le dice

tells him/her

→ le
phrase Uncommon #21,845
tells him/her Le can also mean “to you” when addressing someone formally.
SP: Siempre le dice la verdad.
EN: He always tells him the truth.

Nadie le dice lo que tiene que hacer.

Nobody tells him what to do.

Pero alguien le dice a Romeo que Julieta ha muerto.

But someone tells Romeo that Juliet is dead.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

¿Eso no le dice nada?

Doesn't that mean anything to you?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Se comporta como si fuera el amo del lugar y nadie le dice nada.

He acts like he owns the place and nobody says anything to him.

Tom siempre le dice a Mary que la quiere.

Tom always tells Mary that he loves her.

Haga lo que le dice.

Do what he says.

El paciente le dice al médico lo que importa y lo que no.

The patient tells the doctor what matters and what doesn’t.

— La historia sin fin (1984)

¿Qué padre normal le dice a sus hijos que den vueltas y hará lo que le pidan?

What normal dad tells his kids to run around and says he’ll do whatever they ask?

— PK (2014)

Le dice al médico que un pez vive dentro de su cabeza.

He tells the doctor that a fish lives inside his head.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

¿No le dice la gente cosas así?

Don't people say things like that to him?

— Broker (2022)

Al menos eso le dice a las chicas.

At least that's what he tells the girls.

¿Le importa un tipo que le dice esto?

Does a guy who says this matter to her?

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Es completamente ingenua y cree todo lo que la gente le dice.

She is completely naive and believes everything people tell her.

Su mamá sabe porqué le dice las cosas.

His mother knows why she tells him things.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

Al cajón de mi cómoda le dice tienda.

She calls the drawer in my dresser a shop.

— Nazarín (1959)

Tom dice que él nunca le dice mentiras a Mary, pero lo hace con frecuencia.

Tom says he never lies to Mary, but he does it frequently.

Y cuando Bill se va a marchar, se levanta y le dice algo bonito.

And when Bill is about to leave, he gets up and says something nice to her.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Pero Aman le dice a Rohit por qué renuncia a Naina.

But Aman tells Rohit why he is giving up Naina.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)