le diga

tell him or her

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tell him or her Le can refer to him, her, or you (formal). Diga is often used in negative formal commands, as in “No le diga” (“Don’t tell him/her/you”).

SP: No le diga la verdad todavía.

EN: Don’t tell him the truth yet.

Trata de lograr que yo le diga algo.

Try to get me to tell him something.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

¿Qué quieres que le diga a Tom?

What do you want me to tell Tom?

Debe hacer lo que yo le diga.

You must do what I tell you.

No le diga a su novia que me ha visto llorar.

Don't tell your girlfriend that you saw me crying.

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

Tom hará lo que Mary le diga que hacer.

Tom will do whatever Mary tells him to do.

¿Qué quiere que le diga exactamente, Señora?

What exactly would you like me to tell her, ma’am?

— Moonrise Kingdom: Amor Infantil (2012)

No le diga a nadie que hicimos esto.

Don't tell anyone that we did this.

No me gusta que Luke le diga a la gente que murió en la guerra.

I don't like it when Luke tells people he died in the war.

— Eternidad (2025)

¿Quieres que le diga algo, por si llama?

Would you like me to tell them anything, in case they call?

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

Me pidió que no le diga nada del hospital.

He asked me not to tell him anything about the hospital.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

¡No le diga a May que llamé!

Don't tell May I called!

— Chungking Express (1994)

Tal vez usted me comprenda mejor cuando le diga mi nombre.

Perhaps you will understand me better when I tell you my name.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Es mejor que le diga que soy virgen, eso explica que sea tan descarada.

It's better if I tell her I'm a virgin; that explains why she's so brazen.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

¿Qué quieres que le diga?

What do you want me to tell him?

— Broker (2022)

No le diga a él.

Don't tell him.

¿Qué quiere que le diga?

What do you want me to tell him?

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No le diga a nadie que me ha visto.

Don't tell anyone you've seen me.

— Rebeca (1940)

Haga exactamente lo que yo le diga.

Do exactly what I tell you.

¿Todo lo que le diga?

Everything I tell him?

— Chainsaw Man – La película: Arco de Reze (2025)

¿Me está pidiendo que le diga cómo hacerlo?

Is he asking me to tell him how to do it?

— Vivir (1952)

¿Quieres que le diga a Tom que no lo vamos a hacer?

Do you want me to tell Tom that we're not going to do it?

No quiero que Tom le diga a Mary que ella tiene que quedarse aquí todo el día.

I don't want Tom to tell Mary that she has to stay here all day.

Nomás no le diga nada a mi papá.

Just don't say anything to my dad.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

¿Hay algo que quieras que le diga a Tom?

Is there anything you want me to tell Tom?

No sé, ¿qué quieres que le diga?

I don't know. What do you want me to tell them?

— Familia (2023)

Se enfada con todo, cualquier cosa que le diga se enfada.

He gets angry at everything; whatever I say to him, he gets angry.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

No le diga al jefe.

Don’t tell the boss.

Pero no le diga nada a ella.

But don't tell her anything.

Usted arranca cuando yo le diga.

You start when I tell you to.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

No le diga a su marido que estuve aquí.

Don't tell your husband I was here.

— Rebeca (1940)

"¿Usted quiere que yo le diga o no?""Da lo mismo."

“Do you want me to tell you or not?” “It doesn’t matter.”

No le diga.

Don't tell him.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

Ella le obedece sin importar lo que le diga que haga.

She obeys him no matter what he tells her to do.

¿Quieres que le diga a la policía?

Do you want me to tell the police?

¿Tiene nombre o quieres que le diga"abogado"?

Does he have a name, or do you want me to call him “lawyer”?

— Ace Ventura: Detective de Mascotas (1994)

No le diga nada.

Don't tell him anything.

¿Temes que le diga a Jim Morrison.

Are you afraid I’ll tell Jim Morrison?

— Había una vez en Hollywood (2019)