no le

don't … him/her/it

→ no
phrase Extremely common #148
don't … him/her/it No is a negation and le is an indirect object pronoun, usually meaning “to him,” “to her,” or “to it.” The verb that follows determines the English translation.
SP: No le des tu dirección.
EN: Don't give him/her your address.

No le pagaron por ello.

They didn't pay him for it.

A la Junta no le habría gustado.

The Board wouldn't have liked it.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

El viejo granjero no le pagaba mucho.

The old farmer didn't pay him much.

Iba a aceptar la oferta pero las condiciones no le convencieron del todo.

He was going to accept the offer, but the conditions didn't completely convince him.

Tom no le haría eso a Mary.

Tom wouldn't do that to Mary.

Mary probablemente no le dirá a Tom que no va a ir a Boston con él.

Mary probably won't tell Tom that she isn't going to Boston with him.

Se retrasó porque no le alcanza ni para un reloj.

He was late because he can't even afford a watch.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

No le dejes tocar la pelota al Dadinho.

Don’t let Dadinho touch the ball.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No le crea.

He doesn’t believe him.

— Nazarín (1959)

Yo no le ayudo a nadie.

I don't help anyone.

No le trates tan duro.

Don’t be so hard on him.

Pero a Amelia no le daba miedo vivir mil aventuras.

But Amelia wasn't afraid to live a thousand adventures.

— Mátate, amor (2025)

No le entiendo.

I don't understand him.

— Moonrise Kingdom: Amor Infantil (2012)

Sé que no le intereso.

I know they're not interested in me.

No le dije eso.

I didn't tell him that.

Y no le pude ver bien la cara.

And I couldn't see his face clearly.

— Rashomon (1950)

Tom no le temía a la muerte.

Tom wasn't afraid of death.

Plantiveau me ha dicho que no le ha abierto a nadie.

Plantiveau told me he hasn't opened the door to anyone.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No le hemos dejado una buena impresión, ¿eh?

We haven't exactly made a good impression on him, have we?

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Y sé que no le han contado toda la verdad.

And I know they haven't told you the whole truth.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

Puede que no le agrade.

You may not like it.

— Tu nombre (2016)

No le vamos a dar un martillazo en la cabeza.

We're not going to hit him over the head with a hammer.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Uno no le hace eso ni a su enemigo.

You wouldn’t do that even to your enemy.

A Tom no le fue bien en la prueba de hoy.

Tom didn’t do well on today’s test.

No le pidas ningún favor.

Don’t ask him/her for any favors.

No le importamos nada.

We don't matter to him/her at all.

— Un asunto de familia (2018)

Pero no le van a pagar, ¿verdad Mr. Neff?

But they’re not going to pay him, are they, Mr. Neff?

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Tom quiere saber por qué no le regresaste la llamada.

Tom wants to know why you didn’t call him back.

No le voy a dejar ir porque no es seguro.

I'm not going to let him go because it's not safe.

— Running on Empty (1988)

De uno en uno, no le hace que pierdas, ¿ves?

One at a time—it doesn’t matter if you lose, see?

— Los olvidados (1950)

No le abras la puerta a nadie.

Don't open the door to anyone.

— Hierro-3 (2004)

No le robaré mucho tiempo.

I won't take up much of your time.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ya no le hago a eso, brother.

I don't do that anymore, bro.

— Amores perros (2000)

No le menciones el asunto.

Don’t mention the matter to him.

¡Órale, a mi abuelita no le venga a contar cuentos!

Oh, don’t try to pull the wool over my grandma’s eyes!

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

A caballo regalado no le mires los dientes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

No le basta coquetear contigo, llega un chico nuevo y va tras de él.

Flirting with you isn't enough for her; a new guy shows up, and she goes after him.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

¿Qué quieres decir con que yo no le importo?

What do you mean, I don’t matter to him?

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Al negocio no le iría mal y a mí me irá muy bien.

The business wouldn't do badly, and I will do very well.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No le eches mal de ojo.

Don't put the evil eye on it.

— RRR (2022)

Ahora, ese joven que está ahí, no le haría daño ni a una mosca.

Now, that young man over there wouldn't hurt a fly.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

No le prestes atención.

Don't pay attention to him.

— La Empleada (2025)

No le ocurre nada.

Nothing happens to him.

— Psicosis (1960)

Perdone, pero no le oigo, ¿eh?

Excuse me, but I can't hear you, okay?

— Hable con ella (2002)

No le deje pulsar este botón.

I didn't let him press this button.

