à sa place

in its place; where it belongs; in someone’s place

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phrase Common #5,912

in its place; where it belongs; in someone’s place Depending on context, it can mean physically returning something where it belongs, or figuratively being in someone’s position / replacing someone.

FR: Je dois remettre cette chaise à sa place.

EN: I have to put this chair back where it belongs.

Tout était à sa place.

Everything was in its place.

Elle a attrapé la varicelle, c'est moi qui y suis allée à sa place.

She caught chickenpox, so I went in her place.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

On l'a fait à sa place.

We did it for him.

J'aimerais pas être à sa place.

I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Et à sa place, c'est le parent qui fera boum !

And in its place, it’s the parent who’ll go boom!

— Ne Zha (2019)

Et je te protégerai à sa place.

And I will protect you instead of him.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Remets-le à sa place.

Put it back in its place.

Mais personne ne peut respirer à sa place.

But no one can breathe in his place.

— Le Cercle des neiges (2023)

Moi, à sa place ?

Me, in his place?

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Que ferais-tu, à sa place ?

What would you do in his place?

— Les Faussaires (2007)

Peux-tu remettre le caddie à sa place ?

Can you put the shopping cart back in its place?

Assurez-vous que M. Dawson retourne à sa place, et qu'il y reste.

Make sure Mr. Dawson returns to his seat and stays there.

— Titanic (1997)

À sa place.

In its place.

— Anaconda (2025)

Il a envoyé son fils à la réunion à sa place.

He sent his son to the meeting in his place.

Non ça aussi, remettez-ça à sa place !

No, put that back in its place too!

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Parfois, j'aurais voulu partir à sa place.

Sometimes, I wish I could have gone in his place.

— Le Sifflet (2026)

Une place pour chaque chose et chaque chose à sa place.

A place for everything and everything in its place.

Chaque chose était à sa place.

Everything was in its place.

Mets-toi à sa place.

Put yourself in his shoes.

Souffrir à sa place.

Suffer in their place.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Je ne voudrais pas être à sa place.

I wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Remettez-ça à sa place !

Put that back in its place!

— Black (2005)

Vous devriez être à sa place.

You should be in his place.

— PIKU (2015)

Il espère qu'on décide à sa place.

He hopes we’ll decide for him.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Non, tu n’avais pas à le jeter à sa place.

No, you didn't have to throw it away for him.

— PIKU (2015)

S'il faut y aller, envoyez-moi à sa place.

If someone has to go, send me in his place.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Il sait qu'il est ici à sa place.

He knows he belongs here.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

J’aurais donné ma vie à sa place.

I would have given my life in his place.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Prenez-moi à sa place.

Take me in his place.

Et à sa place, il y avait cette tour.

And in its place, there was this tower.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

Mettez-vous à sa place.

Put yourself in his shoes.

Remets-le à sa place !

Put him back in his place!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Il faut se mettre à sa place.

You have to put yourself in his shoes.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Remets ça à sa place.

Put it back in its place.

Prends-moi à sa place.

Take me in his place.

Remettez bien le couteau à sa place après usage.

Put the knife back in its place after use.

Ensuite, on décidera qui on mettra à sa place.

Next, we will decide who will replace him.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Vous vous excusez à sa place.

You apologize on his behalf.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Tout est fait à sa place.

Everything is done in its place.

Remettez-le à sa place.

Put it back in its place.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Si l'Amérique est à sa place au Vietnam ?

Does America have the right place in Vietnam?

Il vous a donc envoyés à sa place ?

So he sent you in his place?

C'est ce que je ferais à sa place.

That's what I would do in his place.

Tout est à sa place.

Everything is in its place.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

Qu'aurait-on fait à sa place ?

What would we have done in his place?

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Je dois remettre cette chaise à sa place.

I have to put this chair back where it belongs.

On ne sait pas qui sera envoyé à sa place.

We don’t know who will be sent in his place.

Ighnate, pose ce verre à sa place !

Ighnate, put that glass in its place!

— Le Miroir (1975)

Tout y est à sa place.

Everything is in its place.

— Interstellar (2014)

Sinon, je peux partir à sa place.

Otherwise, I can go in his place.

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Vous ou moi devons y aller à sa place.

You or I have to go instead.

Je l'ai remis à sa place.

I put it back in its place.

Pose la carabine à sa place.

Place the rifle in its place.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Si j'étais à sa place je trouverais un moyen de le récupérer immédiatement.

If I were in their shoes, I’d find a way to get it back immediately.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

À sa place, j'aurais fait pareil.

In their place, I would have done the same.

— The Host (2006)

Alors mets ce numéro à sa place sans discuter.

So put this number in its place without argument.

Serais-je à sa place, je n'abandonnerais pas encore.

If I were in his shoes, I wouldn’t give up just yet.

Bien, tout le monde à sa place.

Alright, everyone in their place.

— Projet Dernière Chance (2026)

Vous prenez des décisions à sa place ?

Are you making decisions for him?

Tu l'as remis à sa place.

You put him back in his place.

Je ne voudrais pas être à sa place malgré toute sa fortune.

I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes, despite all his wealth.

Mettons-nous à sa place un instant.

Let's put ourselves in his shoes for a moment.

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

Nous allons donc appeler William Borden à sa place.

We will therefore call William Borden in his place.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il t'envoie à sa place pour s'excuser ?

Is he sending you in his place to apologize?

Tout est à sa place ?

Is everything in its place?

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Tu ne pourrais pas y aller à sa place, non ?

You couldn't go in his place, could you?

Tout est bien à sa place et bien nettoyé.

Everything is in its place and clean.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Il est à sa place.

He is in his place.

Tu veux prendre une claque à sa place ?

Do you want to take a slap instead of him?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)