son frère

his/her brother

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phrase Common #3,732
his/her brother Son can mean “his,” “her,” or “its”; the context identifies whose brother it is.
FR: Elle parle souvent de son frère.
EN: She often talks about her brother.

Elle aidait son frère dans ses devoirs.

She helped her brother with his homework.

On confond Tom souvent avec son frère.

Tom is often confused with his brother.

Il n'a jamais revu son frère.

He never saw his brother again.

Tom et son frère ne vivent pas dans la même ville.

Tom and his brother do not live in the same city.

Tu as payé son frère ?

Did you pay his brother?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

En comparaison de son frère il n'est pas si grand.

Compared to his brother, he's not that tall.

Il ne faisait pas assez confiance à son frère pour se confier à lui.

He didn't trust his brother enough to confide in him.

Tom partage une chambre avec son frère.

Tom shares a room with his brother.

Son frère est venu à la maison peu de temps après.

His brother came home shortly after.

Il est intelligent, comme son frère.

He is intelligent, like his brother.

Son frère était sur la liste noire de toutes les universités du pays.

His brother was on the blacklist of every university in the country.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

T'es son frère ?

Are you his brother?

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

La mère d'Aitor est malade, son frère Román vous emmènera, OK ?

Aitor's mother is sick; his brother Román will take you, okay?

— Mirage (2018)

Il est plus grand que son frère.

He is taller than his brother.

Vous êtes bien son frère !

You are indeed his brother!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Il était fier de son frère.

He was proud of his brother.

Ce garçon est son frère.

This boy is his brother.

Son frère est décédé le mois dernier.

His brother died last month.

Il serait aussi musclé que son frère s'il avait fait de la muscu comme lui.

He would be as muscular as his brother if he had worked out like him.

Voyons, Spock ne pouvait tuer son frère pas plus que te tuer.

Come on, Spock could no more kill his brother than he could kill you.

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

Son frère est plus patient que lui.

His brother is more patient than he is.

Elle jouait du piano, pendant que son frère jouait dehors avec ses amis.

She played the piano, while her brother played outside with his friends.

Tom montre son appareil photographique à son frère.

Tom shows his camera to his brother.

Je lui écris officiellement pour lui annoncer la mort de son frère.

I am writing to him officially to inform him of his brother's death.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Tom montre son appareil photo à son frère.

Tom shows his camera to his brother.

Je n'arrive pas à le distinguer de son frère.

I can't tell him apart from his brother.

Marie aime taquiner son frère.

Marie likes to tease her brother.

Tu imagines l'état d'une fille enceinte de son frère ?

Can you imagine what it must be like for a girl to be pregnant by her brother?

— Old Boy (2003)

Elle est devenue folle à lier après avoir appris le suicide de son frère.

She went completely insane after learning about her brother’s suicide.

"Le frère livrera son frère à la mort "et le père, son enfant.

“Brother will hand brother over to death, and father his child.”

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

Il s'est disputé avec son frère.

He had an argument with his brother.

Il est assis à côté de son frère.

He is sitting next to his brother.

Elle peut skier aussi bien que son frère.

She can ski as well as her brother.

Son frère est un joueur de foot célèbre.

His brother is a famous soccer player.

L'avocat est son frère.

The lawyer is his brother.

Connaissez-vous son frère ?

Do you know his brother?

On le prend souvent pour son frère.

He is often mistaken for his brother.

C'est avec cette main que Caïn a refroidi son frère.

It was with this hand that Cain killed his brother.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

C'est simple de le différencier de son frère.

It's easy to tell him apart from his brother.

Elle n'a jamais revu son frère.

She never saw her brother again.

Son frère ?

His brother?

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Connais-tu son frère ?

Do you know his brother?

Son frère s'est perdu en ville.

Her brother got lost in the city.

Son frère.

His brother.

Même si c'est son frère.

Even if he is her brother.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Il sait nager aussi rapidement que son frère.

He can swim as fast as his brother.

Il a moins d'argent que n'en a son frère.

He has less money than his brother does.

Il était comme son frère.

He was like his brother.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Il n'est pas aussi intelligent que son frère ainé.

He isn't as intelligent as his older brother.

Il était mécontent qu'elle fréquente son frère.

He was unhappy that she was seeing his brother.

Il peut envoyer le plan à son frère.

He can send the plan to his brother.

Il a reçu l'aide de son frère pour le jardinage.

He received help from his brother with the gardening.

Ken et son frère se ressemblent beaucoup.

Ken and his brother look a lot alike.

Il ne revit jamais son frère.

He never saw his brother again.

Je suis son frère cadet.

I am his younger brother.

— Le Frère (1997)

Il est mon oncle, parce que mon père est son frère.

He is my uncle because my father is his brother.

Son frère a une femme.

Her brother has a wife.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il aime les voitures, alors que son frère les déteste.

He likes cars, while his brother hates them.

