le dimos

we gave him/her

→ le

phrase Uncommon #23,130

we gave him/her “Le” refers to the recipient and can mean “to him,” “to her,” or formal “to you.” It may appear alongside the recipient’s name.

SP: Le dimos un regalo a Ana.

EN: We gave Ana a gift.

Le dimos a Tom lo que quería.

We gave Tom what he wanted.

Le dimos una paliza al hombre.

We beat the man up.

Le dimos un millón y medio para la garantía adicional.

We gave him one and a half million for the additional guarantee.

— Súper 30 (2019)

Le dimos en la pata.

We hit him in the leg.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Le dimos órdenes específicas de bajar a todos aquí abajo.

We gave specific orders to get everyone down here.

— [REC] (2007)

Estoy seguro de que le dimos a uno.

I'm sure we hit one.

— El botín (2026)

¿Cuál le dimos la última vez?

Which one did we give him last time?

— Mulholland Drive: Sueños, misterios y secretos (2001)

Le dimos una lección.

We taught him a lesson.

Sí, no le dimos importancia.

Yes, we didn’t think much of it.

— Jaula (2022)

Le dimos la naranja naranja.

We gave him the orange.

Cuando le dimos el agua estaba mejor.

When we gave him the water, he was better.

— 活着 (1994)

Sí, le dimos el dinero.

Yes, we gave him the money.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Le dimos a Steve una oportunidad.

We gave Steve a chance.

— Mommy (2014)

Nosotros le dimos un aplauso al intérprete.

We gave the performer a round of applause.

Le dimos una paliza al enemigo.

We gave the enemy a beating.

Estoy segura de que Tom ya gastó mucho del dinero que le dimos.

I'm sure Tom has already spent a lot of the money we gave him.

Le dimos medicamentos, pero está muy grave, señora.

We gave him medication, but he’s very seriously ill, ma’am.