ses

his, her, its

s e → son
se his/her/its + s Plural
determiner · third plural Very common #466
his, her, its used before plural nouns; in French, this agrees with the thing possessed, not the owner
FR: Elle cherche ses clés.
EN: She is looking for her keys.
Forms of son
sonsases

Je vous apprendrai ses secrets.

I will teach you its secrets.

— Tampopo (1985)

Tom parle mieux français que ses camarades de classe.

Tom speaks French better than his classmates.

Pourquoi ses motifs ne sont-ils pas écrits?

Why are his motives not written down?

— The Chaser (2008)

La presse anglaise en a fait ses gros titres.

The English press made it their headline news.

Ses croix étaient meilleures que ses discours.

His crosses were better than his speeches.

Filez-lui ses pneus.

Give him his tires.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Cette entreprise autorise ses employés à travailler depuis chez eux.

This company allows its employees to work from home.

Un jour, je vous lirai ses lettres.

One day, I will read you his letters.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Il passe ses journées à l'espionner pour voir s'il a un remplaçant.

He spends his days spying on her to see if she has a replacement.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Ses chances se sont nettement améliorées.

His chances have improved significantly.

Tu as vu ses pubs.

You've seen his ads.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Elle vit au-dessus de ses moyens.

She lives beyond her means.

Il faut prévenir ses vieux.

You need to let your folks know.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Comme n'importe quel programme qui ne suit pas ses directives doit l'être.

Just as any program that fails to follow its directives should be.

— Tron : Ares (2025)

Ses prouesses avec les femmes sont légendaires.

His prowess with women is legendary.

J'ai interprété ses propos littéralement.

I interpreted his words literally.

Je ne sais pas. ll poste ses clichés.

I don't know. He posts his pictures.

Il est fier de ses bons résultats scolaires.

He is proud of his good academic results.

La patience est amère, mais ses fruits sont doux.

Patience is bitter, but its fruits are sweet.

Le corbeau a ouvert ses ailes.

The crow opened its wings.

Tom ne sait pas où Marie a envie de passer ses vacances, cet été.

Tom doesn't know where Marie wants to spend her vacation this summer.

Nous sommes ses seuls parents.

We are his only relatives.

Vous verrez ses étoiles, , sur son torse.

You will see his stars there, on his chest.

Il a encore ses Indiens et sa plantation.

He still has his Indians and his plantation.

— Même la pluie (2011)

Ses empreintes.

His footprints.

Pendant ses vacances en Hongrie.

During her vacation in Hungary.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

La vie a ses mauvais côtés, mais elle a aussi ses bons côtés.

Life has its bad sides, but it also has its good sides.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Ses sermons sont très longs.

His sermons are very long.

Ils m'ont parlé de ses chiens.

They told me about his dogs.

Et tourne ses pages.

And turns its pages.

— Whiplash (2014)

Ils lavent ses pommes.

They wash his apples.

Le Dr Junkers est formidable, mais ses employés sont des rats.

Dr. Junkers is great, but his employees are rats.

— Le Vent se lève (2013)

Toute action a ses conséquences.

Every action has its consequences.

Tom a dit à Marie qu'elle avait mis en place ses décorations de Noël trop tôt.

Tom told Marie that she had put up her Christmas decorations too early.

Le criminel a tenté de recouvrir ses traces.

The criminal tried to cover his tracks.

Le malheur a ses bons côtés.

Misfortune has its silver linings.

— Vivre (1952)

Dan a exprimé ses convictions racistes en public.

Dan has expressed his racist beliefs publicly.

Je ne fais qu'obéir à ses ordres.

I'm just following his orders.

Ses forêts et ses champs.

Its forests and fields.

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

Étant profondément reconnaissant, il tenta d'exprimer ses remerciements.

Deeply grateful, he tried to express his thanks.

Ce magasin a dû réduire ses prix.

This store had to reduce its prices.

Elle sentit ses genoux trembler.

She felt her knees tremble.

Et des animaux, dont l'homme tient ses instincts.

And animals, from which man derives his instincts.

Les échecs peuvent rendre heureux quiconque souhaite percer ses mystères.

Chess can make anyone happy who wants to unravel its mysteries.

C'est là qu'il met ses victimes.

That's where he puts his victims.

— Maman, j'ai raté l'avion ! (1990)

C'est contraire à ses principes.

It's against his principles.

J'ai pleuré en lisant ses lettres.

I cried while reading his letters.

— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)

On m'a dit que ses beaux-parents sont médecins.

I was told that their in-laws are doctors.

— Old Boy (2003)

Ses tics sont incontrôlables.

His tics are uncontrollable.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Le chat a planté ses griffes dans ma main.

