of his

de son, à lui ; qui lui appartient

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de son La forme française dépend du nom qui suit : « son », « sa » ou « ses » s’accorde avec ce nom.
EN: I like the color of his car.
FR: J’aime la couleur de sa voiture.

He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.

Il a écrasé l’insecte avec le talon de son pied.

He realized the magnitude of his crime.

Il s’est rendu compte de l’ampleur de son crime.

He boasts of his wealth.

Il se vante de sa richesse.

The elements of his DNA chain are the same as ours.

Les éléments de sa chaîne d’ADN sont les mêmes que les nôtres.

— The Fifth Element (1997)

What could be the reason of his overpowering terror?

Quelle pourrait être la raison de sa terreur écrasante ?

There is little, if any, hope of his recovery.

Il y a peu d’espoir, voire aucun, qu’il se rétablisse.

But all his efforts were in the context of his office.

Mais tous ses efforts s’inscrivaient dans le cadre de ses fonctions.

— Ikiru (1952)

The fields may look big, but a farmer knows every foot of his land.

Les champs peuvent sembler vastes, mais un agriculteur connaît chaque parcelle de sa terre.

— Article 15 (2019)

It's just the latest of his many stupid tricks.

Ce n’est que la dernière en date de ses nombreuses stupidités.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

There were neither flowers nor trees in the streets of his city.

Il n’y avait ni fleurs ni arbres dans les rues de sa ville.

The traffic accident deprived him of his sight.

L’accident de la route lui a fait perdre la vue.

"The possibility of his death."

La possibilité de sa mort.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

She complained to me of his rudeness.

Elle s’est plainte auprès de moi de son impolitesse.

Neither of his students passed the exam.

Aucun de ses deux étudiants n’a réussi l’examen.

On the day of his exam, Tom had a very bad stomachache.

Le jour de son examen, Tom avait très mal au ventre.

The sleeves of his jumper were so long that they covered his hands.

Les manches de son pull étaient si longues qu’elles lui couvraient les mains.

That was the source of his troubles.

C’était la source de ses ennuis.

I was not able to convince him of his mistake.

Je n'ai pas réussi à le convaincre de son erreur.

May each drop of his blood cost the enemy two.

Que chaque goutte de son sang coûte deux gouttes à l'ennemi.

— Behind the Sun (2001)

Everybody about here speaks of his kindness to him.

Tout le monde dans le coin lui parle de sa gentillesse.

There is not much possibility of his coming on time.

Il y a peu de chances qu’il arrive à l’heure.

I don't approve of his conduct.

Je désapprouve son comportement.

He was broken by the failure of his business.

L’échec de son entreprise l’a anéanti.

I haven't seen any of his pictures.

Je n’ai vu aucune de ses photos.

In time he'll come to see the error of his ways.

Avec le temps, il finira par se rendre compte de ses erreurs.

An American company selling their product off of his back like he's a mascot?

Une entreprise américaine qui vend son produit sur son dos comme s’il était une mascotte ?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

The medicine cured him of his illness.

Le médicament l’a guéri de sa maladie.

Well enough to speak to the bearing of his loyalty and character?

Suffisamment bien pour se prononcer sur sa loyauté et son caractère ?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

I was surprised to hear of his failure.

J’ai été surpris d’apprendre son échec.

The tree was felled with one heavy blow of his axe.

L’arbre fut abattu d’un seul coup puissant de sa hache.

I had a glimpse into the negative side of his character.

J’ai entrevu le côté sombre de sa personnalité.

The man wrote the best books of his generation.

Cet homme a écrit les meilleurs livres de sa génération.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

I haven't read any of his books.

Je n’ai lu aucun de ses livres.

And I don’t try any of his ideas until we discuss them.

Et je n’essaie aucune de ses idées avant que nous en ayons discuté.

I give you the secret of his soup.

Je te révèle le secret de sa soupe.

— Tampopo (1985)

He is American to the soles of his feet.

Il est américain jusqu’à la pointe des pieds.

Wearing the shortest of his three wigs.

Portant la plus courte de ses trois perruques.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

I have met neither of his sons.

Je n’ai rencontré aucun de ses deux fils.

Thibaut showed me the main points of his project.

Thibaut m’a montré les points principaux de son projet.

Age deprived him of his sight.

L’âge lui a fait perdre la vue.

He did not know which of his fellow prisoners were only junior members.

Il ne savait pas lesquels de ses codétenus n’étaient que des membres subalternes.

I haven't seen any of his films.

Je n’ai vu aucun de ses films.

“The knees of his trousers.”

Les genoux de son pantalon.

Thomas was watching it out of the corner of his eye.

Thomas le surveillait du coin de l’œil.

There is no hope of his recovery.

Il n’y a aucun espoir qu’il se rétablisse.

He worked day and night in the interest of his firm.

Il travaillait jour et nuit dans l’intérêt de son entreprise.

My visit was the consequence of his campaign of terror.

Ma visite était la conséquence de sa campagne de terreur.

— Caché (2005)

There's no possibility of his coming.

Il n’y a aucune possibilité qu’il vienne.

I want Göring stripped of his power, right away.

Je veux que Göring soit démis de ses fonctions immédiatement.

— Downfall (2004)

A detective without the support of his fellow detectives really can't do much.

Un détective sans le soutien de ses collègues ne peut vraiment pas faire grand-chose.

— American Gangster (2007)

He preferred business early, so he could enjoy most of his meal.

Il préférait dîner tôt pour pouvoir profiter de la majeure partie de son repas.

Tom lost most of his belongings in the fire.

Tom a perdu la plupart de ses affaires dans l’incendie.

