sa promesse

his/her promise

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phrase Uncommon #12,049
his/her promise “Sa” agrees with the feminine noun “promesse” and can mean either “his” or “her,” depending on who made the promise.
FR: Elle a tenu sa promesse.
EN: She kept her promise.

Elle a dû oublier sa promesse.

She must have forgotten her promise.

M. Yoshida n'a jamais rompu sa promesse.

Mr. Yoshida has never broken his promise.

Il oubliera probablement sa promesse.

He will probably forget his promise.

Elle n'a pas réussi à tenir sa promesse.

She failed to keep her promise.

Il n'accomplit pas sa promesse.

He is not keeping his promise.

Ce n'était pas facile pour lui de tenir sa promesse.

It wasn’t easy for him to keep his promise.

Le maître a rompu sa promesse.

The master broke his promise.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Elle le maudit pour avoir oublié sa promesse.

She cursed him for forgetting his promise.

Il a été fidèle à sa promesse.

He kept his promise.

Il n'a pas respecté sa promesse.

He didn't keep his promise.

Elle a manqué à sa promesse ?

Did she break her promise?

— Les Larmes du tigre noir (2000)

On dirait qu'elle a rompu sa promesse.

It looks like she broke her promise.

Je pensais qu'il tiendrait sa promesse.

I thought he would keep his promise.

Don Ciccio avait tenu sa promesse.

Don Ciccio had kept his promise.

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

Il n'a pas respecté sa promesse de m'appeler dès que possible.

He didn't keep his promise to call me as soon as possible.

Il n'est pas venu malgré sa promesse.

He didn’t come despite his promise.

Il a trahi sa promesse.

He broke his promise.

— Les Larmes du tigre noir (2000)

Mary n'a pas manqué à sa promesse.

Mary kept her promise.

Il tint sa promesse.

He kept his promise.

Elle ne peut pas avoir rompu sa promesse.

She can't have broken her promise.

Tom n'a pas tenu sa promesse envers moi.

Tom didn't keep his promise to me.

Il a tenu sa promesse.

He kept his promise.

— Mirage (2018)

Le gouverneur Wallace a tenu sa promesse.

Governor Wallace kept his promise.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Elle a cassé sa promesse.

She broke her promise.

Il oublie souvent de tenir sa promesse.

He often forgets to keep his promise.

Elle ne put tenir sa promesse.

She could not keep her promise.