The cat dug its claws into my hand.

Ziri a mangé ses carottes.

Ziri ate her carrots.

J'ai vu ses poumons.

I saw his lungs.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Il plie ses habits.

He folds his clothes.

Il est fatigué après ses cours d'allemand.

He is tired after his German classes.

Ses nouvelles courbes vont améliorer le flux d'air sous le fond plat.

Its new contours will improve airflow beneath the flat floor.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

On a lu ses droits au suspect.

The suspect was read his rights.

Göring doit assumer ses responsabilités.

Göring must take responsibility.

— Nuremberg (2025)

C'est l'ordinateur avec lequel il écrit ses articles.

This is the computer with which he writes his articles.

Il ne sera plus en mesure de venir en raison de ses obligations.

He will no longer be able to come due to his obligations.

Elle l'a eue le jour de ses huit ans.

She got it on her eighth birthday.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Ses baisers m'emmènent au paradis.

His kisses take me to heaven.

J'ai parcouru ses courbes toute la nuit sans me lasser.

I traced her curves all night without ever tiring of it.

On finirait par croire qu'elle a ses caprices.

We would end up believing that she has her whims.

— Stalker (1979)

Ce furent ses fleurs préférées.

These were his favorite flowers.

T'aurais vu ses sourcils, ils étaient en sang!

You should have seen his eyebrows—they were bleeding!

— Head-On (2004)

Peu importe ses états d'âme, il faudra bien qu'il s'y fasse.

No matter how he feels about it, he'll just have to get used to it.

Pourquoi t'as rapporté ses robes?

Why did you bring back her dresses?

— Volver (2006)

Ses phrases sont très difficiles à traduire.

His sentences are very difficult to translate.

On juge un homme plus par ses mauvaises actions que par ses bonnes actions.

A man is judged more by his bad deeds than by his good deeds.

— Bacurau (2019)

J'en ai assez de ses excuses.

I’ve had enough of his excuses.

Quels ont été ses derniers mots?

What were his last words?

Malgré ses prouesses, il est très humble et ne s'en vante pas.

Despite his achievements, he is very humble and doesn’t brag about them.

Fouiller ses poches pour la monnaie.

Search his pockets for change.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Vous me réveillez pour me raconter ses vacances?

Are you waking me up to tell me about your vacation?

Tout le monde a ses soucis.

Everyone has their problems.

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

C'est sympa de nous montrer ses lumières de navigation.

It's nice of him to show us his navigation lights.

— Le Bateau (1981)

On reconnaît ses vrais amis dans le besoin.

You know your true friends in times of need.

Il est prompt à exprimer ses inquiétudes.

He is quick to express his concerns.

Napoléon conduisit ses troupes en Russie.

Napoleon led his troops into Russia.

Ses couvertures?

His blankets?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Surtout pas à un mec qui vend ses fesses aux keufs.

Especially not to some guy who sells his ass to the cops.

— La Haine (1995)

Dites à Nia que le général a envoyé ses meilleurs soldats.

Tell Nia that the general has sent his best soldiers.

— Le Secret des poignards volants (2004)

Ses cartes?

His cards?

— Avengers (2012)

Comme tous les humains, chacun selon ses dons.

Like all humans, each according to their gifts.

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

On prend ses marques.

We're getting our bearings.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Ma grand-mère a oublié de prendre ses pilules.

My grandmother forgot to take her pills.

Je trouve ses opinions étranges mais intéressantes.

I find his opinions strange but interesting.

Ses propos m'ont même rendu jaloux.

What he said even made me jealous.

— Burning (2018)

Je lis non seulement ses romans mais ses poèmes aussi.

I read not only his novels but his poems as well.

Mais je n'accepte pas ses conditions.

But I don't accept his conditions.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Il a pris ses quartiers dans l'auberge.

He settled into the inn.

Tom suivait ses cours de chez lui.

Tom attended classes from home.

Sur la flèche qui l'atteint l'oiseau reconnaît ses plumes.

In the arrow that strikes it, the bird recognizes its own feathers.

Il vous a demandé de signer ses cartes Captain America?

Did he ask you to sign his Captain America cards?

— Avengers (2012)

Je préfèrerais mourir de faim que de travailler sous ses ordres.

I would rather starve than work under him.

Tu peux manger ses restes, mais les fonds de théière vont aux filles de cuisine.

You can eat the leftovers, but the dregs at the bottom of the teapot go to the kitchen girls.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Si vous faites intrusion dans sa propriété, il lâchera ses chiens sur vous.

If you trespass on his property, he'll set his dogs on you.

Tom sentit ses genoux trembler.