J'aimerais que Tom arrête de dire à tout le monde que je suis son frère.

I wish Tom would stop telling everyone that I'm his brother.

Sally a forcé son frère à nettoyer la salle de bain.

Sally forced her brother to clean the bathroom.

Son frère est encore plus grand.

His brother is even bigger.

Tom est son frère.

Tom is his brother.

Déjà, il envoie son frère à l'École militaire de Tokyo.

For starters, he sends his brother to the Tokyo Military Academy.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Elle est toujours à Sinuca, son frère est avec les autres.

She is still in Sinuca; her brother is with the others.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Il est allé chercher son frère.

He went to pick up his brother.

— À bout de course (1988)

Elle me présenta à son frère.

She introduced me to her brother.

Je suis copain avec son frère.

I'm friends with her brother.

Sami a téléphoné à la famille de Layla et a parlé à son frère.

Sami called Layla’s family and spoke to her brother.

"Son épouse, son frère, et ses enfants."

His wife, his brother, and his children.

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Il est riche, mais son frère ainé est pauvre.

He is rich, but his older brother is poor.

Elle est grande et son frère aussi.

She is tall, and so is her brother.

Il craint que son frère échoue.

He fears that his brother will fail.

Je l'ai pris pour son frère.

I mistook him for his brother.

Il est différent de son frère.

He is different from his brother.

Son frère va à l'école en bus.

Her brother goes to school by bus.

Son frère habite à Lyon depuis dix ans.

His brother has lived in Lyon for ten years.

C'est mon tonton, puisque mon papa est son frère.

He’s my uncle, since my dad is his brother.

Je crois que son frère a un fils de cet âge.

I think her brother has a son around that age.

— Funny Games (1997)

Voici son frère Liu Sitian.

This is her brother, Liu Sitian.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)

Il courait plus vite que son frère.

He ran faster than his brother.

Il a tout mis sur le dos de son frère.

He blamed everything on his brother.

Sami jouait dehors avec son frère.

Sami was playing outside with his brother.

Elle était allée voir son frère dans l'espoir de sauver Dantès.

She had gone to see her brother in the hope of saving Dantès.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

La mort soudaine de son frère les a surpris.

The sudden death of his brother surprised them.

Comme une sœur ne peut-elle savoir où son frère habite ?

How can a sister not know where her brother lives?

— The Chaser (2008)

Son frère est au FBI.

His brother is with the FBI.

— The Rip (2026)

Le sport est aimé par son frère.

His brother likes sports.

Mais son frère de scène n'a-t-il pas sa part de responsabilité ?

But doesn’t his stage partner bear some responsibility too?

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Tu es son frère, n'est-ce pas ?

You're his brother, aren't you?

Il raconta l'histoire à son frère.

He told the story to his brother.

Il faut dire à Karl que son frère est mort.

Karl must be told that his brother is dead.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Il s'est fâché avec son frère.

He had a falling-out with his brother.

Plutôt avec son frère.

Rather with his brother.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Son frère est un de mes bons amis.

His brother is a good friend of mine.

Et son frère Bobby Mawumba à bord du Défonceur de cul !

And his brother Bobby Mawumba aboard the Ass Buster!

— Idiocracy (2006)

Poutine encule son frère.

Putin fucks his brother.

C'est son frère, Fiel, j'avais pas le choix.

He's her brother, Fiel. I had no choice.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Elle ne revit jamais son frère.

She never saw her brother again.

Le patron s'engueule à cause de son frère.

The boss is arguing because of his brother.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

Il veut croire que son frère était innocent.

He wants to believe that his brother was innocent.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Je ne sais pas le distinguer de son frère.

I can't tell him apart from his brother.

Je suis son frère.

I am his brother.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Je l'ai confondu avec son frère.

I mistook him for his brother.

Et voilà son frère Etienne.

And here’s his brother Etienne.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Tom est beaucoup plus intéressant que son frère.

Tom is much more interesting than his brother.

C'est son frère.

He's his brother.

Non, j'ai bien connu son frère Pique-Bouffigue, c'était un bon ami.

No, I knew his brother Pique-Bouffigue well. He was a good friend.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Son frère est là-bas.

Her brother is over there.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il est aussi intelligent que son frère.

He is as smart as his brother.

Julie a reçu une carte de Noël de son frère en Italie.

Julie received a Christmas card from her brother in Italy.

Que Ting-Ting couche son frère.

Ting-Ting is putting her brother to bed.

— Yi Yi (2000)

J'ai confondu Tom avec son frère.

I mistook Tom for his brother.

Bob tient de son frère de ne pas être bon en sport.

Bob takes after his brother for not being good at sports.

Elle a dit qu'il avait eu une vie difficile, et qu'il était comme son frère.

She said that he had had a difficult life, and that he was like her brother.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Le coupable est soit lui, soit son frère.

The culprit is either him or his brother.