sa

his, her, its

s a → son
determiner · third feminine singular Extremely common #326
his, her, its used before a feminine singular noun; it agrees with the thing possessed, not the possessor
FR: Il a perdu sa veste.
EN: He lost his jacket.
Forms of son
sonsases

Je n'ai pas remarqué sa sortie.

I didn’t notice him leaving.

Tom montra sa collection de timbres à Mary.

Tom showed his stamp collection to Mary.

On peut tout fuir, sauf sa conscience.

You can run away from everything, except your conscience.

Il a l'habitude de garder sa porte ouverte.

He usually keeps his door open.

Elle veut vous donner sa robe de mariée.

She wants to give you her wedding dress.

Le vent a soulevé sa jupe.

The wind lifted her skirt.

Vous allez voir que sa libération n'est qu'un premier pas.

You will see that his release is only a first step.

— Léviathan (2014)

Quel frimeur malgré sa sale gueule!

What a show-off despite his ugly mug!

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Mais Geeta ne baisse pas sa garde.

But Geeta does not let her guard down.

— Dangal (2016)

C'est son caractère qui fait à chacun sa destinée.

It is one’s character that determines one’s destiny.

Tom essaya en vain de cacher sa douleur.

Tom tried in vain to hide his pain.

Sa couleur est le rouge.

Its color is red.

C'est sa porte de sortie.

It's his way out.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Toute sa bande va le chercher.

His whole gang is going to look for him.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

J'aime sa personnalité.

I like their personality.

J'ai essayé d'obtenir sa libération.

I tried to get him released.

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

Elle dit que la fille était belle, qu'elle aurait bien aimé être sa grand-mère.

She says that the girl was beautiful, and that she would have loved to be her grandmother.

— De tout cœur (1998)

La cruauté est contre sa nature.

Cruelty is against his nature.

Il a tiré sa peine.

He served his sentence.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Le gouvernement était dans l'obligation de modifier sa politique extérieure.

The government was obliged to change its foreign policy.

Sa franchise est une grande qualité, bien que non dénuée d'inconvénients.

His/Her frankness is a great quality, though not without its drawbacks.

C'est un grand honneur que de faire sa connaissance.

It is a great honor to make his acquaintance.

Sa prof de danse.

Her dance teacher.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Ce n'est pas sa chanson la plus connue, mais je la trouve très belle.

It’s not their most famous song, but I find it very beautiful.

— Aquarius (2016)

Il connaît cet endroit comme sa poche.

He knows this place like the back of his hand.

Oui, c'était sa gaine.

Yes, it was her sheath.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Il ne faut jamais viser plus haut que sa condition.

You should never aim higher than your condition.

Je ne peux garantir sa sécurité.

I cannot guarantee his safety.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Il a dit qu'il avait commencé à préparer sa défense.

He said he had started preparing his defense.

— Nuremberg (2025)

J'achète sa liberté.

I'm buying his freedom.

— Dune : Première partie (2021)

Tu ne lui dis pas que tu as aussi sa cape et sa selle?

You're not going to tell him that you also have his cape and saddle?

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Tu as du lui faire monter sa tension.

You must have raised his blood pressure.

— PIKU (2015)

Vider sa boîte à outils, bien la nettoyer, et tout ranger enfin.

Empty your toolbox, clean it thoroughly, and finally put everything away.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Je ne comprends pas sa façon de penser.

I don't understand the way he thinks.

Il a rasé sa moustache.

He shaved his mustache.

Sa vieille voiture est à bout de souffle.

His old car is on its last legs.

Elle voulait retrouver sa petite fille.

She wanted to find her little girl.

Il a encore ses Indiens et sa plantation.

He still has his Indians and his plantation.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Tu ne portes pas son nom, sa dignité?

Do you not bear his name, his dignity?

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Sa curiosité n'avait pas de limites.

His curiosity knew no bounds.

Tom a enlevé sa ceinture de sécurité et est sorti de la voiture.

Tom took off his seat belt and got out of the car.

Chacun peut apporter sa pierre à la protection de l'environnement.

Everyone can do their part to protect the environment.

Sa technique est superbe, mais elle a besoin de jouer avec plus d'expression.

Her technique is superb, but she needs to play with more expression.

Peut-être sa mallette.

Perhaps his briefcase.

— Chute libre (1993)

Bien sûr, c'est une chienne de vie de retrouver sa jolie femme chaque week-end.

Of course, it’s a hell of a life, getting back together with his pretty wife every weekend.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Lorsqu'un autre voudra te cacher sa tristesse.

