son passé

one's past

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phrase Uncommon #19,493
one's past Refers to a person's past life or history.
FR: Elle veut oublier son passé.
EN: She wants to forget her past.

Tom est hanté par son passé.

Tom is haunted by his past.

On n'oublie pas son passé.

You don't forget your past.

— Épouses et Concubines (1991)

Elle a fait la paix avec son passé.

She has made peace with her past.

Tom n'aime pas parler de son passé.

Tom doesn't like talking about his past.

Le monde savait déjà tout de son passé.

The world already knew everything about his past.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Nous savons peu de choses de son passé personnel.

We know little about his personal past.

Son passé de sportif professionnel lui a laissé des séquelles.

His past as a professional athlete has left him with lasting effects.

Une nation qui oublie son passé n'a aucun futur.

A nation that forgets its past has no future.

Son passé le mine.

His past is eating away at him.

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Il a fouillé son passé.

He delved into his past.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Quand on pense à son passé, on devient meilleur.

When we think about our past, we become better.

Son avenir et son passé se sont rencontrés à cet instant et il a eu peur.

His future and his past met at that moment, and he was afraid.

— Mirage (2018)

Vérifie son passé.

Check his past.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Et Nino Baratéli mit un trait sur son passé à jamais.

And Nino Baratéli put his past behind him forever.

— Le repentir (1987)

Il a perdu son passé.

He has lost his past.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Il a ensuite affirmé ne pas se souvenir de son passé, ni même de son enfance.

He then claimed not to remember his past, or even his childhood.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Elle a fait une croix sur son passé.

She has put her past behind her.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Son atout, c'est son passé.

His asset is his past.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Aucune personne n'est suffisamment riche pour racheter son passé.

No one is rich enough to buy back their past.