sa douleur

his or her pain

→ son
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his or her pain Sa means “his” or “her” depending on who the pain belongs to; it agrees with douleur, not with the possessor.
FR: Elle a parlé de sa douleur.
EN: She talked about her pain.

Ça veut dire quoi, "apaise sa douleur" ?

What does “eases their pain” mean?

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)

Tom essaya en vain de cacher sa douleur.

Tom tried in vain to hide his pain.

Pour que je connaisse sa douleur.

So that I may know his pain.

— Star Trek (2009)

Dans sa douleur, elle fondit en larmes.

In her grief, she burst into tears.

Je peux soulager sa douleur.

I can ease his pain.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Tom n'a pas pu dissimuler sa douleur.

Tom couldn't hide his pain.

Je sentais qu'il était là-haut, à attendre que je l'arrache à sa douleur.

I could feel that he was up there, waiting for me to free him from his pain.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

C'est sa douleur !

It's his pain!

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)