That person has a mole at the side of his eye.

Cette personne a un grain de beauté au coin de l’œil.

If not, I'll strip him of his powers as I have taken hers.

Sinon, je le dépouillerai de ses pouvoirs, comme je l’ai fait pour elle.

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

The traffic accident deprived the young man of his sight.

L'accident de la route a privé le jeune homme de la vue.

And to show us more of his grace.

Et pour nous témoigner encore davantage de sa grâce.

— The Witch (2016)

No matter how long a man lives, he can't be in advance of his times.

Aussi longtemps qu’un homme vive, il ne peut pas être en avance sur son époque.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

I haven't read any of his letters.

Je n’ai lu aucune de ses lettres.

That's the cause of his failure.

C’est la cause de son échec.

It was the night of his birthday.

C’était la nuit de son anniversaire.

— All About My Mother (1999)

He is the king of his area.

C’est le roi de son domaine.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Neither of his sons wanted to take over the business.

Aucun de ses deux fils ne voulait reprendre l’entreprise.

With that honest face of his, we can think of something for him to do.

Avec ce visage honnête qui est le sien, on peut lui trouver quelque chose à faire.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

I was surprised at the news of his sudden death.

J’ai été surpris par la nouvelle de sa mort soudaine.

Yanni wants to keep scorpions from the exterior of his home.

Yanni veut empêcher les scorpions de s’approcher de sa maison.

He sang the words of his poems ..

Il chantait les paroles de ses poèmes.

— PK (2014)

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

On ne saurait être trop prudent dans le choix de ses ennemis.

And from this man's shout and that of his followers, we learned to speak.

Et c’est grâce au cri de cet homme et de ses disciples que nous avons appris à parler.

— Wings of Desire (1987)

I am sure of his winning the speech contest.

Je suis certain qu’il remportera le concours d’éloquence.

“The decline of his fortunes, then?”

Le déclin de sa fortune, alors ?

Dr. Oppenheimer's file contained details of his activities in Berkeley.

Le dossier du Dr Oppenheimer contenait des détails sur ses activités à Berkeley.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Don't remind the orphan of his misfortunes!

Ne rappelle pas ses malheurs à l’orphelin !

He did not repent of his idleness till he failed in the examination.

Il ne s’est repenti de sa paresse qu’après avoir échoué à l’examen.

Two of his sons died in the war.

Deux de ses fils sont morts à la guerre.

— Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

He is in a sense a representative of his company.

Il est en quelque sorte un représentant de son entreprise.

The impression of his right foot was always less distinct than his left.

L’empreinte de son pied droit était toujours moins nette que celle de son pied gauche.

His height I know that you might roughly judge from the length of his stride.

Sa taille, je sais que tu peux l’estimer approximativement à la longueur de sa foulée.

His house is within a stone's throw of his school.

Sa maison est à deux pas de son école.

I haven't attended any of his conferences.

Je n’ai assisté à aucune de ses conférences.

Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a sheet of his notebook and handed it to him.

Holmes griffonna un reçu sur une feuille de son carnet et le lui tendit.

Beneath the album was a folder of his mother's medical records.

Sous l’album se trouvait un dossier contenant les dossiers médicaux de sa mère.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

When it is settled, his debts will be paid, up to the limit of his assets.

Une fois la succession réglée, ses dettes seront payées dans la limite de son patrimoine.

I was deeply affected when I heard of his death.

J’ai été profondément bouleversé(e) lorsque j’ai appris sa mort.

He's unaware of his happiness, but I know my misery.

Il ignore son bonheur, mais je connais ma misère.

— Manon of the Spring (1986)

I don't know either of his brothers.

Je ne connais aucun de ses deux frères.

I agree, in a certain way I'm the cause of his misfortune.

Je suis d'accord, d'une certaine manière, je suis à l'origine de son malheur.

— La Strada (1954)

I haven't read either of his novels.

Je n’ai lu aucun de ses deux romans.

phrase Very common #1,780
à lui ; qui lui appartient Dans « something of his », cette expression indique qu’une chose appartient à un homme.
EN: Dans « something of his », l’expression « of his » signifie « à lui ».
FR: I have something of his.

God will fulfill a wish of his.

Dieu exaucera un de ses vœux.

— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

One of his first.

L'une de ses premières.

— Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

He poured his whole heart into that song of his.

Il a mis tout son cœur dans cette chanson.

— Ikiru (1952)

There is little chance of his winning.

Il a peu de chances de gagner.

Just bullshit of his.

Ce ne sont que des conneries de sa part.

— The Second Mother (2015)

There is little hope of his winning the election.

Il y a peu de chances qu’il remporte l’élection.

I have something of his.

J'ai quelque chose qui lui appartient.

— Drive (2011)

That work of his will result in a marriage.

Ce travail de sa part aboutira à un mariage.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

There is little, if any, hope of his being alive.

Il y a peu de chances, voire aucune, qu’il soit encore en vie.

The boss was an old friend of his.

Le patron était un vieil ami à lui.

— Happy Together (1997)

Maybe some friend of his put it there as a prank.

Peut-être qu'un de ses amis l'a mis là pour lui faire une blague.

— The Second Mother (2015)

Sami went back to Egypt to try to make a life of his own.

Sami retourna en Égypte pour essayer de se construire une vie.

Anything else of his that you have?

Avez-vous autre chose qui lui appartient ?

— A Fantastic Woman (2017)

Does he have a child of his own?

A-t-il un enfant ?

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Well, I used to be a great friend of his.

Eh bien, j'étais un de ses très bons amis.

— Central Station (1998)

Mr. Smith is an acquaintance of his.

M. Smith est une de ses connaissances.