sa faute

his fault / her fault

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phrase Uncommon #11,400
his fault / her fault Used to say that someone is responsible for a mistake or problem. Often appears in expressions like "de sa faute" or "par sa faute".
FR: Ce retard est de sa faute.
EN: This delay is his fault.

Il me regardera tristement et dira que c'est sa faute.

He’ll look at me sadly and say that it’s his fault.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Tu sais que ce n'était pas sa faute.

You know it wasn't his fault.

— Juno (2007)

C'est pas sa faute, j'ai pas pu l'aimer.

It’s not their fault; I couldn’t love them.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Vous pouvez pas l'embarquer, c'est pas sa faute.

You can't take him away; it's not his fault.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Tom ne pense pas que ce soit sa faute.

Tom doesn’t think it’s his fault.

Ce n'est pas sa faute!

It's not his fault!

— Black (2005)

C'est sa faute si la baignoire t'est tombée dessus!

It's his fault that the bathtub fell on you!

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Vous devriez pas, Monsieur collignon, c'est pas sa faute.

You shouldn't, Mr. Collignon; it's not his fault.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

C'est pas sa faute.

It's not his fault.

— Wicked (2024)

Elle avoua clairement sa faute.

She clearly admitted her fault.

C'était pas sa faute.

It wasn't his fault.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

C'est sa faute!

It's his fault!

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Nous avons souffert de considérables pertes par sa faute.

We have suffered considerable losses because of him.

— Les 3 Royaumes (2008)

Ce n'est pas sa faute, nom de Dieu!

It's not his fault, for God's sake!

— Black (2005)

Marie a essayé de dissimuler sa faute.

Mary tried to cover up her fault.

Ce n'était pas sa faute.

It wasn't his fault.

Tom a dit que c'était sa faute.

Tom said it was his fault.

Pas par sa faute mais son mécano était nul.

Not through his fault, but his mechanic was useless.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

C'est sa faute?

Is it his fault?

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Pourquoi devrions-nous souffrir par sa faute?

Why should we suffer because of him?

— Lagaan (2001)

Ce n'est pas sa faute.

It's not his fault.

— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)

Et c'est sa faute si Ne Zha s'est échappé la dernière fois.

And it's his fault that Ne Zha escaped last time.

— Ne Zha (2019)