sa femme

his wife

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phrase Very common #1,990
his wife Sa agrees with the feminine noun femme and can mean “his” or “her,” depending on who the wife belongs to.
FR: Paul a appelé sa femme.
EN: Paul called his wife.

Je paierai cher pour le voir baiser sa femme.

I'd pay a lot to see him have sex with his wife.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Sa femme mène grand train.

His wife lives lavishly.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

À quoi ressemble sa femme ?

What does his wife look like?

Puis il retourna près de sa femme.

Then he went back to his wife.

Le mari aide sa femme dans la cuisine.

The husband helps his wife in the kitchen.

Sa femme a accepté de se convertir à l'islam.

His wife agreed to convert to Islam.

Puis sa femme a insisté pour qu'ils aillent dans le Nord, faire de l'argent.

Then his wife insisted that they go up North to make some money.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Sa femme ne sait rien.

His wife knows nothing.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Le voisin battait sa femme.

The neighbor was beating his wife.

Sa femme le mène par le bout du nez.

His wife is leading him around by the nose.

On néglige sa femme, lieutenant ?

Are you neglecting your wife, Lieutenant?

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

La mort de sa femme l'a rendu prisonnier pour l'éternité.

His wife's death left him imprisoned for eternity.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

En fait, la sœur de sa femme, morte en couches, a laissé une fille.

Actually, his wife’s sister, who died in childbirth, left behind a daughter.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Monsieur Jones goûte la soupe que sa femme a préparée.

Mr. Jones tastes the soup his wife has prepared.

Sa femme ne me parait pas laide.

His wife doesn't seem ugly to me.

C'est sa femme ?

Is that his wife?

— De tout cœur (1998)

Qu'a dit sa femme ?

What did his wife say?

Sa femme japonaise est morte sans lui donner d'enfant.

His Japanese wife died without giving him any children.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Il est deux fois plus lourd que sa femme.

He is twice as heavy as his wife.

Ce soir-là, il perdit non seulement sa femme mais aussi sa fierté.

That night he lost not only his wife but also his pride.

Sa femme et sa fille l'ont identifié.

His wife and daughter identified him.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

C'est sa femme.

This is his wife.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Sa femme était kabyle.

His wife was Kabyle.

Je suis sa femme.

I am his wife.

— Still Life (2006)

Sa femme ressuscite.

His wife comes back to life.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Il tenta de la reconquérir pour en faire sa femme, sa propriété.

He tried to win her back so he could make her his wife, his possession.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Il s'est occupé des enfants pendant que sa femme faisait les courses.

He looked after the children while his wife went grocery shopping.

A-t-on vu sa femme prendre le train ?

Were his wife seen taking the train?

Tom dit souvent aux gens que je suis sa femme.

Tom often tells people that I’m his wife.

Il consacra ses dernières forces à s'occuper de sa femme.

He devoted his remaining strength to taking care of his wife.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Tom fut empoisonné par sa femme.

Tom was poisoned by his wife.

Tom a abandonné sa femme.

Tom abandoned his wife.

Car un homme ne trompe pas sa femme.

Because a man does not cheat on his wife.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Il supplia sa femme de ne pas le quitter.

He begged his wife not to leave him.

Il va quitter sa femme et partir avec moi à Miami !

He's going to leave his wife and come with me to Miami!

— Carandiru (2003)

Il a toujours été fidèle à sa femme.

He was always faithful to his wife.

Sa femme s'est remariée, sa fille sait même pas qu'il existe.

His wife remarried; his daughter doesn’t even know he exists.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Sa femme a été tuée dans l'accident.

His wife was killed in the accident.

Tom est trois pouces plus grand que sa femme.

Tom is three inches taller than his wife.

Sa femme étant sortie, il s'est préparé le dîner.

With his wife out, he made himself dinner.

Et bien sûr, tu es sa femme.

And of course, you're his wife.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il peut cuisiner aussi bien que sa femme.

He can cook as well as his wife.

Sa femme se rend avec lui où qu'il aille.

His wife goes with him wherever he goes.

Sa femme ?

His wife?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Sa femme est morte en couches.

His wife died in childbirth.

