ses voisins

his/her neighbors

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phrase Uncommon #17,530

his/her neighbors “Ses” can mean his, her, or their; it agrees with “voisins” in number, not with the person who owns them.

FR: Elle connaît bien ses voisins.

EN: She knows her neighbors well.

Mme Cheung envoie un salut amical à ses voisins.

Mrs. Cheung sends a friendly greeting to her neighbors.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Interrogez ses voisins et sa famille.

Question his neighbors and his family.

— Article 15 (2019)

Selon ses voisins, il s'occupe bien de sa femme malade.

According to his neighbors, he takes good care of his sick wife.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Sami pense que ses voisins sont un cauchemar.

Sami thinks his neighbors are a nightmare.

Le Japon est en paix avec ses voisins.

Japan is at peace with its neighbors.

Vous avez eu ses voisins ?

Did you have his neighbors?

— Faute d'amour (2017)

On doit faire tout ce qu'on peut pour aider ses voisins.

We must do everything we can to help our neighbors.

Tom l'a fait pour agacer ses voisins.

Tom did it to annoy his neighbors.

Il ne salue pas ses voisins.

He doesn't greet his neighbors.

M. Lee est un honnête agriculteur aimable avec ses voisins.

Mr. Lee is an honest farmer who is kind to his neighbors.

— Burning (2018)

J'ai couru chez ses voisins.

I ran to their neighbors’ house.

— Le prisonnier du Caucase (1996)

Ses voisins se méfient de lui.

His neighbors are suspicious of him.

Ses voisins l’avaient évité jusqu’à la fin de ses jours.

His neighbors had avoided him until the end of his days.

Ses voisins étaient en train de déménager.

His neighbors were moving.

— Shower (1999)

Il faut aimer ses voisins.

You have to love your neighbors.

Ses voisins s'en méfient.

His neighbors are wary of him.

Je pense qu'il peut s'entendre avec ses voisins.

I think he can get along with his neighbors.

Ses voisins ont dit qu'il était parti travailler à l'extérieur de la ville.

His neighbors said he had gone to work outside the city.

— Comment devenir riche (grâce à sa grand-mère) (2024)