told him/her
Ella le dijo de una vez por todas que no iba a ir al cine con él.
She told him once and for all that she wasn't going to the movies with him.
Tom le dijo al juez que quería otro abogado.
Tom told the judge he wanted another lawyer.
Tan pronto como Tom estuvo con Mary a solas, le dijo las malas noticias.
As soon as Tom was alone with Mary, he told her the bad news.
Se le dijo al sospechoso que no salga de la ciudad.
The suspect was told not to leave the city.