sa mère

his mother

→ son
phrase Extremely common #215
his mother Sa can mean his, her, or its before a feminine singular noun. Mère means mother.
FR: Il parle souvent de sa mère.
EN: He often talks about his mother.

Mon fils ne veut que sa mère.

My son only wants his mother.

— Mourir pour survivre (2018)

Il a tout fait pour protéger son petit frère et sa mère.

He did everything he could to protect his little brother and his mother.

— Sisu : Le Chemin de la vengeance (2025)

Sa mère m’a quitté à cause du jeu.

His mother left me because of gambling.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

La personne que je pensais revoir, c'était sa mère, pas ce connard.

The person I thought I’d see again was his mother, not that asshole.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Sa mère la putain de pute.

His mother, that fucking whore.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Mary aidait sa mère à faire la cuisine.

Mary helped her mother cook.

Sa mère est morte quand il était jeune et sa grand-mère l'a élevé.

His mother died when he was young, and his grandmother raised him.

Il voulait seulement que sa mère soit heureuse.

He just wanted his mother to be happy.

Sa mère va me tuer.

His mother is going to kill me.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Mary a aidé sa mère à cuisiner.

Mary helped her mother cook.

Évidemment, avoir tué sa mère ne prouve pas qu'elle a tué son mari.

Obviously, having killed her mother doesn't prove that she killed her husband.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Et comme sa mère partait, on voulait voir ce qu'il devenait.

And since his mother was leaving, we wanted to see what became of him.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Il implora sa mère de le laisser aller à la fête.

He begged his mother to let him go to the party.

Tu es sa mère.

You are his mother.

Comme sa mère, d'ailleurs.

Just like her mother, for that matter.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Sa mère t'appelle.

Her mother is calling you.

Pour sa mère, c'était pareil.

It was the same for his mother.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Il n'a jamais revu sa mère.

He never saw his mother again.

Tom est plus grand que sa mère.

Tom is taller than his mother.

Il a deux tantes du côté de sa mère.

He has two aunts on his mother’s side.

Comme sa mère.

Like his mother.

— Girlhood (2014)

Parce qu'il faut toujours obéir à sa mère.

Because you must always obey your mother.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Vous voulez dire plutôt que c'est sa mère.

You mean that it's his mother instead.

Elle ne voulait pas décevoir sa mère.

She didn’t want to disappoint her mother.

Elle n'est pas moins belle que sa mère.

She is no less beautiful than her mother.

Mais une femme abandonnée, c'est avec sa mère qu'elle est le mieux.

But when a woman has been abandoned, she’s best off with her mother.

— Volver (2006)

Et sa mère ?

And his mother?

— Gladiator (2000)

Je suis avec cette personne, Mlle Du, et sa mère, Mme Du.

I'm with this person, Miss Du, and her mother, Mrs. Du.

— Yolo (2024)

Sa mère est une excellente pianiste.

His mother is an excellent pianist.

Il est censé manger sa mère.

He's supposed to eat his mother.

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Comment une fille peut parler à sa mère comme ça ?

How can a girl talk to her mother like that?

— Yolo (2024)

Pouvez-vous appeler ma femme chez sa mère ?

Can you call my wife at her mother's house?

Ni lui ni sa mère ne viendront au dîner.

Neither he nor his mother will come to dinner.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

A-t-il mentionné sa mère ?

Did he mention his mother?

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Une enfant qui a perdu sa mère ?

A child who has lost her mother?

— Suzume (2022)

J'ai vu sa mère.

I saw his mother.

En arrivant à la gare, elle a appelé sa mère.

When she arrived at the station, she called her mother.

Au théâtre, Kathy changea de place avec sa mère.

At the theater, Kathy switched seats with her mother.

Elle sait tout sur sa mère.

She knows everything about her mother.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Le bateau démon a tué sa mère juste devant ses yeux.

The demon ship killed his mother right before his eyes.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Sa mère continuera à travailler.

His mother will continue to work.

J'ai promis à sa mère, de prendre bien soin d'elle.

I promised her mother that I would take good care of her.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Sa mère est si intelligente, elle ne fait pas le ménage.

Her mother is so intelligent, she doesn't do the housework.

— La petite Véra (1988)

La mariée arrive à l’église avec sa mère.

The bride arrives at the church with her mother.

Elle croit que sa mère était héroïque.

She believes her mother was heroic.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Pis nous, on t'a fait un déj de reine, sa mère !

And we made you a queen’s lunch, for crying out loud!

— Mommy (2014)

Elle savait pas que son père avait tué sa mère.

