son frère

his brother

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phrase Common #3,564
his brother The possessive adjective son agrees with frère, not with the gender of the possessor, so son frère can mean either “his brother” or “her brother.”
FR: Elle parle souvent de son frère.
EN: She often talks about her brother.

Poutine encule son frère.

Putin fucks his brother.

Il sait nager aussi rapidement que son frère.

He can swim as fast as his brother.

Sami jouait dehors avec son frère.

Sami was playing outside with his brother.

Il ne revit jamais son frère.

He never saw his brother again.

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

Julie received a Christmas card from her brother in Italy.

Comme une soeur ne peut-elle savoir son frère habite?

How can a sister not know where her brother lives?

— The Chaser (2008)

Son frère est décédé le mois dernier.

His brother died last month.

Tu es son frère, n'est-ce pas?

You're his brother, aren't you?

La mort soudaine de son frère les a surpris.

The sudden death of his brother surprised them.

Il faut dire à Karl que son frère est mort.

Karl must be told that his brother is dead.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Elle ne revit jamais son frère.

She never saw her brother again.

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)

Il est riche, mais son frère ainé est pauvre.

He is rich, but his older brother is poor.

Je suis son frère.

I am his brother.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

L'avocat est son frère.

The lawyer is his brother.

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

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

Vous êtes bien son frère!

You are indeed his brother!

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

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.

Son frère a une femme.

Her brother has a wife.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Il est différent de son frère.

He is different from his brother.

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

He received help from his brother with the gardening.

Son frère habite à Lyon depuis dix ans.

His brother has lived in Lyon for ten years.

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

He likes cars, while his brother hates them.

Il courait plus vite que son frère.

He ran faster than his brother.

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.

Même si c'est son frère.

Even if he is her brother.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Elle est grande et son frère aussi.

She is tall, and so is her brother.

Son frère est un de mes bons amis.

His brother is a good friend of mine.

On le prend souvent pour son frère.

He is often mistaken for his brother.

Il était comme son frère.

He was like his brother.

— De tout cœur (1998)

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.

Il est assis à côté de son frère.

He is sitting next to his brother.

Marie aime taquiner son frère.

Marie likes to tease her brother.

Je suis copain avec son frère.

I'm friends with her brother.

Il s'est disputé avec son frère.

He had an argument with his brother.

Elle peut skier aussi bien que son frère.

She can ski as well as her brother.

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)

Ce garçon est son frère.

This boy is his brother.

Son frère est encore plus grand.

His brother is even bigger.

Son frère.

His brother.

Tom est son frère.

Tom is his brother.

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

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

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.

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)

Plutôt avec son frère.

Rather with his brother.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Connaissez-vous son frère?

Do you know 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)

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

He is my uncle because my father is his brother.

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

It's his brother, Fiel. I had no choice.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Tom est beaucoup plus intéressant que son frère.

Tom is much more interesting than his brother.

Son frère s'est perdu en ville.

Her brother got lost in the city.

Il n'a jamais revu son frère.

He never saw his brother again.

Il était fier de son frère.

He was proud of his brother.

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)

Il a tout mis sur le dos de son frère.

He blamed everything on his brother.

Tom montre son appareil photo à son frère.

Tom shows his camera to his brother.

Je ne sais pas le distinguer de son frère.

I can't tell him apart from his brother.

Il veut croire que son frère était innocent.

He wants to believe that his brother was innocent.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Son frère est un joueur de foot célèbre.

His brother is a famous soccer player.

Elle n'a jamais revu son frère.

She never saw her brother again.

T'es son frère?

Are you his brother?

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Il est aussi intelligent que son frère.

He is as smart as his 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.

Il est intelligent, comme son frère.

He is intelligent, like his brother.

Connais-tu son frère?

Do you know his brother?

Son frère est là-bas.

Her brother is over there.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

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

He has less money than his brother does.

Je l'ai confondu avec son frère.

I mistook him for his brother.

Je l'ai pris pour son frère.

I mistook him for his brother.

Ken et son frère se ressemblent beaucoup.

Ken and his brother look a lot alike.

C'est simple de le différencier de son frère.

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

Il raconta l'histoire à son frère.

He told the story to his brother.

J'ai confondu Tom avec son frère.

I mistook Tom for his brother.

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

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

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

Sally forced her brother to clean the bathroom.

Son frère est au FBI.

His brother is with the FBI.

— The Rip (2026)

C'est son frère.

He's his brother.

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)

Son frère va à l'école en bus.

Her brother goes to school by bus.

On confond Tom souvent avec son frère.

Tom is often confused with his brother.

Je suis son frère cadet.

I am his younger brother.

— Le Frère (1997)

Tom montre son appareil photographique à son frère.

Tom shows his camera to 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.

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

His brother came home shortly after.

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

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

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

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 s'est fâché avec son frère.

He had a falling-out with his brother.

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.

Il craint que son frère échoue.

He fears that his brother will fail.

Tu as payé son frère?

Did you pay his brother?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Elle aidait son frère dans ses devoirs.

She helped her brother with his homework.

Elle me présenta à son frère.

She introduced me to her brother.

Il était mécontent qu'elle fréquente son frère.

He was unhappy that she was seeing his brother.

Son frère est plus patient que lui.

His brother is more patient than he is.

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

He isn't as intelligent as his older brother.

Il est allé chercher son frère.

He went to pick up his brother.

— À bout de course (1988)

Tom partage une chambre avec son frère.

Tom shares a room with his brother.

Le coupable est soit lui, soit son frère.

The culprit is either him or his brother.

Le patron s'engueule à cause de son frère.

The boss is arguing because of his brother.

— Les Visiteurs (1993)

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

I can't tell him apart from his brother.

Il est plus grand que son frère.

He is taller than his brother.