Sa femme a commandé une glace supplémentaire.

His wife ordered an extra ice cream.

— PK (2014)

Je soupçonne sa femme de le tromper avec le facteur.

I suspect his wife is cheating on him with the postman.

Tom aime sa femme.

Tom loves his wife.

Sa femme japonaise.

His Japanese wife.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Sa femme fait le trottoir à Tràpani.

His wife works the streets in Trapani.

— Malèna (2000)

Quelqu’un devait prévenir sa femme.

Someone had to tell his wife.

Mais sa femme et son fils sont pas là.

But his wife and son are not there.

La mort de sa femme l'a rendu prisonnier.

The death of his wife made him a prisoner.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Sa vie tournait autour de sa femme, Darla.

His life revolved around his wife, Darla.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Tom se demandait pourquoi sa femme l'avait quitté.

Tom wondered why his wife had left him.

Mais je suis sa femme.

But I am his wife.

Sa femme Pad n'est pas au courant.

His wife Pad doesn't know.

— Nang Nak (1999)

Les voisins disent que Thomas bat sa femme.

Neighbors say Thomas beats his wife.

Pour sa femme, il avait tout prévu.

He had planned everything for his wife.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ça ne répond pas chez sa femme.

No one is answering at his wife's place.

— Chute libre (1993)

Thomas bat sa femme.

Thomas beats his wife.

Vous êtes sa femme ?

Are you his wife?

Sa femme lui manque.

He misses his wife.

Quand sa femme est morte, il a reçu des dizaines de cartes de condoléances.

When his wife died, he received dozens of sympathy cards.

Comme sa femme n'est pas là je dois lui acheter à manger.

Since his wife isn't there, I have to buy him something to eat.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Sami avait une vie totalement secrète dont sa femme ignorait l'existence.

Sami had a completely secret life that his wife knew nothing about.

C'est sa femme qui l'a trouvé.

It was his wife who found him.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Quel genre de personne est sa femme ?

What kind of person is his wife?

Sa femme aimait inviter des convives.

His wife loved to invite guests.

Sa femme, puis son fils ?

His wife, then his son?

— Bullet Train (2022)

Le seul moment où il nourrit le chien est lorsque sa femme est partie en voyage.

The only time he feeds the dog is when his wife is away on a trip.

Il se demanda pourquoi sa femme l'avait quitté.

He wondered why his wife had left him.

On ne traite pas sa femme comme ça, quoi qu'elle ait fait.

You don't treat your wife like that, no matter what she did.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il a quitté sa femme et s'est mis en ménage avec une femme moitié plus jeune.

He left his wife and moved in with a woman half his age.

Sa femme, elle lui tient tête.

His wife stands up to him.

— Bacurau (2019)

Vous êtes étourdi, ce n'est pas sa femme.

You’re mistaken; that’s not his wife.

— Il était une fois en Chine (1991)

Tom gagne l'argent, cependant il est géré par sa femme Marie.

Tom earns the money; however, it is managed by his wife, Marie.

Tom n'aime pas sa femme.

Tom doesn't like his wife.

Sami ne quitterait jamais sa femme.

Sami would never leave his wife.

Il a convaincu sa femme de ne pas divorcer.

He convinced his wife not to divorce him.

Sa femme a donné naissance à des jumeaux.

His wife gave birth to twins.

Sa femme attend encore un môme.

His wife is still expecting a child.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Si sa femme avait été laide.

If his wife had been ugly.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Vous avez rencontré sa femme ?

Have you met his wife?

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Je connaissais sa femme aussi.

I knew his wife too.

— Rebecca (1940)

Se laisser piquer sa femme !

Letting your wife be stolen!

— Carandiru (2003)

Tom a été enterré à côté de sa femme.

Tom was buried next to his wife.

Et que sa femme était partie.

And that his wife had left.

— Mirage (2018)

Mon fils est marié, nous ne connaissons pas sa femme !

My son is married, we don't know his wife!

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Sa femme a sacrément peur.

His wife is terrified.

— Mystic River (2003)

Sa femme est morte.

His wife died.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Parce que sa femme n'a pas l'air affectée ?

Because his wife doesn’t seem affected?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Il trompait sa femme.

