la gana.

Tom can't do whatever he wants.

A nadie le importa lo que le pase a Tom.

Nobody cares what happens to Tom.

Lo que le hayan dicho de nosotros.

What they have told you about us.

Pero él nunca da lo que le piden.

But he never gives what they ask for.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

Has visto lo que le hace a la gente?

Have you seen what it does to people?

Me dijeron da vueltas en el templo y hará lo que le pida.

They told me to walk around the temple and he will do whatever I ask.

— P.K. (Peekay) (2014)

Deseaba que fuera verdad lo que le prometieron en la entrevista.

She hoped that what they had promised her in the interview was true.

Jake, ¿le muestras a Lydia lo que le preparaste?

Jake, will you show Lydia what you prepared for her?

— TÁR (2022)

Tom jamás podría hacer lo que le estás pidiendo que haga.

Tom could never do what you're asking him to do.

Ya sabes lo que le haría a mi panza.

You know what I would do to my belly.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Pensé que podría decirme lo que le sucedió.

I thought you could tell me what happened to you.

Ve lo que le espera.

See what awaits you.

Solo compra lo que le resulta de utilidad.

He only buys what is useful to him.

Este es el simulacro de lo que le pasará a los delfines con este transmisor.

This is a simulation of what will happen to the dolphins with this transmitter.

— La sirena (2016)

Te muestra lo que le pongas delante de ella.

It shows you whatever you put in front of it.

Tom no ha hecho todavía lo que le pedimos que hiciera.

Tom still hasn’t done what we asked him to do.

Dejas que ella haga lo que le plazca.

You let her do whatever she pleases.

— हैदर (2014)

No me interesa lo que le hagas.

I don't care what you do to them.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

De repente, Jack se dio cuenta de lo que le había ocurrido.

Suddenly, Jack realized what had happened to him.

Yo tengo la culpa de todo lo que le ha pasado.

I am to blame for everything that has happened to him.

— Hable con ella (2002)