sa vie

his life

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phrase Very common #1,859
his life Literally means someone's life. In the expression « sa vie durant », it means throughout his/her life or all his/her life.
FR: Elle a vécu ici toute sa vie.
EN: She has lived here her whole life.

Un monde pour lequel notre ami a donné sa vie.

A world for which our friend gave his life.

— Star Trek II : La colère de Khan (1982)

Lui donnant ainsi la moitié de sa vie.

thus giving him half of his life.

— Psychose (1960)

Sa vie est une course sans fin contre la montre.

His life is a never-ending race against time.

Elle a donné sa vie pour moi.

She gave her life for me.

Sami sentait qu'il ne maîtrisait plus sa vie.

Sami felt like he was no longer in control of his life.

Je te l'échange contre sa vie.

I'll trade you for his life.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Lorsque vous vous tenez devant l'ennemi et devez mettre fin à sa vie.

When you stand before the enemy and must end his life.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Dormir est essentiel pour préserver sa vie.

Sleep is essential to preserve one's life.

Elle gagne bien sa vie.

She earns a good living.

Elle a sa vie, j'ai la mienne, et j'approuve la vie.

She has her life, I have mine, and I approve of life.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Certaines choses valent qu'on sacrifie sa vie.

Some things are worth sacrificing your life for.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Du jour au lendemain, sa vie avait changé.

Overnight, his life had changed.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il a supplié qu'on épargne sa vie.

He begged them to spare his life.

Elle a supplié qu'on épargne sa vie.

She begged them to spare her life.

Espérons qu'il puisse sauver sa vie.

Let’s hope he can save his life.

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

On sent qu'il a décidé de reprendre sa vie en main.

You can tell he’s decided to take control of his life again.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Sa vie est pleine de douleur.

His life is full of pain.

Sa maison est ici, son école est ici, sa vie est ici!

His home is here, his school is here, his life is here!

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Sa vie professionnelle ne fut pas un succès immédiat.

His professional life was not an immediate success.

Il a passé la moitié de sa vie en prison.

He spent half his life in prison.

L'attitude d'un homme détermine ce que sera sa vie.

A man's attitude determines what his life will be.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il déteste sa vie.

He hates his life.

Mais toi, Ingrid, tu es responsable de sa vie misérable.

But you, Ingrid, are responsible for his miserable life.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

La pauvre fille gagnait sa vie en vendant des fleurs.

The poor girl earned her living selling flowers.

J'ai aussi sauvé sa vie.

I also saved his life.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Sa vie aussi devient différente.

His life is also becoming different.

— Night Watch (2004)

Tu ne fais plus partie de sa vie.

You are no longer part of his life.

Sami essayait d'améliorer sa vie.

Sami was trying to improve his life.

Il a passé sa vie sur le terrain.

He spent his life in the field.

Gamin, je t'échange sa vie contre le cristal.

Kid, I’ll trade you his life for the crystal.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

On dit qu'on court pour ajouter de la vie à ses jours, pas des jours à sa vie.

They say you run to add life to your days, not days to your life.

— Running Man (2025)

Il gagnait sa vie comme chanteur.

He earned his living as a singer.

Elle a consacré sa vie à la musique.

She dedicated her life to music.

Parce qu'elle a donné sa vie pour me sauver.

Because she gave her life to save me.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Sa vie est une permanente course contre le temps.

His life is a permanent race against time.

Tom regretta d'avoir gaspillé une grande partie de sa vie.

Tom regretted wasting a large part of his life.

Elle supplia qu'on épargne sa vie.

She begged them to spare her life.

Sami craignait pour sa vie.

Sami feared for his life.

Parce qu'une personne qui sacrifie sa vie est superbe.

Because someone who sacrifices their life is magnificent.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Un homme marié ne passe pas sa vie dehors.

A married man doesn't spend his life outside.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Sa vie est pleine de hauts et de bas.

His life is full of ups and downs.

S'il y a un coup dur, on gagne sa vie.

If times get tough, you make a living.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Vos dieux exigent que sa vie m'appartienne.

Your gods demand that his life belong to me.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Elle déteste sa vie.

She hates her life.

Je refuse de rester là à te regarder détruire sa vie.

I refuse to stand here and watch you destroy her life.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

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)

Et j'ai vu cet homme risquer sa vie pour la sauver.

And I saw this man risk his life to save her.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Je pense que sa vie est en danger.

I think his life is in danger.

C'est sa vie.

It's his/her life.

Un mécanicien doué ne gagne pas mal sa vie.

A talented mechanic does not earn a bad living.

Mais, il jette sa vie.

But he is throwing his life away.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Le livre de Tom, sur sa vie avec Mary, s'est vendu comme des petits pains.

Tom’s book about his life with Mary sold like hot cakes.

L'argent a changé sa vie.

Money changed his life.

Tom a risqué sa vie pour nous.

Tom risked his life for us.

Il a consacré sa vie à la médecine.

He devoted his life to medicine.

Sa vie est en danger.

His life is in danger.

Il gagne sa vie en chantant.

He earns his living by singing.

Ciel était un grand chevalier, et il a confié sa vie à cet homme.

Ciel was a great knight, and he entrusted his life to this man.