He was cheating on his wife.

Où est sa femme ?

Where is his wife?

Il fallait pas embêter sa femme.

He shouldn't have bothered his wife.

— Old Boy (2003)

Et j'ai vite compris pour sa femme.

And I quickly figured out what was going on with his wife.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Ainsi que sa femme, Anna Quadri.

As well as his wife, Anna Quadri.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Sa femme était partie.

His wife had left.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Sa femme l'a quitté.

His wife left him.

Tu es sa femme, c'est sa maison.

You are his wife; it’s his house.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Sa femme le mène à la baguette.

His wife rules him.

Sa femme était morte par accident.

His wife had died in an accident.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Il a plaqué sa femme quand elle était enceinte du muet.

He dumped his wife when she was pregnant with the mute child.

— Mystic River (2003)

Il a tué sa femme et s'en est tiré.

He killed his wife and got away with it.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Sa femme a été retrouvée morte dans des circonstances douteuses ?

His wife was found dead under suspicious circumstances?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il n’admet pas que sa femme ne l’aime plus.

He won't admit that his wife no longer loves him.

— A Pain in the Ass (1973)

Elle est ensuite devenue sa femme.

She later became his wife.

Ils vont divorcer, sa femme et lui ?

Are he and his wife going to get a divorce?

Layla espérait que Sami quitterait sa femme un jour.

Layla hoped Sami would leave his wife one day.

Tu seras sa femme.

You will be his wife.

— Lagaan (2001)

Est-elle sa femme ?

Is she his wife?

Il a quitté sa femme.

He left his wife.

Ziri commença à appeler sa femme.

Ziri began to call his wife.

Il regarde Tokuyemon qui vient voir sa femme.

He watches Tokuyemon, who is coming to see his wife.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

J’ai baisé sa femme et sa fille.

I fucked his wife and daughter.

Il possédait un abattoir et il allait enterrer sa femme dedans.

He owned a slaughterhouse and he used to bury his wife there.

— Mirage (2018)

Parce que quand même, je lui ai piqué sa femme.

Because, after all, I did steal his wife.

— Irreversible (2002)

Sa femme joue la veuve.

His wife is playing the widow.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Tom a appelé sa femme pour dire qu'il serait en retard.

Tom called his wife to say he would be late.

C'était sa femme.

It was his wife.

Sa femme ne sait même pas pourquoi il est mort.

His wife doesn’t even know why he died.

Sa femme avait posé son veto.

His wife had vetoed it.

Sami ne voulait pas être humilié au village par sa femme infidèle.

Sami didn’t want to be humiliated in the village by his unfaithful wife.

Sa femme.

His wife.

— À bout de course (1988)

Sa femme était furieuse.

His wife was furious.

Sa femme l'a accompagné au piano.

His wife accompanied him on the piano.

Sa femme était ma sœur.

His wife was my sister.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Après que sa femme l'ait quitté, Harold est devenu fou.

After his wife left him, Harold went crazy.

Il n'aime pas voir sa femme gaspiller de l'argent.

He doesn't like seeing his wife waste money.

Il s'est disputé avec sa femme.

He had a fight with his wife.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Ils ont prévu que sa femme appelle le type.

They planned for his wife to call the guy.

Vous n'êtes pas sa femme.

You are not his wife.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Sa femme et son fils dormaient déjà profondément.

His wife and son were already fast asleep.

Tu sais comment il appelle sa femme ?

Do you know what he calls his wife?

— Le Facteur (1994)

L'homme décida d'attendre à la gare que sa femme arrive.

The man decided to wait at the station for his wife to arrive.

Tom a surpris sa femme avec son amant.

Tom surprised his wife with her lover.

Il a voulu se suicider, alors sa femme doit venir !

He tried to commit suicide, so his wife has to come!

— A Pain in the Ass (1973)

Sa femme aussi est partie avec un curé ?

Did his wife also run off with a priest?

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Tom aide sa femme.

Tom helps his wife.

Son bébé est né, mais sa femme meurt.

His baby is born, but his wife dies.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Cet homme a tué sa femme.

This man killed his wife.

— Mirage (2018)