When someone else wants to hide their sadness from you.

— Les Invasions barbares (2003)

Sa cible, c'est Mercy.

His target is Mercy.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

C'est sa deuxième tentative de suicide.

This is her second suicide attempt.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Il a purgé sa peine en Sibérie.

He served his sentence in Siberia.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Elle laisse toujours sa vaisselle sale dans l'évier.

She always leaves her dirty dishes in the sink.

Qu'il retarde son entrée pour améliorer sa sortie.

Let him delay his entry to improve his exit.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Sa réussite n'est pas due à l'arrogance.

His success is not due to arrogance.

Tom est aveugle depuis sa naissance.

Tom has been blind since birth.

Recevez sa confession.

Receive his confession.

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

L'accusé fut prononcé non coupable en raison de sa folie.

The accused was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Il n'a pas compris sa blague.

He didn't understand his joke.

Tom déroula sa serviette.

Tom unrolled his napkin.

J'ai du mal à confirmer un alibi via sa localisation au moment du meurtre.

I'm having trouble confirming an alibi through their location at the time of the murder.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Mon gâteau est tombé pendant sa cuisson.

My cake fell while baking.

Nous ne pûmes comprendre sa logique.

We could not understand his logic.

Dans toute sa gloire chérie.

In all her cherished glory.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Chez lui et sa compagne.

At his and his partner's place.

— Caché (2005)

Sa pensée, mes réflexions.

His thoughts, my reflections.

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

Il est faible, sa race s'éteint.

He is weak; his kind is dying out.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

J'ai sa mallette.

I have his briefcase.

— Bullet Train (2022)

C'est le genre de tragédie grecque l'arrogance engendre sa revanche.

It’s the kind of Greek tragedy where arrogance begets its own downfall.

Tu ferais mieux de ne pas t'attacher sa compagnie.

You’d better not get attached to their company.

J'offrirai ma vie pour défendre sa beauté, sa mémoire, sa sagesse.

I will give my life to defend her beauty, her memory, her wisdom.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Muiriel n'eut d'autre choix que d'accepter sa défaite.

Muiriel had no choice but to accept her defeat.

Chacun pouvait facilement constater sa déception.

Everyone could easily see his disappointment.

Sa transformation?

Its transformation?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Comme Haemi qui a décidé de couper sa ligne.

Like Haemi, who decided to cut her line.

— Burning (2018)

Là, c'est sa grande première.

This is his/her first big event.

— Avengers (2012)

Ou ce sera une petite traînée comme sa traînée de mère!

Or she'll be a little slut like her slut of a mother!

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Il mérite sa popularité.

He deserves his popularity.

Vous connaissez même sa pointure!

You even know his shoe size!

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Mais vous pouvez consulter sa déposition.

But you can consult his deposition.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Tom commence sa puberté.

Tom begins puberty.

Ton action a offensé sa dignité.

Your action offended his dignity.

Si vous voulez tromper un maître de l'illusion vous devez manipuler sa réalité.

If you want to fool a master of illusion, you have to manipulate his reality.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Sa question l'a prise au dépourvu.

His question caught her off guard.

Même avec toute sa richesse et sa célébrité, il est malheureux.

Even with all his wealth and fame, he is unhappy.

Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.

He attributes his poverty to bad luck.

Elle a abandonné sa passion pour prendre ma vie en charge.

She gave up her passion to take care of my life.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

C'était un processus qui s'est conclus après sa victoire au championnat.

It was a process that came to an end after their championship victory.

— Senna (2010)

Quelque part, j'arrive à comprendre sa confusion.

Somewhere, I can understand his confusion.

Sa pièce de théâtre fut un succès.

His play was a success.

On peut voir sa culotte si on regarde en dessous.

You can see her panties if you look underneath.

— Roma (2018)

Sans sa signature, je ne peux pas.

Without his signature, I cannot.

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Il doit payer pour faire refaire sa plaque d'immatriculation.

He has to pay to have his license plate remade.

Je ne serai pas sa compagne.

I will not be his partner.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Tom souhaitait laisser sa bicyclette dans mon garage.

Tom wanted to leave his bicycle in my garage.

Quelle est sa valeur?

What is its value?

L'avion vole actuellement tranquillement vers sa destination.

The plane is currently flying peacefully toward its destination.

Le mec, tu vois, à un moment, on voit, il transpire sa race.

The guy, you see, at one point, you can see, he's sweating buckets.

— La Haine (1995)

Tout le monde a remis sa copie?

Has everyone handed in their paper?

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Quelle a été sa réaction?

What was his reaction?

