he

he , hI

❢ He is almost always translated by il : he closed the door = il a fermé la porte. The emphatic form is lui.

For exceptions and particular usages, see the entry below.pron il ; he's seen us il nous a vus ; here he is le voici ; there he is le voilà ; he didn't take it ce n'est pas lui qui l'a pris ; she lives in Oxford but he doesn't elle habite Oxford mais lui pas ; he's a genius c'est un génie ; it's a he ○ (of baby) c'est un garçon ; (of animal) c'est un mâle ; he who…, he that… celui qui… ; he who sees celui qui voit ; he and I went to the cinema lui et moi sommes allés au cinéma.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.