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son pays

his or her country

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phrase Uncommon #12,629
his or her country Son can mean “his” or “her”; it agrees with pays, not with the person who owns the country.
FR: Elle est retournée dans son pays.
EN: She returned to her country.

Et de là, s'embarquer pour son pays.

And from there, embark for his country.

Bientôt, il a pris un avion dans son pays.

Soon, he took a plane back to his country.

— Porn in the Hood (2012)

Il a trahi son pays pour de l'argent.

He betrayed his country for money.

C’était phénoménal de venir dans son pays depuis dix ans et demi dehors.

It was phenomenal to come to his country after being away for ten and a half years.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

L'enfoiré qui a trahi son pays pour du fric !

That bastard who betrayed his country for money!

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il se bat pour son pays.

He is fighting for his country.

— Love Actually (2003)

Il n'allait plus jamais revoir son pays.

He would never see his country again.

Tout le monde aime son pays.

Everyone loves their country.

Tom était triste lorsque l'équipe de son pays a été éliminée du tournoi.

Tom was sad when his country's team was eliminated from the tournament.

Cheng Dieyi a vendu son pays aux Japonais.

Cheng Dieyi sold his country to the Japanese.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Rien n'est plus beau que son pays.

Nothing is more beautiful than one's homeland.

Il est facile de tuer un traître à son pays et à son peuple.

It is easy to kill a traitor to his country and his people.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Rien n'est aussi beau que son pays.

Nothing is as beautiful as one’s own country.

Tom a donné sa vie pour son pays.

Tom gave his life for his country.

Son pays lui manque ?

Does he miss his country?

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Il faut aimer son pays.

You have to love your country.

Je suis un Indien qui voyage dans son pays.

I am an Indian traveling in my country.

Il trahit son pays.

He betrayed his country.

Son pays est aimé par ses habitants.

His country is loved by its people.

Représente-t-il seul son pays ?

Does he represent his country alone?

Je ne suis qu'un révolutionnaire dont le seul but est la liberté pour son pays.

I am nothing more than a revolutionary whose sole aim is freedom for his country.

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Personne n'aime son pays parce qu'il est grand, mais parce que c'est le sien.

No one loves their country because it is great, but because it is theirs.

Elle leur a répondu qu'elle ne servait que son pays.

She replied to them that she served only her country.

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Tom a rencontré le grand rabbin de son pays.

Tom met the chief rabbi of his country.

Chacun de ces types a servi son pays.

Each of these guys served their country.

Il est mort pour son pays.

He died for his country.

Tom aime vraiment son pays.

Tom really loves his country.

Personne n'est prophète dans son pays.

No one is a prophet in their own land.

Il a fui de son pays.

He fled his country.

Marie est morte pour son pays.

Mary died for her country.

Affronter Endo dans son pays d'origine ?

Face Endo in his home country?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Votre mari est mort et vous venez vivre dans son pays.

Your husband has died, and you’ve come to live in his country.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Il est difficile de choisir entre sa famille et son pays.

It’s hard to choose between your family and your country.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Un traître qui vend son pays.

A traitor who betrays his country.

— Full River Red (2023)