She didn't know that her father had killed her mother.

— Old Boy (2003)

J'ai permis à Gloria de voir sa mère.

I allowed Gloria to see her mother.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Sa mère parait jeune pour son âge.

His mother looks young for her age.

Willa a grandi sans sa mère.

Willa grew up without her mother.

— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)

Il aide sa mère à monter les escaliers depuis son opération.

He has been helping his mother climb the stairs since her operation.

On néglige sa mère, inspecteur ?

Do you neglect your mother, Inspector?

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Que je ne suis pas sa mère.

That I’m not his mother.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Le petit garçon se promène avec sa mère.

The little boy is walking with his mother.

Sa mère l'a forcée, ses notes étaient nuls.

His mother forced him; his grades were terrible.

— Better Days (2019)

Tom garde chaque lettre que lui envoie sa mère.

Tom keeps every letter his mother sends him.

Sa mère était désespérée.

His mother was desperate.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il ressemble à sa mère ?

Does he look like his mother?

— Une grande fille (2019)

Il voulait seulement rendre sa mère heureuse.

He just wanted to make his mother happy.

Elle me rappelle beaucoup sa mère.

She reminds me a lot of her mother.

On devrait dire que je suis sa mère.

You should say I'm his mother.

Ce qu'elle ressemble à sa mère !

How much she resembles her mother!

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Elle a besoin de sa mère.

She needs her mother.

À l'hôpital, sa mère l'a emmené.

His mother took him to the hospital.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Il devra aider sa mère en cuisine demain.

He will have to help his mother in the kitchen tomorrow.

Elle s'est disputée avec sa mère.

She had an argument with her mother.

Tom a aidé sa mère à décorer le sapin de Noël.

Tom helped his mother decorate the Christmas tree.

T'es sa mère ! ?

Are you her mother?!

— Silent Voice (2016)

Appelle sa mère.

Call his mother.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Elle est partie au paradis chercher sa mère.

She went to heaven to look for her mother.

— The Man From Nowhere (2010)

La jeune fille est sortie, peut-être pour suivre sa mère.

The young girl went outside, perhaps to follow her mother.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Avec sa mère.

With his mother.

Marie appela sa mère pour lui annoncer la bonne nouvelle.

Mary called her mother to tell her the good news.

Où est sa mère ?

Where is his mother?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Sa mère est morte quand il avait onze ans.

His mother died when he was eleven.

Et lui, sa mère est pakistanaise.

And as for him, his mother is Pakistani.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Oui, je suis sa mère.

Yes, I am his mother.

Comme sa mère !

Just like her mother!

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il tue trop sa mère !

He’s killing it!

— La Haine (1995)

C'est le genre de garçon qui envoie sa mère en excuse.

He's the kind of boy who sends his mother as an excuse.

— Le Château ambulant (2004)

J'ai parlé à sa mère.

I spoke to his mother.

Le marié danse avec sa mère.

The groom is dancing with his mother.

Sa mère est prof d'anglais.

His/Her mother is an English teacher.

Vous êtes sa mère.

You are his mother.

— Benni (2019)

Elle est chez sa mère.

She is at her mother's house.

Tom ne voulait pas porter la chemise que sa mère lui avait offerte pour Noël.

Tom didn’t want to wear the shirt his mother had given him for Christmas.

Cette fille, je l'ai fait naître, j'aimais beaucoup sa mère.

That girl—I delivered her. I was very fond of her mother.

— Bacurau (2019)

Elle cuisine mieux que sa mère.

She cooks better than her mother.

Elle n'oublie jamais d'envoyer un cadeau d'anniversaire à sa mère.

She never forgets to send her mother a birthday gift.

Tom appelle sa mère.

Tom calls his mother.

Elle va regarder sa mère mourir.

She's going to watch her mother die.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Beth protesta, mais sa mère lui rappela qu'elle était terriblement grosse.

Beth protested, but her mother reminded her that she was terribly fat.

Sa mère ne m'a pas dit.

His mother didn’t tell me.

— Mirage (2018)

C'est bien Paf qui a tué votre mari mais vous avez tué sa mère.

It was indeed Paf who killed your husband, but you killed his mother.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Sa mère ne dit pas "Lady".

Her mother doesn’t say “Lady.”

— Girlhood (2014)

Seule sa mère peut lui toucher le visage.

Only his mother is allowed to touch his face.

— Benni (2019)

Tom adorait sa mère.

Tom adored his mother.

Sa mère souffre d'asthme depuis quelque temps.

His mother has been suffering from asthma for some time.

