son bureau

his/her office

→ son

phrase Common #6,942

his/her office Depending on context, “bureau” can also mean “desk.” “Son” agrees with the masculine noun “bureau,” so it can refer to a woman’s office too.

FR: Elle est dans son bureau.

EN: She’s in her office.

Thomas a une photo de sa famille sur son bureau.

Thomas has a photo of his family on his desk.

Je n'ai eu aucun mal à trouver son bureau.

I had no trouble finding his office.

J'ai réussi à trouver son bureau.

I managed to find his office.

Son bureau est situé dans le centre-ville.

His office is located in the city center.

Tom a ouvert la porte de son bureau.

Tom opened the door to his office.

Elle a fouillé dans le fatras de papiers sur son bureau.

She rummaged through the jumble of papers on her desk.

C'était son bureau.

That was his office.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Voilà son bureau.

There is his office.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Son bureau était grand.

His desk was large.

Il a fait du vide sur son bureau.

He cleared his desk.

Son bureau est rue Montes Urales.

His office is on Montes Urales Street.

— Amours chiennes (2000)

Tom est assis sur son bureau.

Tom is sitting at his desk.

À quelle heure ton père part-il de son bureau ?

What time does your father leave his office?

« Il n’est pas blessé, mais son bureau est maintenant chez lui. »

He isn’t injured, but his office is now at his home.

Il a pu déduire l'équipement de son bureau de ses impôts.

He was able to deduct his office equipment from his taxes.

Son bureau est bien situé par rapport à la gare.

His office is conveniently located near the train station.

Son bureau est juste là-haut.

His office is right up there.

Le matin, elle appela son bureau pour dire qu'elle prenait une journée de congé.

In the morning, she called her office to say that she was taking the day off.

Son bureau va être fermé faute d'argent.

His office is going to be closed due to a lack of money.

Tom a laissé son porte-documents sur son bureau.

Tom left his briefcase on his desk.

Maintenant le garage, son bureau, toute la maison est pleine de ces machins.

Now the garage, his office, the whole house is full of this stuff.

— Parasite (2019)

Trouver son bureau fut aisé.

Finding his office was easy.

Son portable est sur son bureau ?

Is his cell phone on his desk?

— Faute d'amour (2017)

J'ai facilement trouvé son bureau.

I easily found his office.

Son bureau est au dixième étage.

His office is on the tenth floor.

Il m'a donné le numéro de téléphone de son bureau et son adresse.

He gave me his office phone number and his address.

C'était sur son bureau à la fermeture.

It was on his desk at closing time.

Mais le pire c'était le vieux divan de son bureau.

But the worst part was the old sofa in his office.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Où est son bureau ?

Where is his office?

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Son bureau.

His office.

Son bureau est très proche du mien.

His office is very close to mine.