no le

not to him/her

→ no
phrase Extremely common #132
not to him/her Le is usually the unstressed pronoun for 'to him,' 'to her,' or formal 'you.' In English, the exact translation depends on the verb: for example, no le gusta often means 'he/she doesn't like it.' In some varieties, le can also be used for a male direct object.
SP: No le digas nada.
EN: Don't tell him/her anything.

Desde luego, y no le importan a nadie.

Of course, and nobody cares about them.

— Volver (2006)

No le interesaría a alguien de paso como tú.

It wouldn't interest someone just passing through like you.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Personalmente me cae bien, pero como doctor no le tengo respeto.

Personally, I like him, but I have no respect for him as a doctor.

Mi hermano dice que no le da miedo la oscuridad.

My brother says he isn't afraid of the dark.

A Tancredi no le irá mal tener dinero.

It won't hurt Tancredi to have money.

— El gatopardo (1963)

No le quiero vender mi alma al diablo.

I don't want to sell my soul to the devil.

En el futuro, no le deje viajar tanto.

In the future, don't let him travel so much.

— Deseando amar (2000)

No le has prometido dárselo desde hace meses.

You haven't promised to give it to him for months.

— Sin piedad (2026)

En serio no le deberías dar ideas a Tom.

Seriously, you really shouldn't give Tom any ideas.

Significa que no le permitieron volver a jugar.

It means they didn't allow him to play again.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

No le entendí.

I didn't understand him/her.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Pero no le aprietes.

But don't squeeze it.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

No le pondré Pablito.

I won't name him Pablito.

— El cartero (y Pablo Neruda) (1994)

A usted no le preguntamos, ¡cierre el pico!

We didn't ask you, shut your mouth!

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

No le volveré a ver.

I won't see him again.

Pero a Steven Redfellow no le faltaban enemigos.

But Steven Redfellow was not without his enemies.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

No le menciones el asunto.

Don’t mention the matter to him.

Parece que la odias y que no le hablas adrede.

It seems like you hate her and that you're deliberately not talking to her.

— La noche americana (1973)

No le sabría decir exactamente.

I couldn't tell you exactly.

Yo no le veía nunca.

I never saw him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

No le abras a nadie y no te acerques al teléfono.

Don't open the door to anyone and don't go near the phone.

— Игла (1989)

No le escribo.

I don't write to him.

— The Internship (2026)

Ese niño no le tiene miedo al agua.

That child is not afraid of water.

No le pongo azúcar al café.

I don't add sugar to my coffee.

Tom no le haría eso a Mary.

Tom wouldn't do that to Mary.

No le voy a disparar.

I’m not going to shoot him.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Si no me lleva, no le pago.

If he doesn't take me, I won't pay him.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Incluso a la guerra no le temo.

I do not fear even war.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Un trago no le ha hecho nunca mal a nadie.

A drink has never hurt anyone.

No le sigo.

I don't follow him.

Ella no le ha visitado nunca.

She has never visited him.

No le he olvidado nunca.

I have never forgotten him.

No le abro la puerta a Tom.

I’m not opening the door for Tom.

No le estoy disparando a nadie.

I'm not shooting anyone.

— Bacurau (2019)

No le presten atención.

Don't pay attention to him/her.

— Anora (2024)

A Lisa no le apetece leerse todos los comentarios.

Lisa doesn't feel like reading all the comments.

Tom no le puede dar la espalda a Mary ahora.

Tom can't turn his back on Mary now.

No le ocurre nada.

Nothing happens to him.

— Psicosis (1960)

Pero ¡no le quedará nada!

But he'll have nothing left!

— It (Eso) (2017)

Tom cree que no le puede pasar nada malo.

Tom believes that nothing bad can happen to him.

Él me prometió que no le diría a nadie.

He promised me he wouldn't tell anyone.

No le he preguntado a Tom.

I haven't asked Tom.

No le agrado.

He/She didn’t like me.

— Eternity (2025)

Y no le respondas así a mamá.

And don't answer Mom like that.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

No, Don, no le pica.

No, Don, it doesn't itch.

— Bugonia (2025)

No le haces daño.

You don't hurt him.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

No le pagaron por ello.

They didn't pay him for it.

A Iván no le permitieron ni que me conociera.