Tom felt his knees tremble.

Ses dix ans, oui.

His ten years, yes.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il me faudra ses papiers, ses empreintes digitales.

I will need his papers, his fingerprints.

— Les Anges déchus (1995)

Ne vous inquiétez pas, notre pays est capable de couvrir ses traces.

Don't worry, our country is capable of covering its tracks.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Elle laissa ses clefs dans la voiture.

She left her keys in the car.

Avant ses débuts et jusqu'à la fin.

Before its beginnings and until the end.

Tom a plié ses draps.

Tom folded his sheets.

Un magicien ne révèle pas ses secrets.

A magician does not reveal his secrets.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Elle a été profondément blessée par ses remarques.

She was deeply hurt by his remarks.

Elle est fière de ses fils.

She is proud of her sons.

Il doit être stoppé avant que ses pouvoirs n'augmentent.

He must be stopped before his powers grow stronger.

— Akira (1988)

Il a écrasé ses ennemis.

He crushed his enemies.

C'était pas ses oignons, à Deusdete.

It was none of Deusdete’s business.

— Carandiru (2003)

Que chacun s'occupe de ses hippopotames!

Everyone should mind their own hippopotamuses!

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Mais personne vous remercie de ramasser ses ordures.

But nobody thanks you for picking up their trash.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tom est prêt à travailler dur pour atteindre ses objectifs.

Tom is willing to work hard to achieve his goals.

Sens la force de ses pattes.

Feel the strength of its paws.

— Avatar (2009)

Papa présente ses excuses pour ce qu'il a dit.

Dad apologizes for what he said.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Depuis que l'homme a la technologie, il réalise ses désirs.

Ever since humans have had technology, they have been able to fulfill their desires.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Ziri veut développer ses compétences en jardinage.

Ziri wants to develop her gardening skills.

Son manger, ses habits, c'est vous qui payez.

You pay for his food and his clothes.

Il pose ses couverts.

He puts down his cutlery.

— Monsieur Hire (1989)

N'écoute pas ses mensonges!

Don't listen to his lies!

Elle était la meilleure d'entre ses pairs.

She was the best among her peers.

Il montrait ses véritables intentions.

He was showing his true intentions.

Ses tableaux me semblent étranges.

His paintings seem strange to me.

Marie a enlevé ses gants.

Marie took off her gloves.

Elle travaille fort pour réussir ses examens.

She is working hard to pass her exams.

Qu'il bouge ses fesses!

He should get a move on!

— Akira (1988)

On replie ses ailes?

Are we folding our wings?

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Il assure ses arrières au cas où.

He's covering his bases just in case.

— Volver (2006)

Votre travail acharné porte ses fruits.

Your hard work is paying off.

J'aime bien ses chansons.

I quite like his songs.

Il est peut-être pris par ses examens.

He might be tied up with his exams.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

On croirait que le pauvre Noah avait mal choisi ses produits de nettoyage.

You'd think poor Noah had chosen the wrong cleaning products.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Une femelle kangourou porte ses petits dans sa poche.

A female kangaroo carries her young in her pouch.

Votre petit garçon vous montre ses papillons, et ses instruments de torture.

Your little boy shows you his butterflies, and his instruments of torture.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Ça augmente ses chances de retrouver son fils.

That increases his chances of finding his son.

— La Plateforme (2019)

Il rassembla ses jouets.

He gathered his toys.

Ses cibles prévues seraient les plus grandes villes.

Its intended targets are reportedly the largest cities.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

On devrait juger un arbre d'après ses fruits.

A tree should be judged by its fruit.

Marie a retiré ses gants.

Marie took off her gloves.

Tom a terminé ses corvées et puis il a fait ses devoirs.

Tom finished his chores and then he did his homework.

Ses ancêtres sont venus d'Irlande.

His ancestors came from Ireland.

Ses volontés sont des ordres!

His wishes are commands!

— La Chute (2004)

Elle plaça ses CD dans une rangée sur l'étagère.

She lined up her CDs on the shelf.

Ses petits pieds!

Her little feet!

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Je pouvais seulement attendre ses appels.

I could only wait for his calls.

— Still Life (2006)

Quand il souriait, les enfants voyaient ses grandes dents grises.

When he smiled, the children saw his big gray teeth.

Tom n'en croyait pas ses oreilles.

Tom couldn't believe his ears.

Je lui ai prouvé que ses techniques étaient faibles.

I proved to him that his techniques were weak.

— Dangal (2016)

Ses jours en tant que politicien sont comptés.

His days as a politician are numbered.

Elle n'a laissé que ses Quaaludes.

She left only her Quaaludes.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Tom paie ses impôts.

