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sa maladie

his/her illness

→ son
phrase Uncommon #14,351
his/her illness Here, sa means “his” or “her”; maladie is feminine, and sa agrees with the noun, not the person who has the illness.
FR: Elle se remet lentement de sa maladie.
EN: She is slowly recovering from her illness.

Simon n'est au courant ni de l'adoption, ni de sa maladie.

Simon knows nothing about either the adoption or his illness.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Le patient va bientôt se remettre de sa maladie.

The patient will soon recover from his illness.

Sa maladie est beaucoup plus grave que tu ne le crois.

His illness is much more serious than you think.

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

Il semble y avoir un mystérieux lien entre sa maladie et le Néant.

There seems to be a mysterious link between his illness and the Void.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Il n'y aura pas long avant qu'il se remette de sa maladie.

It won't be long before he recovers from his illness.

Il récupère lentement de sa maladie.

He is slowly recovering from his illness.

Sa maladie était surtout psychologique.

His illness was mainly psychological.

Le patient se remet de sa maladie.

The patient is recovering from his illness.

Je m'inquiète beaucoup de sa maladie.

I'm very worried about their illness.

Le docteur a informé son patient du nom de sa maladie.

The doctor informed his patient of the name of his illness.

Sa maladie pourrait être un cancer.

His illness could be cancer.

Il devrait bientôt guérir de sa maladie.

He should soon recover from his illness.

Sa maladie lui a rendu impossible son avancement vers ses études.

His illness made it impossible for him to advance in his studies.

Sa maladie était surtout dans sa tête.

His illness was mostly in his head.

La vieille dame est assez faible depuis sa maladie.

The old lady has been quite weak since her illness.

Mary a continué à travailler malgré sa maladie.

Mary continued to work despite her illness.

Sa maladie a été si inattendue.

Her illness was so unexpected.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Sa maladie a anéanti tous ses espoirs.

His illness shattered all his hopes.

Sa maladie l'a cloué au lit pendant des mois.

His illness confined him to bed for months.

Tom n'a pas faim à cause de sa maladie.

Tom isn't hungry because of his illness.

Le docteur l'a guérie de sa maladie.

The doctor cured her of her illness.

Personne n'était au courant de sa maladie.

No one knew about his illness.

Sa maladie, c'est grave ?

Is their illness serious?

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Sa maladie est une de ses principales inquiétudes.

His illness is one of his main worries.

Il se sent faible après sa maladie.

He feels weak after his illness.

C'était quoi, sa maladie, à Mozart ?

What was Mozart's illness?

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Mon oncle est complètement guéri de sa maladie.

My uncle is completely cured of his illness.

Malgré la gravité de sa maladie, M. Robinson garde le moral.

Despite the seriousness of his illness, Mr. Robinson remains upbeat.

Je suis soulagée, mais sa maladie m'inquiète encore.

I'm relieved, but I'm still worried about his illness.

— Nang Nak (1999)

Elle était professeure de littérature avant sa maladie.

She was a literature professor before her illness.

— L'Accusé (2017)

C'est le mauvais temps qui fût la cause de sa maladie.

It was the bad weather that caused his illness.

Il n'a pas pu venir à cause de sa maladie.

He couldn't come because of his illness.

Sa maladie, c'est un gosse.

His illness is a kid.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)