Iván wasn't even allowed to meet me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Él me dijo que no le esperara.

He told me not to wait for him.

No le tengo miedo.

I'm not afraid of him.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Ellos no le tienen miedo a la muerte.

They aren't afraid of death.

No le añado azúcar al café.

I don't add sugar to my coffee.

No le prometo nada.

I’m not promising him anything.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Creo que no le agrado mucho.

I don't think he likes me very much.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Yo no le caigo bien a nadie.

Nobody likes me.

— Tesis (1996)

Me dijo que no le enseñara a mi hermana.

He told me not to show it to my sister.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Tom no le tiene que prestar atención a lo que Mary dice.

Tom doesn't have to pay attention to what Mary says.

No le hagan caso.

Don't pay any attention to him.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

No le dolerá.

It won't hurt.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

A eso no le contestaré que es obvio, porque no lo es.

I won't answer that by saying it's obvious, because it isn't.

— El hoyo (2019)

El chico joven no le dejaba verla porque estaba muy enferma.

The young boy wouldn't let her see him because she was very sick.

— Psicosis (1960)

No le tomará mucho.

It won’t take long.

— La escafandra y la mariposa (2007)

A Tom no le quedaba nada de beber.

Tom had nothing left to drink.

Hay algo que Tom no le está contando a Mary.

There’s something Tom isn’t telling Mary.

No le hemos dejado una buena impresión, ¿eh?

We haven't exactly made a good impression on him, have we?

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

No le caigo muy bien.

He doesn't like me very much.

— Rebeca (1940)

Se sentó al final de la clase para que la profesora no le preguntara.

He sat at the back of the class so the teacher wouldn’t call on him.

Si se va ahora, es posible que Frank no le mate.

If he leaves now, Frank might not kill him.

— American Gangster (2007)

Estaba tan gordo que el cuello no le cerraba.

He was so fat that his collar wouldn't close.

Por más que lo pienso, no le encuentro sentido.

No matter how much I think about it, I can't make sense of it.

— Vivir (1952)

No le debemos nada a nadie.

We don't owe anything to anyone.

— The Dreadful (2026)

Nada; no le he hecho nada.

Nothing; I haven't done anything to him.

— La strada (1954)

Tal era su obligación y tú no le dejaste otra opción.

That was his obligation, and you left him no other choice.

— Devdas (2002)

No le conozco a usted.

I don't know you.

— Psicosis (1960)

Pero, escucha, no le pongas sal.

But listen, don't add salt to it.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

No le puedo hablar a la gente.

I can't talk to people.

Por no saber su dirección, no le escribió.

Since he didn't know her address, he didn't write to her.

No le pegues a la acera.

Don't hit the sidewalk.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Me temo que no le será de utilidad al rey.

I'm afraid it won't be of any use to the king.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

No le decepciones.

Don't disappoint him.

No le hablaba a usted.

I wasn't talking to you.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

No le valdrá de nada.

It won't do him any good.

— Los pecadores (2025)

No le importamos nada.

We don't matter to him/her at all.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No le contesté.

I didn't answer him.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Pero mucho me temo de que no le seré de mucha ayuda.

But I'm afraid I won't be of much help.

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

No le echéis las culpas a ella.

Don't blame her.

Aparentemente no le agrado a Tom.

Apparently, Tom doesn't like me.

No le pidas peras al olmo.

Don't ask for pears from an elm tree.

No le vendes a cualquiera.

You don't sell to just anyone.

— Un profeta (2009)

No le quiero entregar mi llave a Tom.

I don't want to give Tom my key.

No le haría algo asi.

I wouldn't do something like that to her.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Ahora, ese joven que está ahí, no le haría daño ni a una mosca.

Now, that young man over there wouldn't hurt a fly.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

No le enseñes a tu hermana a hacer esto.

Don't teach your sister to do this.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

No le podemos pedir más a Frodo.

We can't ask any more of Frodo.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Señora, no le miento.

Ma'am, I am not lying to you.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

No le dejéis hablar.

Don't let him speak.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Les dije a los niños que no le toquen el auto.

I told the children not to touch the car.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Los hongos no le hacen eso a la gente, ¡viste la condición en que estaba!

Mushrooms don’t do that to people—you saw the state he was in!