Tom pays his taxes.

Ses cours de berbère sont ennuyants.

His Berber lessons are boring.

Et qu'est ce que le parti sinon ses membres.

And what is the party if not its members?

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Ses blessures étaient trop graves.

His injuries were too severe.

— Avatar (2009)

Elle venait payer ses impôts à la banque.

She came to pay her taxes at the bank.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Le couple a gravé ses initiales sur le chêne.

The couple carved their initials into the oak.

Le roi avait quinze mille cavaliers sous ses ordres.

The king had fifteen thousand horsemen under his command.

Elle a toujours été juste envers ses employés.

She has always been fair to her employees.

Je ne peux m'empêcher de l'aimer en dépit de ses nombreux défauts.

I can't help loving him despite his many flaws.

Ses potes?

His mates?

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Je hais ses petites mains pâles.

I hate her little pale hands.

— Avatar : De feu et de cendres (2025)

Lui lire ses droits.

Read him his rights.

— Parasite (2019)

Je lui ai demandé ses impressions sur les célébrations de l'indépendance.

I asked him/her for their impressions of the independence celebrations.

— Blow Out (1981)

Elle changea ses plans.

She changed her plans.

Elle est en train d'arroser ses fleurs.

She is watering her flowers.

Il reprocha à son fils d'avoir négligé ses obligations.

He reproached his son for neglecting his obligations.

Il mit ses outils de côté après qu'il eût fini.

He put his tools aside after he had finished.

Ses remarques ont eu l'effet inverse.

His remarks had the opposite effect.

Tu crois qu'elle a ses chances de gagner?

Do you think she has a chance of winning?

Tu dis à ta collègue de changer ses manières elle devra prendre le métro.

You tell your colleague to change her ways, or she'll have to take the subway.

— PIKU (2015)

D'être là, pressé contre ses nichons, prêt à pleurer, c'était mes vacances.

Being there, pressed against her tits, ready to cry—that was my vacation.

— Fight Club (1999)

Elle est partie pour une autre ville, loin de ses souvenirs.

She left for another city, far from her memories.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Peu importe le public, il lui donne ses tripes.

No matter the audience, he gives it his all.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Dans l'intimité de sa chambre elle écrit ses mémoires.

In the privacy of her room, she writes her memoirs.

Elle retira ses vieilles chaussures et passa les nouvelles.

She took off her old shoes and put on the new ones.

Il a dit avoir enterré ses victimes.

He said he had buried his victims.

— The Chaser (2008)

Yupa est destiné à continuer ses recherches.

Yupa is destined to continue his research.

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Ses meilleures années sont derrière lui, tu sais.

His best years are behind him, you know.

Nous devons vaincre Muzan avant qu’il ne récupère ses forces.

We must defeat Muzan before he regains his strength.

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

Tom refusa de payer ses factures.

Tom refused to pay his bills.

Qui décida de mourir et de me laisser seule ici à défendre ses idéaux.

Who decided to die and leave me here alone to defend his ideals.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Faites vos recherches et ramenez-moi ses compagnons.

Do your research and bring me his companions.

Ses sous-vêtements sont de ce côté.

Her underwear is on this side.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il a retrouvé ses clefs.

He found his keys.

Il vivait au-dessus de ses moyens.

He was living beyond his means.

La survie de la Terre dépend de ses souvenirs.

The survival of the Earth depends on its memories.

On est ses enseignants.

We are his teachers.

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

Le Maître veut que vous attendiez ses instructions dehors.

The Master wants you to wait outside for his instructions.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

D'où ses victoires.

Hence his victories.

— Dangal (2016)

Ma mère garde ses vieilles lettres dans une boîte en fer.

My mother keeps her old letters in a tin box.

Alors, fouille cette tombe et ramène-moi ses restes.

Then, search this grave and bring me its remains.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Elle passe ses loisirs à jouer au golf.

She spends her free time playing golf.

On a des preuves et on a ses aveux.

We have evidence and we have his confession.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

La tante avait pris ses dispositions.

The aunt had made arrangements.

— Volver (2006)

Elle l'a incinéré, contrairement à ses dernières volontés.

She had him cremated, against his dying wishes.

Nous avons toute sorte de données qui prouve ses capacités.

We have all sorts of data that proves its capabilities.

— Akira (1988)

Il savait que ses jours étaient comptés.

He knew his days were numbered.

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

Tout ce qu'il dit est faux, comme ses offres.

Everything he says is false, just like his offers.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

Ses victimes, sûrement.

His victims, surely.

— Rashōmon (1950)

Pourquoi devrait-il transpirer ses tripes?

Why should he sweat his guts out?

— La petite Véra (1988)

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