son aide

his/her help

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phrase Uncommon #11,458
his/her help Son can mean “his” or “her,” depending on whose help is being discussed.
FR: Elle a demandé son aide pour déménager.
EN: She asked for his help moving.

Sans son aide je n'aurais pas pu finir le travail.

Without his/her help, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the work.

Je suis son aide, c'est toujours moi qui les range avec lui.

I’m his assistant; I’m always the one who puts them away with him.

— Pas un de moins (1999)

Vous ne pouvez pas compter sur son aide.

You can't count on his help.

Dis à Tom que je n'ai pas besoin de son aide.

Tell Tom I don't need his help.

J'y arriverai sans son aide.

I'll manage without his help.

Il m'a promis son aide.

He promised me his help.

Elle aurait échoué sans son aide.

She would have failed without his help.

Il vous suffit de demander son aide.

You just have to ask for his help.

Grâce à son aide, j'ai fini mes devoirs.

Thanks to his help, I finished my homework.

Je pense que Tom pourrait être amené à proposer son aide.

I think Tom might be interested in offering to help.

On ne peut pas compter sur son aide.

We can't count on his help.

Tu as eu tort de refuser son aide.

You were wrong to refuse his help.

Tom n'a pas eu d'occasion de remercier Mary pour toute son aide.

Tom didn't get a chance to thank Mary for all her help.

Je n'ai pas besoin de son aide.

I don't need his help.

— Mourir pour survivre (2018)

Je peux le faire sans son aide.

I can do it without his help.

Je ne peux pas me passer de son aide.

I can't do without their help.

Ne comptez pas sur son aide.

Don't count on his help.

Son aide a été très appréciée.

His help was much appreciated.

Je dois mon succès à son aide.

I owe my success to his help.

Vous n'avez pas profité de son aide.

You didn’t take advantage of their help.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de lui demander son aide.

I think it’s time for me to ask for his help.

Tu peux dépendre de son aide.

You can depend on his help.

Je lui ai demandé son aide.

I asked him for his help.

J'aurai besoin de son aide.

I will need his help.

Antonio a proposé son aide.

Antonio offered his help.

Avec son aide, j'organise la résistance.

With his help, I’m organizing the resistance.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Tu ne peux pas compter sur son aide.

You can't count on his help.

Tom n'a pas proposé son aide.

Tom didn't offer his help.

Nous avons besoin de son aide.

We need his help.

Tom a perdu son aide auditive.

Tom lost his hearing aid.

Je n'avais pas besoin de son aide.

I didn’t need his help.

Son aide a fait toute la différence dans ce projet.

His help made all the difference in this project.

J'ai remercié Marie pour son aide.

I thanked Marie for her help.

Quelqu'un a bien dû t'apporter son aide.

Someone must have helped you.

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Je suis reconnaissant pour son aide.

I am grateful for his help.

Sans son aide, elle aurait pu se noyer.

Without his help, she could have drowned.

Tom est extrêmement reconnaissant envers Mary pour son aide.

Tom is extremely grateful to Mary for her help.

Sans son aide, votre succès serait impossible.

Without his help, your success would be impossible.

Loin d'hésiter, elle m'a proposé son aide bien volontiers.

Far from hesitating, she was more than happy to offer me her help.

Je peux me passer de son aide.

I can do without his help.

Pourquoi avoir été méchante avec elle en sachant que tu as besoin de son aide ?

Why were you mean to her when you knew you needed her help?

— Yolo (2024)