— El Extraño (2016)

Yo me pregunto porque ella no le ha hablado a él sobre eso.

I wonder why she hasn't talked to him about it.

Tom le dijo a Mary que no le echara azúcar.

Tom told Mary not to add sugar.

No le quites los ojos de encima.

Don't take your eyes off him.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Él sabía muy bien que no le quedaba mucho tiempo de vida.

He knew very well that he didn’t have much time left to live.

Yo no le tengo miedo.

I'm not afraid of him.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Pegarme no le servirá para entenderme.

Hitting me won't help you understand me.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Eso es porque no le conocen como yo.

That's because they don't know him like I do.

— Cónclave (2024)

Uno no le hace eso ni a su enemigo.

You wouldn’t do that even to your enemy.

No le entiendo.

I don't understand him.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Tom fingió que no le importaba que Mary saliera con John.

Tom pretended not to care that Mary was dating John.

No le pongas demasiada sal.

Don't add too much salt.

Tom no le dirá nada a María.

Tom won’t tell María anything.

No le voy a contar a Tom lo que pasó.

I'm not going to tell Tom what happened.

No le saco, cabrón.

I can't get him out, asshole.

— Amores perros (2000)

Ella no le entiende a usted.

She doesn't understand you.

No señor, no le estaba enseñando a usted ingeniería.

No, sir, I wasn't teaching you engineering.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

No le he echado mucha, Paul.

I haven't added much, Paul.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Él le aconsejó que no le pidiera dinero prestado a sus amigos.

He advised her not to ask her friends for money.

No le abras la puerta a nadie en lo que no estoy.

Don't open the door for anyone while I'm away.

No le escuches.

Don't listen to him.

— Dil se.. (1998)

No le habría hecho eso a usted, ni a Tag.

I wouldn't have done that to you, or to Tag.

— Hunting Season (2025)

No le voy a enviar a Tom una tarjeta navideña.

I'm not going to send Tom a Christmas card.

En casa no le hacen caso.

At home they don't pay any attention to him.

— La ola (2008)

No le dijimos a Tom que se quedara.

We didn't tell Tom to stay.

No le molestes con nimiedades.

Don’t bother him with trivialities.

La que no le entiende soy yo.

I'm the one who doesn't understand him.

— Tesis (1996)

Un momento Raimunda, ¿no le dijiste que yo lo estaba solicitando?

Wait a moment, Raimunda—didn't you tell him/her that I was requesting it?

— Una segunda madre (2015)

No le gustamos.

He doesn't like us.

No le soporto.

I can't stand him.

No le he oído nunca mentir.

I have never heard him lie.

No le agradará.

He won't like it.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Y no le habló.

And he didn't speak to him.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

No le está permitido salir del país.

He is not allowed to leave the country.

Sé que no le intereso.

I know they're not interested in me.

Me gustaría que no le contaras esta historia a mi madre.

I’d like you not to tell my mother this story.

Pero no le mires las piernas o lo pondrá en tu expediente.

But don't look at his legs or he'll put it on your record.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

No le prestes atención.

Don't pay attention to him.

— La asistenta (2025)

No le había visto nunca antes.

I had never seen him before.

Aunque no le apetezca, es necesario que vaya a la reunión con el director del departamento.

Even if you don't feel like it, you need to go to the meeting with the department head.

Tenía que asegurarme que no le contaría nada sobre Phyllis a nadie.

I had to make sure I wouldn't tell anyone about Phyllis.

— Perdición (1944)

A veces no le entiendo.

Sometimes I don't understand him.

No le olvidaré mientras viva.

I will never forget him as long as I live.

No le cuentes nada de esto a mi esposa.

Don't tell my wife anything about this.

No le temo.

I'm not afraid of him.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

Estoy seguro de que a Tom no le importará.

I'm sure Tom won't mind.

A Tom no le invitan a muchas fiestas.

Tom isn't invited to many parties.

No le aguanto.

I can't stand him.

Te lo dije, no le escuches.

I told you, don't listen to him.

— Sin piedad (2026)

No le detesto.

I don't hate him.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

No le culpo por pegarle.

I don't blame him for hitting him.

Casi no le escribe a su padre.

He hardly ever writes to his father.

No le tengo mucha fe a sus capacidades.

I don't have much faith in their abilities.

