la fin de la deuxième phrase - les termes que le Chancelier allemand Adolf Hitler LUI imposerait.
"LUI" parce que les termes seraient imposés au maréchal Pétain. ou
"Y" parce que les termes seraient imposés à la France. (...la France accepterait les termes que le Chancelier allemand Adolf Hitler y imposerait.)
Bonjour Barbara,
That's an excellent question!
Here , "it" (= La France) and is an Indirect Object Pronoun - therefore, "lui" is used here to refer to "La France" (even though it is "a place"). In this context, "La France" / "it" is considered as a "living" entity - hence, the use of "lui".
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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