de sa part

from him/her

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phrase Common #8,037
from him/her Often means 'on his/her part' or 'from his/her side' in expressions like 'c'est gentil de sa part'.
FR: J’ai reçu un message de sa part ce matin.
EN: I got a message from him/her this morning.

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

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

J'ai un message pour toi de sa part.

I have a message for you from him/her.

Était-ce exagéré de sa part?

Was that an exaggeration on his part?

— Tár (2022)

C'est un cadeau de Noël de sa part.

It’s a Christmas present from him/her.

C'était abject de sa part.

It was despicable of him.

Il t'a promis la moitié de sa part?

Did he promise you half of his share?

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

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

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 très gentil de sa part.

That's very kind of him.

— Oh Boy (2012)

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

It was careless of him to make such a mistake.

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

It was stupid of him to do such a thing.

Ce retour est surprenant de sa part.

This return is surprising on his part.

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

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

I can't get a response from them.

Aucune réponse de sa part.

No response from him.

— Volver (2006)

J'ai besoin de réponses de sa part.

I need answers 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'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.

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

I got a call from him.

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

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

C'est très généreux de sa part.

That's very generous of him.

C'est sympa de sa part.

That's nice of him.

C'était gentil de sa part.

That was nice of him.

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

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

Je m'attends à tout de sa part.

I expect anything from him.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

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)

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.

Je ne veux plus de faveurs de sa part.

I don’t want any more favors from him.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

C'est aimable de sa part.

That's kind of him.

Une attention de sa part lui ferait plaisir.

He would appreciate some attention from her.

Voulez-vous chacun la moitié de sa part?

Do you each want half of their share?

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

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

I haven't received any information whatsoever from them.

C'est généreux de sa part.

That's generous of him.

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

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

— Henry V (1989)

J'ai eu un appel téléphonique de sa part.

I got a phone call from him.

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

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

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'était impoli de sa part d'agir ainsi.

It was rude of him to act that way.

Elle n'obtint pas de réponse de sa part.

She received no reply from him.

Comme c'est gentil de sa part.

How kind of him.

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

It’s hard of him not to call me.

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

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

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

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

Un tel comportement de sa part est impardonnable.

Such behavior on his part is unforgivable.

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

You’ll never hear a swear word from him.

— Romance de bureau (1977)

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

It was absurd of him to violate that law.

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

It was foolish of him to refuse her proposal.