de sa part

of him/her; on his/her part

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phrase Common #8,982

of him/her; on his/her part In phrases describing someone’s action or quality, often translated as “of him/her,” as in “That was kind of him.”

FR: C’est une belle initiative de sa part.

EN: That’s a great initiative on his part.

Un tel comportement de sa part est impardonnable.

Such behavior on his part is unforgivable.

Ce que tu me dis est complètement différent de ce que j'ai entendu de sa part.

What you're telling me is completely different from what I heard from him.

S'il meurt, ce ne sera pas chic de sa part.

If he dies, it won’t be very nice of him.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

C'est adroit de sa part de résoudre un problème si difficile.

It was clever of him to solve such a difficult problem.

C'était impoli de sa part d'agir ainsi.

It was rude of him to act that way.

Jusqu'à ce jour, nous n'avons obtenu aucune réponse de sa part.

To this day, we have received no response from him/her.

Mais il savait aussi que l'on pouvait s'attendre à tout de sa part.

But he also knew that you could expect anything from him.

C'est aimable de sa part.

That's kind of him.

C'était négligent de sa part de faire une telle erreur.

It was careless of him to make such a mistake.

Aucune réponse de sa part.

No response from him.

— Volver (2006)

J'ai un message pour toi de sa part.

I have a message for you from him/her.

C'est très généreux de sa part.

That's very generous of him.

C'est typique de sa part de faire ce genre de chose.

That's typical of him/her, doing that kind of thing.

C'est dur de sa part de ne pas me téléphoner.

It’s hard of him not to call me.

Ce retour est surprenant de sa part.

This return is surprising on his part.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

On n'entendra jamais un gros mot de sa part.

You’ll never hear a swear word from him.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

Ce n'est pas chic de sa part s'il est encore chez Veronika.

It’s not very nice of him if he’s still at Veronika’s.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

C'était gentil de sa part de me montrer le chemin pour me rendre à la gare.

It was kind of him/her to show me the way to the station.

C'est cruel de sa part que de lui dire de telles choses.

It’s cruel of him to say such things to her.

De sa part, et voici son salut à Votre Majesté.

From him, and here is his greeting to Your Majesty.

— Henry V (1989)

C'était absurde de sa part de violer cette loi.

It was absurd of him to violate that law.

Nous n'avons pas encore reçu de lettre de sa part.

We haven't received a letter from him/her yet.

Voulez-vous chacun la moitié de sa part ?

Do you each want half of their share?

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Comme c'est gentil de sa part.

How kind of him.

Je n'arrive pas à obtenir de réponse de sa part.

I can't get a response from them.

C'est honnête de sa part de lui dire la vérité.

It’s honest of him to tell her the truth.

C'était très gentil de sa part.

That was very kind of him.

C'était folie de sa part de tenter de nager dans l'eau glacée.

It was crazy of him to try to swim in the icy water.

C'est généreux de sa part.

That's generous of him.

Je n'ai pas pu avoir une réponse définitive de sa part.

I wasn't able to get a definitive answer from him/her.

C'était stupide de sa part de faire une chose pareille.

It was stupid of him to do such a thing.

C'est très gentil de sa part.

That's very kind of him.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Était-ce exagéré de sa part ?

Was that an exaggeration on his part?

— Tár (2022)

Vous disiez avoir un message de sa part.

You said you had a message from them.

— Haider (2014)

Elle n'obtint pas de réponse de sa part.

She received no reply from him.

C'est pas très sympa de sa part.

That’s not very nice of him/her.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

C'était abject de sa part.

It was despicable of him.

J'ai eu un coup de fil de sa part.

I got a call from him.

C'est gentil de sa part.

That's nice of him.

C'était malin de sa part d'attendre à aujourd'hui pour venir à Rome.

It was clever of them to wait until today to come to Rome.

— Conclave (2024)

J'ai eu un appel téléphonique de sa part.

I got a phone call from him.

C'est un cadeau de Noël de sa part.

It’s a Christmas present from him/her.

Je n'ai reçu aucune sorte d'information de sa part.

I haven't received any information whatsoever from them.

C'est sympa de sa part.

That's nice of him.

Je ne veux plus de faveurs de sa part.

I don’t want any more favors from him.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Pas de sa part, en tout cas.

Not from him, anyway.

C'était idiot de sa part de refuser sa proposition.

It was foolish of him to refuse her proposal.

J'ai besoin de réponses de sa part.

I need answers from him.

Il t'a promis la moitié de sa part ?

Did he promise you half of his share?

C'était gentil de sa part.

That was nice of him.

C'est gonflé de sa part de refuser notre offre.

It's pretty cheeky of him to turn down our offer.

Je m'attends à tout de sa part.

I expect anything from him.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Une attention de sa part lui ferait plaisir.

He would appreciate some attention from her.