ses propres

own

→ son

phrase Uncommon #10,938

own Used to emphasize that something belongs to the person or thing mentioned. The form changes with gender and number: son propre, sa propre, ses propres.

FR: Elle a ses propres idées sur le sujet.

EN: She has her own ideas about the topic.

Il rit souvent de ses propres blagues.

He often laughs at his own jokes.

On doit apprendre de ses propres fautes.

We must learn from our own mistakes.

L'oiseau ne vole jamais trop haut, qui vole de ses propres ailes.

The bird that flies on its own wings never flies too high.

Il a réparé sa montre par ses propres moyens.

He repaired his watch by his own means.

Chaque année, Tom confectionne ses propres cartes de Noël originales.

Every year, Tom makes his own original Christmas cards.

Il suit ses propres règles.

He follows his own rules.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Il ne se souvient même pas des noms de ses propres enfants.

He can't even remember his own children's names.

Emily peut composer ses propres chansons.

Emily can compose her own songs.

La nature ne brise jamais ses propres lois.

Nature never breaks its own laws.

Il a fini par reconnaître ses propres erreurs.

He eventually recognized his own mistakes.

Mon grand-père fabriquait ses propres meubles.

My grandfather made his own furniture.

Elle l'a étranglé de ses propres mains.

She strangled him with her own hands.

Il a formé ses propres alliances.

He formed his own alliances.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Mayuko a conçu ses propres vêtements.

Mayuko designed her own clothes.

Ses propres gens ont tiré sur lui.

His own people shot him.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Augmenter ses propres grades, ou abaisser les grades de ses adversaires.

Increase your own ranks, or lower the ranks of your opponents.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tout le monde est responsable de ses propres actions.

Everyone is responsible for their own actions.

M. Subodh n'a jamais apporté ses propres repas.

Mr. Subodh never brought his own meals.

— Article 15 (2019)

Aliokhine a monté cette station de ses propres mains !

Aliokhine built this station with his own hands!

— Salyut-7 (2017)

J'ai demandé à Keiko de cesser d'utiliser les autres pour ses propres fins.

I asked Keiko to stop using other people for her own ends.

Ce sont ses propres mots.

These are his own words.

Chaque enfant a ses propres capacités, ses propres désirs, ses propres rêves.

Each child has their own abilities, their own desires, their own dreams.

— Des étoiles sur la terre (2007)

Chacun a tiré ses propres conclusions.

Everyone drew their own conclusions.

Il est temps pour lui de commencer à prendre ses propres décisions.

It's time for him to start making his own decisions.

Le système est là pour résoudre ses propres problèmes.

The system is there to solve its own problems.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

C'est important de connaître ses propres limites.

It's important to know your own limits.

Hermione l'a vu de ses propres yeux.

Hermione saw it with her own eyes.

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

C'est un homme qui a tué des communistes de ses propres mains.

He is a man who killed communists with his own hands.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ses propres serviteurs le détestaient.

His own servants hated him.

Chacun pense à ses propres intérêts.

Everyone looks out for their own interests.

— La Vague (2008)

Un homme égoïste ne pense à rien sauf à ses propres sentiments.

A selfish man thinks of nothing except his own feelings.

Nous n'avons pu le convaincre de ses propres fautes.

We couldn't convince him of his own mistakes.

Il me raconta l'accident comme s'il l'avait vu de ses propres yeux.

He told me about the accident as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Il a voyagé autour du monde en quatre-vingts jours par ses propres moyens.

He traveled around the world in eighty days on his own.

On finit par croire ses propres mensonges.

Eventually, you start believing your own lies.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Il est important de connaître ses propres limites.

It is important to know your own limits.