son assiette

his/her plate

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phrase Rare #29,680
his/her plate The possessive son is used before assiette because it begins with a vowel, regardless of whether the owner is male or female. The context determines whether it means “his” or “her.”
FR: Il a laissé son assiette sur la table.
EN: He left his plate on the table.

Elle a à peine touché son assiette.

She barely touched her plate.

Il n'a pas été dans son assiette.

He hasn't been feeling himself.

— Vivre (1952)

Elle a chargé son assiette de salade.

She loaded her plate with salad.

Il était à cran, il n'avait pas touché à son assiette.

He was on edge; he hadn’t touched his food.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Elle a laissé à manger dans son assiette.

She left food on her plate.

Elle mangera dans son assiette ou pas du tout!

She will eat from her plate or not at all!

— Black (2005)

Le premier qui relève la tête de son assiette, c'est lui le complice.

The first one to look up from his plate is the accomplice.

— L'Échine du diable (2001)

Son assiette!

His plate!

— Amarcord (1973)

Il a fini son assiette en deux minutes.

He finished his plate in two minutes.

Le garçon avait vidé son assiette en un clin d'œil.

The boy had polished off his plate in the blink of an eye.