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son patron

his/her boss

→ son
phrase Uncommon #14,747
his/her boss “Son” agrees with “patron,” not with the person who owns the boss; the owner can be male or female.
FR: Elle a parlé à son patron après la réunion.
EN: She spoke to her boss after the meeting.

Tom fut appelé par son patron pour être arrivé en retard au travail.

Tom was called by his boss for being late for work.

Il a tué son patron.

He killed his boss.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Marie voit son patron comme un père.

Marie sees her boss as a father.

Il fait semblant d'être enthousiaste lorsque son patron est dans le coin.

He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.

Son patron.

His boss.

Tom ne pensait pas que le plan de son patron était viable.

Tom didn’t think his boss’s plan was viable.

Son patron est un ami à nous.

His boss is a friend of ours.

— Caché (2005)

C'est paraît-il un cadeau de son patron.

Apparently it was a gift from his boss.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Il feint l'enthousiasme quand son patron est dans les environs.

He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.

Tom a demandé à son patron s'il pouvait rentrer chez lui plus tôt.

Tom asked his boss if he could go home early.

Yamada s'efforça de contenir sa colère envers son patron.

Yamada tried to contain his anger toward his boss.

Il a participé à la réunion au nom de son patron.

He attended the meeting on behalf of his boss.

Son patron l'a vue quitter la ville.

Her boss saw her leave town.

— Psychose (1960)

Ses collègues voulaient y aller, mais son patron l'a choisi.

Her colleagues wanted to go, but her boss chose her.

— Us and Them (2018)

Son patron le soutient.

His boss supports him.

C'est le fric de son patron, pas le sien.

It's his boss's money, not his.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il fait de la lèche à son patron.

He's sucking up to his boss.

Dans la voiture de son patron !

In her boss’s car!

— Parasite (2019)

Il lèche les bottes de son patron.

He's kissing his boss's ass.

Il a rencontré son patron au bureau.

He met his boss at the office.

Son patron le laisserait pas partir.

His boss wouldn't let him leave.

— Us and Them (2018)

Son patron est très exigeant.

His boss is very demanding.

Je suis son patron.

I am his boss.

Mido a prévenu son patron qu'elle quittait le restaurant.

Mido told her boss that she was leaving the restaurant.

— Old Boy (2003)

Il a demandé une augmentation à son patron.

He asked his boss for a raise.

Si son patron récupère l'argent, il ne la fera pas arrêter.

If her boss gets the money back, he won’t have her arrested.

— Psychose (1960)

Tom a traduit une lettre du français à l'anglais pour son patron.

Tom translated a letter from French into English for his boss.

Tom restera ici comme son patron le lui a ordonné.

Tom will stay here as his boss ordered him.

Il s'entend mal avec son patron.

He doesn't get along well with his boss.

Son patron traitait le secteur renseignement à la commission.

His boss handled the intelligence sector on a commission basis.

Il doit rencontrer son patron au bureau.

He has to meet his boss at the office.

Tu devrais savoir qu'on ne répond pas à son patron.

You should know that you don't talk back to your boss.

C'est son patron.

That's his boss.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Il n'a pas d'autre choix que d'accepter les ordres de son patron.

He has no choice but to follow his boss's orders.