sa carrière

her career / his career

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her career / his career Refers to a person's professional life or career path. In French, the possessive adjective agrees with the person being talked about, so the exact phrase can appear as sa carrière for a feminine noun like carrière.
FR: Sa carrière est en jeu.
EN: Her career is at stake.

Ça le gêne dans sa carrière.

It's hindering his career.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Bonaparte, dis-tu, sa carrière.

Bonaparte, you say, his career.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Sa carrière.

His career.

C'est le chef-d'œuvre de sa carrière.

This is the masterpiece of his career.

Mais j'ai la certitude que ça arrivera dans l'avenir si sa carrière se poursuit.

But I’m certain it will happen in the future if their career continues.

— Senna (2010)

Sa carrière est en jeu.

His career is at stake.

Le scandale a presque ruiné sa carrière.

The scandal almost ruined his career.

Cinq années de travail, soit un quart de sa carrière.

Five years of work, or a quarter of his career.

Il a soudainement mis fin à sa carrière de poète.

He suddenly ended his career as a poet.

Il a fini sa carrière dans cette entreprise.

He ended his career at that company.

Il flatte les autres pour avancer dans sa carrière.

He flatters others to advance his career.

Si je dis ça, Bob sera jugé pour viol, et sa carrière est finie.

If I say that, Bob will be tried for rape, and his career will be over.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Sa carrière politique est finie après ce scandale.

His political career ended after this scandal.

Il tient quand même à sa carrière.

He still cares about his career.

— Whiplash (2014)

Le scandale fut fatal à sa carrière politique.

The scandal was fatal to his political career.

Elle a été professeure dans cette école toute sa carrière.

She was a teacher at that school her entire career.

Elle se sert de vous pour sa carrière.

She's using you for her career.

Mon père l'a aidé dans sa carrière.

My father helped him in his career.

Sa carrière était finie, grâce à nous.

His career was over, thanks to us.

— Blow Out (1981)

Il fait la plus mauvaise prestation de sa carrière.

He gave the worst performance of his career.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)