No le corresponde a usted el perdonar a nadie, señor Heep.

It is not up to you to forgive anyone, Mr. Heep.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Él no le tiene miedo alguno a las serpientes.

He isn't afraid of snakes at all.

No le tocará casi nada.

He will hardly get anything.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Hija, no le contestes así a tu papá.

Honey, don't talk to your dad like that.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Su vestido no le convenía para nada.

Her dress didn't suit her at all.

No le entendí para nada.

I didn't understand him at all.

No le puedes hacer sangrar a una piedra.

You can't make a stone bleed.

Yo me pregunto porque ella no le ha hablado a él sobre eso.

I wonder why she hasn't talked to him about it.

Sé que no le apetece verme.

I know he doesn't feel like seeing me.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

Ella no le entiende a usted.

She doesn't understand you.

Tom se mete en lo que no le concierne.

Tom meddles in things that don't concern him.

Hay algo que Tom no le ha dicho a María.

There’s something Tom hasn’t told María.

No le he preguntado eso.

I haven't asked him that.

Yo no le entiendo.

I don't understand him.

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

No le va muy bien.

He's not doing very well.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

No le fue bien con el abogado.

He didn't get along well with the lawyer.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Casi no le escribe a su padre.

He hardly ever writes to his father.

No le dijimos a Tom que se quedara.

We didn't tell Tom to stay.

No le permitan salir más.

Don't let him out anymore.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Agrado es a la que no le querían abrir la puerta.

Agrado was the one they didn't want to open the door for.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Naomi pone toda su fuerza, pero Geeta no le está dando una oportunidad.

Naomi is putting all her strength into it, but Geeta isn't giving her a chance.

— Dangal (2016)

Tom todavía ama a Mary aunque ella no le ama más a él.

Tom still loves Mary even though she doesn't love him anymore.

Pero ¡no le quedará nada!

But he'll have nothing left!

— It (Eso) (2017)

No le quiero hacer perder el tiempo.

I don't want to waste your time.

Ya no le agrado.

They don't like me anymore.

— Hoy Quiero Volver Solito (2014)

No le podés mostrar este video a nadie.

You can't show this video to anyone.

No le interesaría a alguien de paso como tú.

It wouldn't interest someone just passing through like you.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

No le hablarás a tu madre?

Aren’t you going to talk to your mother?

— Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1980)

Yo no le tiré nada a mis profesores.

I didn't throw anything at my teachers.

Su buen corazón no le permitía hacer nada.

His kind heart wouldn’t let him do anything.

¡A este idiota no le han dicho que la Tierra es redonda!

Has nobody told this idiot that the Earth is round?!

— Ágora: La caída del imperio romano (2009)

No le apuntes un arma.

Don't point a gun at him.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Muchachas, no le crean.

Girls, don't believe him.

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

No le sirve.

It’s no use to him.

— Elena sabe (2023)

Pero tiene que prometerme que usted no le dirá nada.

But you have to promise me that you won't tell him anything.

— Hable con ella (2002)

No le prestan mucha atención.

They don't pay much attention to it.

No le molestes con nimiedades.

Don’t bother him with trivialities.

Es mi deber ahorrarle la cárcel, pero no le salvaré de ser quien es.

It is my duty to save him from jail, but I will not save him from being who he is.

— Contratiempo (2017)

No le digan a nadie que hicimos esto.

Don't tell anyone that we did this.

No le has dicho que estás embarazada.

You haven't told him you're pregnant.

— Familia (2023)

No le contestes.

Don't answer him.

— Todo en Todas Partes al Mismo Tiempo (2022)

No le tengo mucha fe a su capacidad.

I don’t have much faith in his ability.

Y cuidado, no le vomites a nadie encima.

And be careful—don’t vomit on anyone.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Alguien no le acertó al perro.

Someone missed the dog.

No le engañes.

Don't deceive him.

No le prometo nada, venga a verme mañana.

I'm not promising anything, come see me tomorrow.

— Tesis (1996)

No le pasará nada.

Nothing will happen to him.

— Rebeca (1940)

Tom no le puede dar la espalda a Mary ahora.

Tom can't turn his back on Mary now.

Pero ahora no le interesan.

But now he's not interested.

No le he oído nunca hablar inglés.

I've never heard him speak English.

Quiero asegurarme de que no le pasará nada a Tom.

I want to make sure nothing happens to Tom.

No le habría molestado saber que andabas vivo por ahí.

He wouldn't have minded knowing you were still alive out there.