A Tom no le podía importar menos lo que María pensara.

Tom couldn't care less what María thought.

No le busque aquí.

Don't look for him here.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No le puedes hacer eso a Tom.

You can't do that to Tom.

Tom prometió a Mary que no le contaría a John lo que ella había hecho.

Tom promised Mary that he wouldn’t tell John what she had done.

Me aseguraré que no le moleste mas.

I’ll make sure I don’t bother you anymore.

— Madre (Madeo) (2009)

No le pediste a Tom que hiciera eso, ¿no?

You didn't ask Tom to do that, did you?

No hay mujer en el mundo que no le tenga miedo a las cucarachas.

There isn't a woman in the world who isn't afraid of cockroaches.

Este tío no le sacó un arma a un poli, Jay.

This guy didn't pull a gun on a cop, Jay.

— American Gangster (2007)

No le trago.

I can't stand him.

A Tom no le quedaban más opciones.

Tom had no other options left.

Pero al gobierno de los ricos no le importaban nuestros problemas.

But the government of the rich didn't care about our problems.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No le conocemos.

We don't know him.

No le puedo decir eso.

I can't tell him that.

El jueves, pero por favor no le digan la Santa.

On Thursday, but please don't call her the Saint.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Su bajo salario no le permite comprarse la casa.

His low salary doesn't allow him to buy a house.

No le pegue a mi padre.

Don't hit my father.

— Ip Man (2008)

No le ha hecho ninguna gracia.

He wasn't amused at all.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Tom siempre nos decía que no le puedes enseñar trucos nuevos a un perro viejo.

Tom always used to tell us that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

El listón no le va al vestido.

The ribbon doesn’t go with the dress.

No le digan a nadie que hicimos esto.

Don't tell anyone that we did this.

Ella mencionó que esto no le agradaba.

She mentioned that she didn’t like this.

No le han dado mucho espacio.

They haven't given him much space.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

No le permitan salir más.

Don't let him out anymore.

— Ne Zha (2019)

No le deje pulsar este botón.

I didn't let him press this button.

No le hable mucho.

Don't talk to them too much.

— Amores perros (2000)

No le vas a decir, ¿verdad?

You're not going to tell him, are you?

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Lo veo, pero no le oigo.

I see him, but I can't hear him.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

No le insultes.

Don't insult him.

Era un humano, pero no le importaba lo que yo era.

He was a human, but he didn't care what I was.

— Ne Zha (2019)

No le corresponde a usted el perdonar a nadie, señor Heep.

It is not up to you to forgive anyone, Mr. Heep.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Pues no le quiso decir a nadie.

Well, he didn't want to tell anyone.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Las ideas no le pertenecen a nadie, flotan en el aire.

Ideas don't belong to anyone, they float in the air.

No le quedaba nada.

He had nothing left.

— Psicosis (1960)

No le encontramos nunca frecuencia.

We never found it to be frequent.

— Roma (2018)

Tom no le creyó a Mary.

Tom didn't believe Mary.

Al arte moderno no le intereso.

Modern art isn't interested in me.

Puede que no le hiciera tanto daño.

Maybe it didn’t hurt him/her that much.

— Mystic River (2003)

No le quiero hacer perder el tiempo.

I don't want to waste your time.

Déjalo, no le toques.

Leave it alone; don't touch it.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

No, señor, no le conocemos, ¿quién es usted?

No, sir, we don't know you; who are you?

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

Eso no le incumbe.

That’s none of their business.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

No le has hecho nada a Saeyeon.

You haven't done anything to Saeyeon.

— Encontré al diablo (2010)

No le entendí para nada.

I didn't understand him at all.

Tal vez no le haya sido tan fiel como debiera.

Perhaps I haven't been as faithful to him as I should have been.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

No le podés mostrar este video a nadie.

You can't show this video to anyone.

Habla rápido y a veces no le entiendo ni una palabra.

He speaks fast and sometimes I can't understand a word he says.

A usted no le ofrezco nada.

I’m not offering you anything.

— Leviatán (2014)

No le volveré a ver nunca.

I’ll never see him again.

Pero a Amelia no le daba miedo vivir mil aventuras.

But Amelia wasn't afraid to live a thousand adventures.

— Die My Love (2025)

No le dije eso.

I didn't tell him that.