— Syndromes and a century (2006)

Vous êtes sa mère, mais je crois qu'elle est mieux ici.

You are her mother, but I think she's better off here.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Le fils ressemble à sa mère.

The son resembles his mother.

Tom est aussi petit que sa mère.

Tom is as small as his mother.

Sa mère était une princesse vulcaine.

His mother was a Vulcan princess.

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

Julio vivait avec sa mère et sa sœur.

Julio lived with his mother and sister.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Betty a tué sa mère.

Betty killed her mother.

Elle n'est pas aussi belle que sa mère.

She isn't as beautiful as her mother.

On ne dit pas « elle » en parlant de sa mère !

You don’t say “she” when talking about your mother!

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Elle est rentrée chez sa mère.

She went back to her mother's house.

Et sa mère qui était là dimanche !

And his mother was there on Sunday!

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Sa mère est malade.

Her mother is sick.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Sa mère et sa sœur étaient malades.

His mother and sister were sick.

Sa mère a dit qu'il avait gardé la chambre pendant cinq semaines.

His mother said that he had stayed in his room for five weeks.

Sa mère vit seule à la campagne.

His mother lives alone in the countryside.

Sa mère va subir une lourde opération la semaine prochaine.

His mother will undergo a major operation next week.

Elle aimait sa mère tendrement.

She loved her mother dearly.

Aussitôt que l'enfant vit sa mère, il arrêta de pleurer.

As soon as the child saw his mother, he stopped crying.

Un fils ne saurait abandonner sa mère souffrante.

A son could not abandon his suffering mother.

— Le repentir (1987)

Mais je veux redevenir sa mère.

But I want to become her mother again.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Vous êtes sa mère ?

Are you his mother?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Mary ressemble plus à sa mère.

Mary looks more like her mother.

Elle rend sa mère heureuse.

She makes her mother happy.

L'enfant pleurait après sa mère.

The child was crying for his mother.

J'ai un bébé sur les bras, je trouve pas sa mère.

I have a baby in my arms, and I can't find its mother.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Sa mère est chinoise.

His mother is Chinese.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Pourquoi l'un de nous voudrait terroriser Tatum et sa mère ?

Why would one of us want to terrorize Tatum and her mother?

— Scream 7 (2026)

Sa mère s'est suicidée.

Her mother committed suicide.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Elle adorait sa mère.

She adored her mother.

Marie a fait un gâteau sans que sa mère ne le sache.

Marie made a cake without her mother knowing.

Il lui a demandé où était sa mère.

He asked her where her mother was.

Après la mort de sa mère Piku avait besoin de toi.

After her mother's death, Piku needed you.

— PIKU (2015)

Jooyeon devait ressembler à sa mère.

Jooyeon was supposed to look like her mother.

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

C'est au fils d'appeler sa mère.

It's up to the son to call his mother.

Il a appelé sa mère depuis l'aéroport.

He called his mother from the airport.

Il se tenait derrière sa mère.

He stood behind his mother.

Dong-soo pensait que sa mère serait l'exception des quarante.

Dong-soo thought that his mother would be the exception among the forty.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Sa mère était concierge là où mon père travaillait.

His mother was the caretaker where my father worked.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Tout ce qu'elle veut, c'est sa mère.

All she wants is her mother.

Sa mère lui a tout raconté.

His mother told him everything.

— Mirage (2018)

Il a cru que je l'aiderais à voir sa mère.

He thought I would help him see his mother.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tu seras comme son père et sa mère.

You will be like his father and mother.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Betty tua sa mère.

Betty killed her mother.

Il va devoir aider sa mère en cuisine demain.

He's going to have to help his mother in the kitchen tomorrow.

Sa mère est policière.

His mother is a police officer.

Tout comme sa mère.

Just like her mother.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Sa mère est ici, elle est très dévouée.

His mother is here; she is very devoted.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Derrière, il appelait sa mère !

Behind him, he was calling his mother!

— Taxi (1998)

Sa mère est incroyablement jeune.

Her mother is incredibly young.

— Le Château ambulant (2004)

Elle est allée chez sa mère.

She went to her mother's house.

Ce bébé ressemble à sa mère.

This baby looks just like his mother.

Maintenant, sa mère lui donne son bain tous les samedis.

Now, his mother gives him a bath every Saturday.

— Malèna (2000)

Quel malheur, quand une fille rejette sa mère.

What a tragedy, when a daughter rejects her mother.

— Volver (2006)

Shan-Shan dit que Mme Liang cuisine encore plus mal que sa mère.