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

Tom se preguntó por qué Mary no le había contado al respecto.

Tom wondered why Mary hadn't told him about it.

Tal vez no le haya sido tan fiel como debiera.

Perhaps I haven't been as faithful to him as I should have been.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Cuando ya no le hablas, es que te has casado.

When you stop talking to him, it means you're married.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

No le va a importar.

He's not going to care.

No le estoy disparando a nadie.

I'm not shooting anyone.

— Bacurau (2019)

No le puedo hablar a la gente.

I can't talk to people.

No le peguen.

Don't hit him.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Tom no le tiene que prestar atención a lo que Mary dice.

Tom doesn't have to pay attention to what Mary says.

Esos hombres sí que ya no le temen a nada.

Those men are truly fearless.

— El Bueno, El Malo y El Feo (1966)

No, Don, no le pica.

No, Don, it doesn't itch.

— Bugonia (2025)

No le hagan caso.

Don't pay any attention to him.

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

Voy a decirte algo que no le he contado a nadie hasta ahora.

I'm going to tell you something I haven't told anyone until now.

Como serán, no le han dejado ni gota.

I wonder what they're like; they haven't left him a drop.

— Los olvidados (1950)

No le vendí mi auto a Tom.

I didn't sell my car to Tom.

A Jimmy no le quedó otra.

Jimmy had no other choice.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

No le quepa ninguna duda.

Have no doubt about it.

— El orfanato (2007)

No le pierdas de vista.

Don't lose sight of him/her.

— No entrar (2026)

Dijo que no le enviara más notas.

He told me not to send him any more notes.

— Amarcord (1973)

A Tom no le quedaban más opciones.

Tom had no other options left.

No le ha ocurrido nada, señorita.

Nothing has happened to you, miss.

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

No le voy a ese tipo de cosas.

I'm not into that kind of thing.

No le agradezcas a Dios.

Don't thank God.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Ella hizo creer que no le había escuchado a él.

She pretended not to have heard him.

No le sale, vamos a tomarnos la última con Santa.

It's not working out for him; let's have one last drink with Santa.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Cuidado, no le dejes marcas.

Be careful not to leave marks on it.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Ya no le quedaban ni fuerzas para dormir.

He no longer had the strength to sleep.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No es cierto, no le crea.

That's not true, don't believe him.

— Nazarín (1959)

No le preguntes nada, ni hables con él.

Don't ask him anything or talk to him.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Lee de todo menos novelas románticas, no le van para nada.

She reads everything except romance novels; they're not for her at all.

No le mires.

Don't look at him.

— Río Místico (2003)

No le diga que dije eso.

Don't tell him I said that.

— Un día de furia (1993)

¡Pues yo no le enseño el número de mis bicicletas!

Well, I’m not showing him the number of my bicycles!

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Mire, no le voy a entrar en detalles porque usted aquello ni lo conoce.

Look, I’m not going to go into details because you don’t even know the place.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Me temo que no le será de utilidad al rey.

I'm afraid it won't be of any use to the king.

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

No le caigo muy bien.

He doesn't like me very much.

— Rebeca (1940)

No le temíamos a nada.

We weren't afraid of anything.

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Aparentemente no le agrado a Tom.

Apparently, Tom doesn't like me.

No le encontramos ningún problema a tu coche.

We couldn't find anything wrong with your car.

Tienes que pensar en la posibilidad de que a Dios no le gustes.

You have to consider the possibility that God doesn’t like you.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Al principio, no le creían.

At first, they didn’t believe him.

Un momento Raimunda, ¿no le dijiste que yo lo estaba solicitando?

Wait a moment, Raimunda—didn't you tell him/her that I was requesting it?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

A usted no le ofrezco nada.

I’m not offering you anything.

— Левиафан (2014)

No le dejes tratarte así.

Don't let him treat you like that.

No le crean ni una palabra.

Don't believe a word he says.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Yo no le caigo bien a nadie.

Nobody likes me.

— Tesis (1996)

Él es mi vecino, pero no le conozco bien.

He’s my neighbor, but I don’t know him well.

No le pego mucho a la guitarra en realidad.

I don't really play guitar that much, actually.

Y no le respondas así a mamá.

And don't answer Mom like that.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

No le hemos ofrecido una copa.

We haven't offered him a drink.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Puede que no le hiciera tanto daño.

Maybe it didn’t hurt him/her that much.

— Río Místico (2003)

Pegarme no le servirá para entenderme.

Hitting me won't help you understand me.

