it was his

c'était à lui

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c'était à lui S’emploie pour indiquer qu’une chose appartenait à un homme ou à un garçon.
EN: It was his idea.
FR: C’était son idée.

It was his favorite.

C'était son préféré.

— Delicatessen (1991)

It was his idea!

C'était son idée !

— Thirst (2009)

It was his wish to go to Paris.

C’était son souhait d’aller à Paris.

It was his day off.

C’était son jour de congé.

Guess it was his lucky number.

J’imagine que c’était son chiffre porte-bonheur.

— Malcolm X (1992)

To my mind, it was his mistake.

À mon avis, c’était son erreur.

It was his birthday the day before.

C'était son anniversaire la veille.

— Article 15 (2019)

You'd think it was his boat.

On croirait que c’était son bateau.

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

He felt it was his duty to go.

Il estimait que c’était son devoir d’y aller.

It was his choice.

C'était son choix.

It was his fate to die young.

Son destin était de mourir jeune.

It was his first job.

C’était son premier emploi.

Ever since he'd been in Formula One, it was his dream to win at home.

Depuis qu’il était en Formule 1, il rêvait de gagner chez lui.

— Senna (2010)

It was his seventh day on the island.

C’était son septième jour sur l’île.

You knew it was his child.

Tu savais que c'était son enfant.

— Night Watch (2004)

It felt like it was his statue that was being erected!

On aurait dit que c'était sa statue qui était érigée !

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

It was his last words.

Ce furent ses dernières paroles.