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son journal

his/her diary

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phrase Uncommon #18,695
his/her diary The possessive son agrees with journal, not the owner, so it can mean either “his” or “her.” Journal can also mean “newspaper” in other contexts.
FR: Elle écrit dans son journal chaque soir.
EN: She writes in her diary every evening.

Elle écrit son journal.

She writes in her journal.

Elle ferma lentement son journal.

She slowly closed her journal.

Il continue à écrire son journal.

He continues writing in his journal.

— Pierrot le Fou (1965)

Son journal de recherches sur le Graal.

His Grail research journal.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Elle livre ses secrets à son journal.

She confides her secrets to her diary.

Elle y a fait référence dans son journal.

She referred to it in her diary.

Il lit son journal.

He’s reading his newspaper.

Elle n'a rien écrit à ce sujet dans son journal ?

Didn't she write anything about it in her diary?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Il écrit chaque jour dans son journal.

He writes in his journal every day.

Il se fait une règle d'écrire dans son journal tous les jours.

He makes it a rule to write in his journal every day.

Le chien lui a apporté son journal.

The dog brought him his newspaper.

Il reste caché derrière son journal.

He remains hidden behind his newspaper.

Ce n’était pas son journal.

It wasn't his diary.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Il écrit son journal.

He writes in his journal.

Il est encore plongé dans son journal.

He is still engrossed in his newspaper.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Il remit son journal.

He handed over his newspaper.

Son journal.

His diary.

Il faut que mon grand-père ait son journal.

My grandfather has to have his newspaper.

Non, c'est l'histoire d'un type qui écrit son journal.

No, it's about a guy who writes in his diary.

— Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

Debout dans la file d'attente, il lisait son journal.

Standing in the queue, he was reading his newspaper.

Elle tient son journal en anglais.

She keeps her diary in English.