— Escondido (2005)

No le vas a decir, ¿verdad?

You're not going to tell him, are you?

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

No le dirán nada.

They won't tell him anything.

— Русский ковчег (2002)

A Tancredi no le irá mal tener dinero.

It won't hurt Tancredi to have money.

— El Gatopardo (1963)

No le pidas peras al olmo.

Don't ask for pears from an elm tree.

Significa que no le permitieron volver a jugar.

It means they didn't allow him to play again.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Pero en realidad no le saco provecho.

But I don’t actually get much use out of it.

Como no le funcionó, ahora me metió una denuncia jodida.

Since it didn’t work out for him, now he’s filed a nasty complaint against me.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Voy a ver lo que puedo hacer, pero no le garantizo nada.

I'll see what I can do, but I can't guarantee anything.

Tom quiere saber por qué no le regresó usted la llamada.

Tom wants to know why you didn't call him back.

No le voy a disparar.

I’m not going to shoot him.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

No le abriré la puerta a Tom.

I won't open the door for Tom.

Allí no le importo a nadie.

Nobody cares about me there.

— La ola (2008)

No le sabría decir exactamente.

I couldn't tell you exactly.

Ya no le hago daño.

I don't hurt him anymore.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

No le menciones nuestros planes a nadie.

Don't mention our plans to anyone.

No le harás cambiar de opinión.

You won't change his mind.

Él podría pasar la noche en el aeropuerto, no le pasaría nada.

He could spend the night at the airport; nothing would happen to him.

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

No le busque aquí.

Don't look for him here.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No le eches mucha cebolla.

Don't add too much onion.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

No le prestes dinero.

Don't lend him money.

— タンポポ (1985)

Pues no le quiso decir a nadie.

Well, he didn't want to tell anyone.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

¿Qué no le da pena que lo tenga que cargar todas las noches?

Aren’t you embarrassed that I have to carry you every night?

— Los olvidados (1950)

No le olvidaré mientras viva.

I will never forget him as long as I live.

Tom no le dirá nada a María.

Tom won’t tell María anything.

Está ocupada y no le puede atender.

She’s busy and can’t attend to you.

No le he contado esto a nadie.

I haven't told anyone about this.

— Madre (2009)

A él no le divirtió tanto.

He wasn't that amused.

— Ágora: La caída del imperio romano (2009)

No le dejen pulsar este botón.

Don’t let him/her press this button.

Un trago no le ha hecho nunca mal a nadie.

A drink has never hurt anyone.

No le tomará mucho.

It won’t take long.

— La Escafandra Y La Mariposa (2007)

No le entendí.

I didn't understand him/her.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

No le puedes pagar a alguien para dormir por ti.

You can't pay someone to sleep for you.

Por órdenes del director, no le puedo dar nada.

On orders from the director, I cannot give you anything.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

No le pediste a Tom que hiciera eso, ¿no?

You didn't ask Tom to do that, did you?

Los riñones casi no le funcionan.

His kidneys are barely functioning.

— Jaula (2022)

Ella no le entiende.

She doesn't understand him.

Y no le habló.

And he didn't speak to him.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

Pero no le aprietes.

But don't squeeze it.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

En casa no le hablaba, y ahora quiero decirle un montón de cosas.

At home I didn't speak to him/her, and now I want to tell him/her a lot of things.

— Happy together (1997)

No le cree a nadie.

He doesn't believe anyone.

— Corre Lola, corre (Run Lola Run) (1998)

Yo no le estaba disparando en la cabeza.

I wasn’t shooting him in the head.

— Museo (2018)

No le valdrá de nada.

It won't do him any good.

— Pecadores (2025)

No le grite a la cajita ¡Deje de gritar!

Don't yell at the little box. Stop yelling!

— Los Visitantes (1993)

Ahora no le diga que regresen.

Don't tell him to come back now.

— Dangal (2016)

Me parece que no le entendimos.

I don't think we understood him.

No le dijiste eso.

You didn't tell him that.

— Amélie (2001)

No le permitiré esa insolencia.

I will not allow that insolence.

— El conformista (1971)

Entonces no le importará que miremos por la casa.

Then you won't mind if we look around the house.

Me gustaría que no le contaras esta historia a mi madre.

I’d like you not to tell my mother this story.

Pero a él no le daba miedo seguir cumpliendo años.

But he wasn't afraid of getting older.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

No le vi.

I didn't see him.

No le abras a nadie y no te acerques al teléfono.

Don't open the door to anyone and don't go near the phone.

— Игла (1989)