Shan-Shan says that Mrs. Liang cooks even worse than her mother.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Demain, on ira voir sa mère et on lui demandera pourquoi.

Tomorrow, we'll go see his mother and ask her why.

— Funny Games (1997)

Sa mère était une Kennedy.

His mother was a Kennedy.

Elle a rendu sa mère heureuse.

She made her mother happy.

Elle a perdu sa mère, jeune.

She lost her mother at a young age.

— Mother (2009)

Par chance, sa mère l'a trouvée et l'a menée à temps à l'hôpital.

Luckily, her mother found her and got her to the hospital in time.

— Shutter (2004)

Il appelle sa mère.

He calls his mother.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

L'autre jour, sa mère est venue.

The other day, his mother came over.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Son père et sa mère ils sont où ?

Where are his father and mother?

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Il n'a jamais pleuré devant sa mère.

He never cried in front of his mother.

— Departures (2008)

Il vit toujours avec sa mère.

He still lives with his mother.

Le bébé veut sa mère.

The baby wants its mother.

Sa mère était à la maison.

His mother was at home.

Sa mère doit remplir le formulaire.

Her mother must fill out the form.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tom veut que Mary rencontre sa mère.

Tom wants Mary to meet his mother.

Comme moi, il a perdu sa mère très jeune.

Like me, he lost his mother at a very young age.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Ça vient de sa mère.

It comes from his mother.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

C'est sa mère, vieux.

That's his mother, man.

— L'Excellente Aventure de Bill et Ted (1989)

Elle avait perdu sa mère à cinq ans et son père était une sorte de fermier.

She had lost her mother when she was five, and her father was some kind of farmer.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Son visage ressemble celui de sa mère.

Their face looks like their mother’s.

Sa mère l'a obligé à faire ses devoirs.

His mother made him do his homework.

Sa mère arriva pour s'occuper de lui, venue tout droit d'Omaha.

His mother arrived to take care of him, having come straight from Omaha.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Choisir le petit Dirk pour sa mère et n'arriver à rien.

Choosing little Dirk for his mother and getting nowhere.

— Rushmore (1998)

Pierre entra au pensionnat contre la volonté de sa mère.

Pierre went to boarding school against his mother's wishes.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Sa mère l'appelle.

His mother is calling him.

Tom demande à sa mère si elle peut lui acheter un nouveau jouet.

Tom asks his mother if she can buy him a new toy.

Elle m'a montré une photo de sa mère en étudiante.

She showed me a photo of her mother as a student.

À ton avis, sa mère sait que Hyun-seo est morte ?

Do you think her mother knows that Hyun-seo is dead?

— The Host (2006)

Ne laissez pas sa mère le voir !

Don't let his mother see it!

— Vivre ! (1994)

Tom a-t-il aidé sa mère hier ?

Did Tom help his mother yesterday?

Écoutez, sa mère est en train de garer la voiture.

Listen, his mother is parking the car.

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Je suis pas sa mère.

I'm not her mother.

— The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)

L'enfant aide sa mère.

The child helps his mother.

Elle est sortie bien que sa mère lui ait interdit.

She went out even though her mother forbade her.

Elle sait que sa mère est née ici.

She knows that her mother was born here.

— Incendies (2010)

Désolée de te l'apprendre, mais Rachel a menti sur sa famille et sur sa mère.

I'm sorry to tell you, but Rachel lied about her family and her mother.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Sa mère se prend pour une Française.

His mother thinks she's French.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Elle a repris le rôle de sa mère.

She took over her mother's role.

On dit que sa mère le cherche encore désespérément.

It is said that his mother is still desperately searching for him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Sa mère est russe et son père est français.

His mother is Russian and his father is French.

Elle est aussi grande que sa mère.

She is as tall as her mother.

Sa mère n'est pas si vieille qu'elle n'y parait.

His mother isn’t as old as she looks.

C'est moi sa mère !

I’m his mother!

— Mommy (2014)

Sa mère la pute.

His whore of a mother.

— Girlhood (2014)

Il n'oublie jamais d'appeler sa mère pour son anniversaire.

He never forgets to call his mother on her birthday.

Sa mère est à l’hôpital.

His mother is in the hospital.

Battu à mort devant sa mère.

Beaten to death in front of his mother.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Devanne allait répondre quand sa mère lui fit un signe.

Devanne was about to answer when his mother gestured to him.

Le portrait craché de sa mère à son âge.

The spitting image of his mother at that age.

— The Money Maker (2026)

Pourquoi voler quand sa mère est une poire ?

Why steal when your mother is a fool?