de sa femme

from his wife; by his wife

→ de
phrase Uncommon #11,981
from his wife; by his wife Here, sa femme means “his wife” because the subject is masculine. The preposition de changes meaning depending on the verb: divorcer de means “to divorce,” while accompagné de means “accompanied by.”
FR: Elle parle souvent de sa femme.
EN: She often talks about his wife.

Il avait peur de sa femme.

He was afraid of his wife.

Un mari ne peut pas refaire les seins de sa femme.

A husband cannot have his wife's breasts surgically altered.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il ne me voit jamais sans se plaindre de sa femme.

He never sees me without complaining about his wife.

Tom ne fait rien sans la permission de sa femme.

Tom doesn't do anything without his wife's permission.

Sans l'argent de sa femme, il ne serait jamais directeur.

Without his wife’s money, he would never be a director.

Il s'est mis à boire à la mort de sa femme.

He started drinking after his wife died.

Occupez-vous de lui, pas de sa femme!

Take care of him, not his wife!

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Dan pense que cette cravate appartient à l'amant de sa femme.

Dan thinks that this tie belongs to his wife’s lover.

Il ne s'est pas remis de la mort de sa femme.

He never got over his wife's death.

— Rebecca (1940)

Dan est passé en jugement pour l'assassinat de sa femme, Linda.

Dan stood trial for the murder of his wife, Linda.

Pas de nouvelles de sa femme?

No news from his wife?

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Pour l'assassinat de sa femme, on a aucune preuve solide.

As for his wife's murder, we have no solid evidence.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Il ne pensait pas au bien de sa femme.

He wasn't thinking about his wife's well-being.

J'étais l'infirmière de sa femme.

I was his wife's nurse.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il ne s'occupe que de sa femme.

He only takes care of his wife.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Il ne s'est pas encore remis de la mort de sa femme.

He still hasn't gotten over his wife's death.

Tom jeta les vêtements de sa femme dans le feu.

Tom threw his wife’s clothes into the fire.

Il est très jaloux de sa femme.

He is very jealous of his wife.

Il était toujours accompagné de sa femme.

He was always accompanied by his wife.

Le lieutenant Chris Raven a été arrêté pour le meurtre de sa femme.

Lieutenant Chris Raven has been arrested for the murder of his wife.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Après la mort de sa femme, il a quitté la ville.

After his wife's death, he left the city.

Il vous croit responsable de la mort de sa femme.

He believes you are responsible for his wife’s death.

— Star Trek II : La colère de Khan (1982)

Il a divorcé de sa femme après vingt ans de mariage.

He divorced his wife after twenty years of marriage.

Il était accompagné de sa femme.

He was accompanied by his wife.

Il donne toujours une grande valeur à l'opinion de sa femme.

He always places great value on his wife's opinion.

Le président est habituellement accompagné de sa femme quand il va à l'étranger.

The president is usually accompanied by his wife when he goes abroad.

Le pauvre, il ne s'est sans doute pas remis de la mort de sa femme.

Poor thing, he probably never got over his wife's death.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il a imploré le pardon de sa femme pendant des semaines.

He begged his wife for forgiveness for weeks.

Selon ses voisins, il s'occupe bien de sa femme malade.

According to his neighbors, he takes good care of his sick wife.

— Memories of Murder (2003)