of his

de son, à lui

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phrase Very common #1,708
de son Indique que quelque chose appartient à un homme ou lui est associé. Le choix entre « son », « sa » et « ses » dépend du nom qui suit en français.
EN: We were proud of his success.
FR: Nous étions fiers de son succès.

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

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

I cherished every one of his books, and I dearly wish he had written more.

J'ai chéri chacun de ses livres, et je regrette vivement qu'il n'en ait pas écrit davantage.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

I was surprised at the news of his sudden death.

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

I am sure of his winning the speech contest.

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

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.

The man wrote the best books of his generation.

Cet homme a écrit les meilleurs livres de sa génération.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

She complained to me of his rudeness.

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

I have met neither of his sons.

Je n’ai rencontré aucun de ses deux fils.

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

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

I haven't read either of his novels.

Je n’ai lu aucun de ses deux romans.

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.

To give him news of his beloved son's death would be most unwise.

Lui annoncer la mort de son fils bien-aimé serait des plus imprudents.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

I don't know either of his brothers.

Je ne connais aucun de ses deux frères.

The traffic accident deprived the young man of his sight.

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

I was deeply affected when I heard of his death.

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

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 any of his books.

Je n’ai lu aucun de ses livres.

He boasts of his wealth.

Il se vante de sa richesse.

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 realized the magnitude of his crime.

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

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

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

There's no possibility of his coming.

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

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

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

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

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

There is not much possibility of his coming on time.

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

He is contemptuous of his boss's narrow mind.

Il méprise l’esprit étroit de son patron.

Tom lost most of his belongings in the fire.

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

Don't remind the orphan of his misfortunes!

Ne rappelle pas ses malheurs à l’orphelin !

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

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

— Oppenheimer (2023)

He sang the words of his poems..

Il chantait les paroles de ses poèmes.

— PK (2014)

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)

Neither of his sons wanted to take over the business.

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

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)

Thibaut showed me the main points of his project.

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

The medicine cured him of his illness.

Le médicament l’a guéri de sa maladie.

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

Sa maison est à deux pas de son école.

I haven't read any of his letters.

Je n’ai lu aucune de ses lettres.

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)

He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.

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

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

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

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.

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)

He is in a sense a representative of his company.

Il est en quelque sorte un représentant de son entreprise.

I haven't seen any of his films.

Je n’ai vu aucun de ses films.

The villagers took that as a sign of his anger.

Les villageois y ont vu un signe de sa colère.

— The White Ribbon (2009)

I was not able to convince him of his mistake.

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

He is the picture of his grandfather.

Il est le portrait de son grand-père.

I expect him to get over the shock of his failure.

Je m’attends à ce qu’il se remette du choc de son échec.

He is the king of his area.

C’est le roi de son domaine.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

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)

I haven't attended any of his conferences.

Je n’ai assisté à aucune de ses conférences.

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)

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.

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

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

I don't approve of his conduct.

Je désapprouve son comportement.

Neither of his students passed the exam.

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

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)

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)

One stroke of his finger, and you're on your back.

Un simple mouvement de son doigt, et vous voilà sur le dos.

— The Postman (1994)

That's the cause of his failure.

C’est la cause de son échec.

Age deprived him of his sight.

L’âge lui a fait perdre la vue.

There is no hope of his recovery.

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

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)

Two of his sons died in the war.

Deux de ses fils sont morts à la guerre.

— Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)

The traffic accident deprived him of his sight.

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

He was broken by the failure of his business.

L’échec de son entreprise l’a anéanti.

I was surprised to hear of his failure.

J’ai été surpris d’apprendre son échec.

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

Thomas le surveillait du coin de l’œil.

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)

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

J’ai entrevu le côté sombre de sa personnalité.

I haven't seen any of his pictures.

Je n’ai vu aucune de ses photos.

He's anxiously awaiting the results of his exam.

Il attend avec anxiété les résultats de son examen.

My visit was the consequence of his campaign of terror.

Ma visite était la conséquence de sa campagne de terreur.

— Caché (2005)

That was the source of his troubles.

C’était la source de ses ennuis.

Wearing the shortest of his three wigs.

Portant la plus courte de ses trois perruques.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

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à lui Exprime l’appartenance ou le lien avec lui, souvent après un nom.
EN: A friend of his called me yesterday.
FR: Un de ses amis m’a appelé hier.

Mr. Smith is an acquaintance of his.

M. Smith est une de ses connaissances.

I have something of his.

J'ai quelque chose qui lui appartient.

— Drive (2011)

God will fulfill a wish of his.

Dieu exaucera un de ses vœux.

— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

There is little hope of his winning the election.

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

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)

Just bullshit of his.

Ce ne sont que des conneries de sa part.

— The Second Mother (2015)

Anything else of his that you have?

Avez-vous autre chose qui lui appartient ?

— A Fantastic Woman (2017)

The boss was an old friend of his.

Le patron était un vieil ami à lui.

— Happy Together (1997)

There is little chance of his winning.

Il a peu de chances de gagner.

Even] identity of his is a ghost identity.

Son identité elle-même est une identité fantôme.

— Haider (2014)

One of his first.

L'une de ses premières.

— Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

And every command of his.

Et chacun de ses ordres.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

That work of his will result in a marriage.

Ce travail de sa part aboutira à un mariage.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

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

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

— Central Station (1998)

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

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

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de son Suite composée de la préposition of et du possessif his. Se traduit selon le genre et le nombre du nom qui suit. his renvoie normalement à un possesseur masculin.
EN: They spoke highly of his work.
FR: Ils ont dit beaucoup de bien de son travail.

