de sa femme

of his wife

→ de
phrase Uncommon #12,988
of his wife Depending on the surrounding verb, “de” can also mean “from” or “about.” “Sa” can mean “his” or “her”; it agrees with the feminine noun “femme.”
FR: Il parle souvent de sa femme.
EN: He often talks about his wife.

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)

Pas de nouvelles de sa femme ?

No news from his wife?

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

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)

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.

Tom ne fait rien sans la permission de sa femme.

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

Il était toujours accompagné de sa femme.

He was always 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.

Il ne s'occupe que de sa femme.

He only takes care of his wife.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

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 me voit jamais sans se plaindre de sa femme.

He never sees me without complaining about 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)

Il emportait les lettres de sa femme à Louis Lacombe.

He was carrying his wife’s letters to Louis Lacombe.

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

He never got over his wife's death.

— Rebecca (1940)

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

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

Il est très jaloux de sa femme.

He is very jealous of his wife.

Il avait peur de sa femme.

He was afraid of his wife.

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

He begged his wife for forgiveness for weeks.

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

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

Il ne pensait pas au bien de sa femme.

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

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

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

J'étais l'infirmière de sa femme.

I was his wife's nurse.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

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

He divorced his wife after twenty years of marriage.

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

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

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

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

Il était accompagné de sa femme.

He was accompanied by 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)

Sompat a divorcé de sa femme il y a neuf ans.

Sompat divorced his wife nine years ago.

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Tom jeta les vêtements de sa femme dans le feu.

Tom threw his wife’s clothes into the fire.

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)