sa fortune

his/her fortune

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phrase Uncommon #24,193
his/her fortune Here, “fortune” means wealth or money, not luck. “Sa” agrees with the feminine noun “fortune” and can mean “his” or “her,” depending on the person who owns it.
FR: Elle a dépensé sa fortune en voyages.
EN: She spent her fortune on travel.

Sa fortune lui permet de tout faire.

His fortune allows him to do everything.

En dépit de toute sa fortune, elle n'est point heureuse.

Despite all her wealth, she is not happy.

Et sa fortune ?

And his fortune?

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Il dépense sa fortune pour sa maîtresse et son fils.

He spends his fortune on his mistress and his son.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Bouddha a abandonné sa famille, sa fortune, sa place dans la société.

Buddha abandoned his family, his fortune, his place in society.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Il a construit sa fortune en travaillant très dur.

He built his fortune by working very hard.

Il a légué sa fortune à son fils.

He left his fortune to his son.

Évidemment, ses camarades étaient jaloux de sa fortune.

Obviously, his comrades were jealous of his fortune.

Vers sa fortune.

Towards his fortune.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Je ne voudrais pas être à sa place malgré toute sa fortune.

I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes, despite all his wealth.

Qu'avait-il fait de sa fortune ?

What had he done with his fortune?

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

C'est ainsi qu'il a construit sa fortune.

That’s how he built his fortune.

— Retour vers le futur II (1989)

Son père l'a envoyé à l'internat, pour s'occuper de sa fortune.

His father sent him to boarding school to manage his fortune.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Il n'était pas heureux en dépit de toute sa fortune.

He wasn't happy despite all his wealth.

Il n'est pas plus heureux malgré sa fortune.

He isn’t any happier despite his wealth.

C'est donc moins à Eugénie qu'à sa fortune que je dois faire attention.

So it’s less Eugénie I need to watch out for than her fortune.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Il a risqué de perdre toute sa fortune.

He risked losing his entire fortune.