— Hero (2002)

Vous inspectez un soldat impérial qui a risqué sa vie à se battre à Shanghai?

Are you inspecting an imperial soldier who risked his life fighting in Shanghai?

— Assassination (2015)

M. Tanaka gagne sa vie en tenant une petite papeterie près de la gare.

Mr. Tanaka earns a living running a small stationery shop near the station.

Sami passera sa vie derrière les barreaux.

Sami will spend his life behind bars.

C'était sa vie.

It was his life.

Tu sais, ce garçon voulait partager sa vie avec toi.

You know, that boy wanted to share his life with you.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Chacun de nous risque sa vie.

Each of us is risking our life.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Il veut la retrouver et craint pour sa vie.

He wants to find her and fears for her life.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Faire partie de sa vie, partie de ta vie.

Be a part of his life, a part of your life.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Le soldat a sauvé son ami au prix de sa vie.

The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his life.

Vous avez changé sa vie.

You changed his life.

— Avengers (2012)

Tom gagne bien sa vie.

Tom earns a good living.

Il gagnait sa vie comme ingénieur.

He earned his living as an engineer.

Elle a passé sa vie à rechercher la vérité.

She spent her life searching for the truth.

Il a changé pour Lefut, ça a changé sa vie.

He switched to Lefut, and it changed his life.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Le sport joue un rôle important dans sa vie.

Sport plays an important role in his life.

Sa vie ne tient qu'à un fil.

His life hangs by a thread.

— Black Panther (2018)

Elle a risqué sa vie pour moi.

She risked her life for me.

On gagne sa vie comme on peut.

You earn a living however you can.

— The Mermaid (2016)

Il a risqué sa vie pour la sauver.

He risked his life to save her.

Tom a donné sa vie pour son pays.

Tom gave his life for his country.

Il est venu à Delhi, pour échapper étroitement à sa vie.

He came to Delhi to narrowly escape his life.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Elle a vécu ici sa vie entière.

She has lived here her whole life.

Il n'embête personne, il vit sa vie.

He doesn't bother anyone; he just lives his life.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Il passait sa vie .

He spent his life there.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Elle a consacré sa vie entière à la poursuite du savoir.

She dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of knowledge.

Tom déteste sa vie.

Tom hates his life.

Sa vie est si haute en couleurs.

His life is so colorful.

— Burning (2018)

Elle a voué sa vie à l'éducation.

She devoted her life to education.

On ne raconte pas sa vie.

We don't tell people our whole life story.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Il faudrait qu'il te tue pour finir sa vie en prison.

He would have to kill you to end up spending the rest of his life in prison.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Sa vie.

His life.

La cause pour laquelle on engage sa vie n'est pas secondaire.

The cause to which you devote your life is not a secondary matter.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Trouvez un parent prêt à sacrifier sa vie.

Find a relative willing to sacrifice their life.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Elle se bat pour sa vie.

She is fighting for her life.

Et comment l'ingénieur gagne sa vie?

And how does the engineer make a living?

— PIKU (2015)

Tom souhaitait changer sa vie.

Tom wanted to change his life.

Il a consacré sa vie à son entreprise.

He dedicated his life to his business.

Il a vécu à l'étranger la majeure partie de sa vie.

He lived abroad for most of his life.

Sa vie est en jeu.

His life is at stake.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Tu trouves que c'est normal de passer sa vie à bosser?

Do you think it’s normal to spend your whole life working?

La police a fouillé sa vie.

The police searched his life.

Il gagne sa vie en jouant du piano.

He earns his living playing the piano.

Quel dommage que sa vie ait été interrompue si tôt.

What a shame his life was cut short so soon.

Elle dit que sa vie est monotone.

She says her life is monotonous.

Sami essayait de reconstruire sa vie.

Sami was trying to rebuild his life.

Elle me raconte sa vie et moi, la mienne.

She tells me about her life and I tell me about mine.

Parce que c'est sa vie aussi.

Because it’s her life too.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Il a dédié sa vie à combattre la corruption.

He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.

Il enregistre sa vie tout le temps.

He records his life all the time.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Au point de risquer sa vie?

To the point of risking his life?

— The World (2004)

Tom a vécu la moitié de sa vie à Boston.

Tom has lived half his life in Boston.

Sa vie prend alors une nouvelle direction.

His life then takes a new direction.

— Ip Man (2008)

Araminta n'enterre pas sa vie de jeune fille, demain?

Araminta isn’t having her bachelorette party tomorrow?

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Vous paierez sa vie de la votre.

You will pay for his life with your own.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Nous en savons peu sur sa vie personnelle.

Little is known about his personal life.

Il a pourtant accepté de donner sa vie.

Yet he agreed to give his life.

— Hero (2002)

Une erreur coûtera sa vie à une personne.

One mistake will cost a person his life.

Mais c'est sa vie, demande-lui son avis!

But it’s his life—ask him what he thinks!

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Qui voudrait justifier sa vie entière?

Who would want to justify their entire life?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il a rêvé sa vie entière.

He dreamed his whole life away.

Faites-moi confiance, sa vie est ailleurs.

Trust me, his life is elsewhere.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Elle a consacré sa vie à faire le bien.

She dedicated her life to doing good.