le había dicho

had told him or her

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had told him or her “Le” can refer to him, her, or formal you; who did the telling depends on context.
SP: Ya le había dicho que no podía venir.
EN: I had already told him that I couldn't come.

¿Qué le había dicho, comandante?

What had he told you, Commander?

— Malena (2000)

Ya le había dicho que robaba.

I had already told him that I was stealing.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Tom no se podía acordar de qué le había dicho Mary que hiciera.

Tom couldn't remember what Mary had told him to do.

Yo no le había dicho nada.

I hadn’t told him anything.

Su madre le había dicho mil veces que no aceptara cosas de extraños.

His mother had told him a thousand times not to accept things from strangers.

A Amparo ni siquiera le había dicho dónde vivía.

He hadn't even told Amparo where he lived.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Resultó que lo que le había dicho a la policía no fue cierto.

It turned out that what he had told the police was not true.

Yo le había dicho que cuando saliéramos que íbamos a empezar una relación.

I’d told him that once we went out, we were going to start a relationship.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

No le había dicho esto antes, ¿no?

I hadn't told you this before, had I?

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Le había dicho muchas veces que tuviera cuidado con eso.

I had told him many times to be careful with that.

Ella abrió la ventana, a pesar de que yo le había dicho que no lo hiciese.

She opened the window, even though I had told her not to.