dans sa tête

in his head

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in his head Often means something is imagined, psychological, or not physically real.
FR: Je pense que ce problème est surtout dans sa tête.
EN: I think this problem is mostly in his head.

Que se passe-t-il dans sa tête?

What's going on in his head?

Le médecin pense que c'est dans sa tête.

The doctor thinks it's in his head.

Qui sait ce qui se passe dans sa tête?

Who knows what's going on in his head?

— Rebecca (1940)

Dans sa tête.

In his head.

C'est dans sa tête.

It's in his head.

Je veux juste savoir ce qui se passe dans sa tête.

I just want to know what's going on in his head.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Un éclat de la grenade a été retrouvé dans sa tête.

A piece of shrapnel from the grenade was found in his head.

Sa maladie était surtout dans sa tête.

His illness was mostly in his head.

Est-ce que vous êtes dans sa tête?

Are you in his head?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

En fait, on sait pas ce qui se passe dans sa tête de beau gosse.

Actually, we don't know what's going on in that handsome guy's head.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Il y a un risque que la plaque bouge dans sa tête?

Is there a risk of the plate shifting in his head?

— Titane (2021)

On panique à l'intérieur, dans sa tête.

We’re panicking inside, in our heads.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)