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son portable

his/her cell phone

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phrase Uncommon #17,809
his/her cell phone Son can mean “his” or “her”; portable usually means “cell phone” in this context.
FR: Elle cherche son portable.
EN: She’s looking for her cell phone.

Son portable sonne.

His cell phone rings.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Du moins, pas avec son portable.

At least, not with his mobile phone.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Elle ne répond pas à son portable.

She doesn't answer her cell phone.

Et son portable pro ?

And what about his work phone?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

T'as essayé son portable ?

Have you tried his mobile phone?

Je vais l'appeler sur son portable.

I'll call him on his cell phone.

C'est déplacé d'avoir son portable sur la table pendant qu'on mange.

It's inappropriate to have your phone on the table while eating.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Appelle-le sur son portable.

Call him on his cell phone.

— The World (2004)

Yuichi a perdu son portable dans le Bullet Train.

Yuichi lost his cell phone on the Bullet Train.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Nous allons faire suivre son portable.

We're going to have his mobile phone forwarded.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Au fait, où est son portable ?

By the way, where's his cell phone?

— Mother (2009)

On envoie l'adresse sur son portable.

We’re sending the address to their phone.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Son portable ?

His mobile phone?

— Mother (2009)

Tu sais où se trouve son portable ?

Do you know where his mobile phone is?

— Mother (2009)

Son portable.

His cell phone.

Son portable est coupé.

His mobile phone is switched off.

— Article 15 (2019)

N'appelle plus sur son portable.

Don't call his mobile anymore.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Son portable est sur son bureau ?

Is his cell phone on his desk?

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Tu as essayé son portable ?

Have you tried his mobile phone?

Elle a tout pris en photo avec son portable pervers.

She took pictures of everything with her perverted mobile phone.

— Mother (2009)

Son portable est éteint, mais on continue d'appeler.

His phone is off, but we keep calling.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Son portable a déjà cinq ans.

His cell phone is already five years old.

Son portable est éteint.

His mobile phone is switched off.

— Still Life (2006)

Et je vous raconte un secret qui n'est pas dans son portable.

And I'll tell you a secret that's not on their phone.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Et son portable ?

And his mobile phone?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Donc c'est impossible que son portable fût chez nous.

So there was no way their phone could have been at our place.

— L'Accusé (2017)