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son temps

one’s time

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phrase Common #8,118
one’s time The possessive son can mean “his,” “her,” or “its,” depending on context. In faire son temps, it can mean to serve one’s time or sentence.
FR: Elle a consacré son temps à ses enfants.
EN: She devoted her time to her children.

Il a fait son temps.

His time is up.

Finit son temps dans la musique des équipages de la flotte.

He ends his time in the fleet’s band.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

Il prend son temps pour ranger son sac.

He takes his time packing his bag.

Il prend son temps.

He takes his time.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Selon moi, on perd son temps.

In my opinion, we’re wasting our time.

Elle prit son temps.

She took her time.

M. Pitts prenait son temps.

Mr. Pitts was taking his time.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Il prit son temps.

He took his time.

Mon père ne gaspille pas son temps.

My father doesn't waste his time.

Ce paquet en provenance d'Australie prend certainement son temps.

This package from Australia is certainly taking its time.

Notre fils est un homme de son temps.

Our son is a man of his time.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Il prend toujours son temps pour tout ce qu'il fait.

He always takes his time with everything he does.

Elle consacre l'essentiel de son temps à s'occuper de ses enfants.

She spends most of her time taking care of her children.

Il passerait son temps à gémir.

He would spend his time moaning.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Essayons de faire plus court, afin que personne ne perde son temps.

Let's try to keep it shorter so that no one wastes their time.

— Aquarius (2016)

Il faut faire un bon usage de son temps.

You have to make good use of your time.

Elle a passé son temps à cuisiner tout l'après-midi.

She spent the whole afternoon cooking.

Il profite bien de son temps.

He is enjoying his time.

Elle a pris son temps.

She took her time.

Chaque chose a son temps.

Everything has its time.

Il sait comment bien utiliser son temps.

He knows how to use his time well.

Il passe son temps dans sa chambre.

He spends all his time in his room.

— Love Actually (2003)

Une idée pour perdre un peu son temps me vint alors à l'esprit.

An idea for wasting a little time then occurred to me.

Alors, tonton, on prend son temps ?

So, uncle, are we taking our time?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Il a pris son temps.

He took his time.

Il faisait son temps à Atlanta.

He was serving his time in Atlanta.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Elle passe son temps de loisirs à faire des poupées.

She spends her free time making dolls.

Mais en temps de guerre, hélas, on est rarement maître de son temps.

But in times of war, alas, one is rarely master of one's time.

— La Chute (2004)

Il perd son temps.

He's wasting his time.

— Les Choristes (2004)

D'ailleurs il ne perdait pas son temps.

Besides, he wasn’t wasting his time.

Il a perdu son temps.

He wasted his time.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Il lui a dit qu'elle perdait son temps.

He told her she was wasting her time.

Elle prend son temps pour les faire.

She takes her time making them.

Son temps est compté.

His time is running out.

Il fut le plus grand écrivain de son temps.

He was the greatest writer of his time.

Je veux savoir comment il s'arrange pour faire un si bon usage de son temps.

I want to know how he manages to make such good use of his time.

Remerciez M. Wallace pour son temps.

Thank Mr. Wallace for his time.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Elle doit apprendre à mieux utiliser son temps.

She must learn to use her time better.

Il perdait son temps.

He was wasting his time.

— 2046 (2004)

Il passe son temps fourré chez nous.

He spends all his time hanging around our place.

— Une grande fille (2019)