We took notice of his remark.

Nous avons pris note de sa remarque.

What was the cause of his delay?

Quelle était la cause de son retard ?

Ivan throwing another one of his tantrums, huh?

Ivan pique encore une de ses crises de colère, hein ?

— Anora (2024)

We have irrefutable evidence of his guilt.

Nous avons des preuves irréfutables de sa culpabilité.

Einstein was far in advance of his time.

Einstein était très en avance sur son temps.

His mom puts up with all of his mischief.

Sa mère supporte toutes ses bêtises.

A man obsessed only with testing the limits of his skill.

Un homme obsédé uniquement par le dépassement des limites de son talent.

— Seven Samurai (1954)

This politician spends most of his time raising funds.

Cet homme politique passe le plus clair de son temps à collecter des fonds.

No citizen should be deprived of his rights.

Aucun citoyen ne devrait être privé de ses droits.

I want Göring stripped of his power, immediately.

Je veux que Göring soit immédiatement démis de ses fonctions.

— Downfall (2004)

His relatives were convinced of his innocence.

Ses proches étaient convaincus de son innocence.

Every one of his songs was a hit.

Chacune de ses chansons a été un succès.

He closed the door of his bedroom.

Il ferma la porte de sa chambre.

He has come out of his shell.

Il est sorti de sa coquille.

Unfortunately, our master and some of his god pals went to the void portal.

Malheureusement, notre maître et certains de ses amis divins sont passés par le portail du néant.

— Ne Zha (2019)

His father approved of his plan.

Son père approuva son projet.

The courses of his youth promised it not.

Les épreuves de sa jeunesse ne le promettaient pas.

— Henry V (1989)

As soon as they had disappeared, the schoolboy came out of his hiding place.

Dès qu'ils eurent disparu, l'écolier sortit de sa cachette.

He was deprived of his civil rights.

Il a été privé de ses droits civiques.

Tom closed the door of his bedroom.

Tom ferma la porte de sa chambre.

The primary cause of his failure is laziness.

La principale cause de son échec est la paresse.

He, he, he celebrated the joy of his discovery.

Il, il, il a célébré la joie de sa découverte.

— TÁR (2022)

I reminded him of his interview with the president.

Je lui ai rappelé son entretien avec le président.

A complete record of his search for the Holy Grail.

Un récit complet de sa quête du Saint Graal.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

The loss of his sense of smell was due to a head injury.

La perte de son odorat était due à un traumatisme crânien.

Sauron has regained much of his former strength.

Sauron a recouvré une grande partie de sa force d'antan.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

This is an example of his translation.

Voici un exemple de sa traduction.

He did accomplish some of his greatest drives.

Il a réalisé certains de ses plus beaux exploits.

— Senna (2010)

That doctor may cure him of his cancer.

Ce médecin pourrait le guérir de son cancer.

We have confirmation of his recent movements and are in pursuit.

Nous avons la confirmation de ses récents déplacements et nous sommes à sa poursuite.

— Akira (1988)

She had the wind of his true intentions.

Elle avait pressenti ses véritables intentions.

Tom never came out of his coma.

Tom n'est jamais sorti du coma.

He tried in vain to convince them of his innocence.

Il a tenté en vain de les convaincre de son innocence.

We need concrete proof of his arrest.

Nous avons besoin de preuves concrètes de son arrestation.

— I'm Still Here (2024)

The professor briefly and clearly described the topic of his study.

Le professeur a décrit brièvement et clairement le sujet de son étude.

The professor treated her as one of his students.

Le professeur la traitait comme l'une de ses étudiantes.

I am certain of his coming.

Je suis certain de sa venue.

At first everybody was convinced of his innocence.

Au début, tout le monde était convaincu de son innocence.

Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books.

Tous les murs de son appartement sont recouverts de livres, du sol au plafond.

He got off of his motorcycle.

Il est descendu de sa moto.

The old man spent most of his time looking back on his youth.

Le vieil homme passait le plus clair de son temps à se remémorer sa jeunesse.

He was the most famous writer of his day.

Il était l'écrivain le plus célèbre de son époque.

I am sure of his victory.

Je suis sûr de sa victoire.

What is the theme of his latest novel?

Quel est le thème de son dernier roman ?

My lawyer asked five or six of his girlfriends.

Mon avocat a interrogé cinq ou six de ses petites amies.

— The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

The prestige of his school?

Le prestige de son école ?

— Fearless (2006)

Tom came out of his hiding place.

Tom sortit de sa cachette.

I can easily convince you of his innocence.

Je peux facilement vous convaincre de son innocence.

He makes the most of his opportunities.

Il tire le meilleur parti de ses opportunités.

He is confident of his abilities.

Il a confiance en ses capacités.

We know little of his personal history.

Nous connaissons peu de choses de son histoire personnelle.

This researcher does not disclose the source of his funding.

Ce chercheur ne divulgue pas la source de son financement.

Maybe he needs to be reminded of his Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

Peut-être faut-il lui rappeler son initiative Annenberg pour l'inclusion.

— TÁR (2022)

He was absolved of his sin.

Il fut absous de son péché.

I know neither of his brothers.

Je ne connais aucun de ses frères.

She often takes advantage of his ignorance.

Elle profite souvent de son ignorance.

The boy was not humiliated by the laughter of his classmates.

Le garçon n'a pas été humilié par les rires de ses camarades de classe.

The police were suspicious of his movements.

La police trouvait ses déplacements suspects.

Do you know why the culprit peels off the skin of his victims?

Savez-vous pourquoi le coupable arrache la peau de ses victimes ?

— Perfect Blue (1998)