En sa qualité de comptable, M. Sherman, en effet.

Indeed, Mr. Sherman, in his capacity as an accountant.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

Ça doit être celui qui a abandonné sa carapace.

It must be the one who abandoned his shell.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Sa conduite ne se prête à aucune critique.

His conduct is beyond criticism.

C'est sa lune de miel.

It's her honeymoon.

Sa manière de parler m'a offensée.

The way he spoke to me offended me.

Le Président a retrouvé toute sa forme.

The President has fully recovered his health.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

J'eus la chance de faire sa connaissance.

I had the chance to meet him.

Sa soupe va être froide.

His soup is going to be cold.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Ne sous-estimez pas sa détermination.

Don't underestimate their determination.

Sa capacité à écrire avec le pied est surprenante.

His ability to write with his foot is surprising.

Sa retraite et sa couverture santé.

His retirement and health insurance.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Il ne cacha pas sa déception.

He didn't hide his disappointment.

Il présenta sa carte.

He presented his card.

Elle est sa véritable mère.

She is his real mother.

Qu’il lui a donné sa terre et son ancien dojo.

That he gave him his land and his old dojo.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Elle a changé sa coiffure.

She changed her hairstyle.

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

Sa planète d'origine était à peine plus grande qu'une maison!

His home planet was barely any bigger than a house!

De l'art d'imposer sa personnalité.

The art of asserting one’s personality.

— Vacances à Venise (1955)

Sa nationalité jouait contre lui.

His nationality was against him.

On rendit sa liberté au prisonnier.

The prisoner was released.

Elle n'est pas la première à laisser un garçon entrer par sa fenêtre.

She’s not the first to let a boy in through her window.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Tom a ouvert sa bière et a pris une gorgée.

Tom opened his beer and took a sip.

Il fait sa crise.

He's having a tantrum.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Tom connaît le terrain comme sa poche.

Tom knows the terrain like the back of his hand.

On lui a demandé de laisser sa chienne dehors.

He was asked to leave his dog outside.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Dans un motel, avec six fédéraux devant sa porte.

In a motel, with six feds outside the door.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Une fois endormi, Pilier ou pas, c'est comme voler sa sucette à un bébé.

Once he's asleep, Pillier or not, it's like taking candy from a baby.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

En arrivant, vous avez demandé à chacun sa caste.

Upon arrival, you asked everyone for their caste.

— Article 15 (2019)

Sa référence, c'était la reine.

Her role model was the queen.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Elle déteste sa belle-mère.

She hates her stepmother.

Pacha dort après sa garde.

Pacha sleeps after his shift.

— Léviathan (2014)

Jim, ta maman a aussi fait refaire sa cuisine?

Jim, did your mom also have her kitchen renovated?

Il ne faut pas mépriser un homme à cause de sa pauvreté.

A man should not be despised because of his poverty.

Arrivez-vous à croire qu'elle a vendu sa virginité sur eBay?

Can you believe she sold her virginity on eBay?

Sa pression est trop élevée.

Its pressure is too high.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Et il m'a donné sa formule secrète pour être heureux.

And he gave me his secret formula for being happy.

— Il était Temps (2013)

La mère de Lucy lui dit de prendre soin de sa plus jeune sœur.

Lucy’s mother tells her to take care of her younger sister.

Ziri garde sa brebis dans la cour.

Ziri is keeping his sheep in the yard.

Il y a bien peu d'espoir quant à sa victoire aux élections.

There is very little hope of his winning the election.

Pour changer sa destinée.

To change his destiny.

Sa façon de parler nous agace.

His way of speaking annoys us.

C'est l'heure de sa sieste.

It's time for his nap.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Elle veut sa vengeance.

She wants her revenge.

Il m'a dit le but de sa mission.

He told me the purpose of his mission.

Il poursuivit sa route!

He continued on his way!

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Personne ne maîtrise sa destinée.

No one controls their destiny.

Je déteste sa manière de parler.

I hate the way he talks.

Sa culotte est mise sur sa tête comme un bonnet.

Her panties are worn on her head like a hat.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Enfin, on a retrouvé sa trace.

Finally, we found his trail.

— M le maudit (1931)

C'est sa raison d'être.

This is its reason for being.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Maxim et sa jolie femme vont pouvoir couler de beaux jours à Manderley.

Maxim and his beautiful wife will be able to enjoy their golden years at Manderley.

— Rebecca (1940)

Je l'ai vu recevoir sa dernière communion.

I saw him receive his last communion.

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

Jeanne a regardé sa fleur.

Jeanne looked at her flower.

Sa table était à la droite de la mienne.

His table was to the right of mine.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Tom a offert sa bière à Mary.

Tom offered Mary his beer.

Le rouge est sa couleur préférée depuis toujours.

Red has always been her favorite color.

Sa chaussure.

His shoe.

— Amarcord (1973)

C'est sa dernière chance de racheter le Reich sur la scène mondiale.

It's his last chance to redeem the Reich on the world stage.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Le président du parti a exprimé sa satisfaction.

The party president expressed his satisfaction.

— Le Facteur (1994)

J'ai été surprise par sa soudaine apparition.

I was surprised by his sudden appearance.

J'ai anticipé sa question.

I anticipated his question.

Mary montra à Alice sa bague de fiançailles.

Mary showed Alice her engagement ring.

Je craignais de heurter sa sensibilité.

I was afraid of offending his sensibilities.

Il représentait sa classe à la réunion.

He represented his class at the meeting.

Sa gestion maladroite de la situation n'a fait qu'empirer les choses.

His clumsy handling of the situation only made things worse.

Et t'es sa dernière victime.

And you're his last victim.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Si chacun apporte sa pierre à l'édifice, c'est une seconde de moins par tour.

If everyone does their part, that’s one second less per lap.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Il ne peut encore prendre forme physique, mais son esprit a gardé sa puissance.

He cannot yet take physical form, but his spirit has retained its power.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Quand tu reçois ton argent, sa dette est payée.

When you receive your money, his debt is paid.

— Drive (2011)

Le fils a sa maman tiens bon.

The son has his mother, stay strong.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Même si tous les arbres reviennent, ce ne sera plus sa forêt.

Even if all the trees grow back, it will no longer be his forest.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Irina doit penser à sa thèse, pas au mariage.

Irina needs to think about her thesis, not the wedding.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

C'était sa volonté.

That was his wish.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Je ne peux pas supporter sa manière de cracher.

I can't stand the way he spits.

Tom posa sa serviette à côté de celle de Marie.

Tom put his towel next to Marie’s.

Sa description approchait de la vérité.

His description was close to the truth.

Pas sur la plage, mais quand il m'a vu piquer sa planche.

Not on the beach, but when he saw me stealing his board.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Sa toile n'était pas très bien réussie, alors personne ne l'a félicité.

His painting wasn’t very successful, so nobody congratulated him.

C'est sa façon d'avoir un entretien d'homme à homme.

That's his way of having a man-to-man talk.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Il veut pas donner sa feuille.

He doesn't want to give up his sheet of paper.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Je lui dirai de vous rappeler après sa réunion.

I'll tell him to call you back after his meeting.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Sa blague m’a beaucoup fait rire.

His joke made me laugh a lot.

Tu veux dire, sa gaine?

You mean, her sheath?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Ta sœur fait sa communion demain.

Your sister is having her communion tomorrow.

— Mystic River (2003)

Se sentant fatigué après sa promenade dans la campagne, il a fait une sieste.

Feeling tired after his walk in the countryside, he took a nap.

Je ne supporte pas sa jalousie.

I can't stand their jealousy.

Pour sauver son crédit, il faut cacher sa perte.

To save your credit, you have to hide your loss.

Nous pensions que sa menace n'était qu'une plaisanterie.

We thought his threat was just a joke.

On devait être mardi, il portait sa cravate bleu vif.

It must have been Tuesday; he was wearing his bright blue tie.

— Fight Club (1999)

Je parle de sa personnalité, bien sûr.

I'm talking about his personality, of course.

— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)

Le chef d'orchestre a levé sa baguette.

The conductor raised his baton.

J'ai demandé sa mutation.

I requested his transfer.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Elle chercha après sa bague, les yeux grands ouverts.

She searched for her ring, her eyes wide open.

Tom étudie sa leçon.

Tom studies his lesson.

Sa détermination m'énerve.

His determination annoys me.

— La Vague (2008)

Chacun sa réaction.

Everyone has their own reaction.

— Il était Temps (2013)

La petite sirène gémit et regarda tristement sa queue de poisson.

The little mermaid moaned and looked sadly at her fishtail.

Il a sa casquette.

He has his cap on.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Tom oublia sa trompette à l'école.

Tom forgot his trumpet at school.

Je ne veux pas être vue en sa compagnie.

I don't want to be seen with him.

Elle ne vous remettra pas sa plaque.

She will not give you her license plate.

— Zootopie (2016)

Sa conduite a déçu beaucoup de ses amis.

His conduct disappointed many of his friends.

C'est sa formule.

That's his formula.

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