a su novia

his girlfriend

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his girlfriend The preposition a is often used before a person as a direct object.
SP: Saludé a su novia en la fiesta.
EN: I greeted his girlfriend at the party.

Os presento a mi amigo Marcello, y a su novia Emma.

I'd like to introduce you to my friend Marcello, and his girlfriend Emma.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Le aconsejó que le dijera a su novia que la amaba.

He advised him to tell his girlfriend that he loved her.

No le diga a su novia que me ha visto llorar.

Don't tell your girlfriend that you saw me crying.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Si Matias fuera policía de corazón, le habría dicho la verdad a su novia.

If Matias were a policeman at heart, he would have told his girlfriend the truth.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Embarazó a su novia.

He got his girlfriend pregnant.

Tom no era homosexual, pero los amigos de Tom le dijeron a su novia que era gay.

Tom wasn't gay, but Tom's friends told his girlfriend that he was gay.

Él le dio un regalo a su novia.

He gave his girlfriend a gift.

Él dejó a su madre y a su novia en Francia.

He left his mother and his girlfriend in France.

A su novia le será algo difícil.

It will be difficult for his girlfriend.

— Amelie (2001)

Ahora tengo que buscar a su novia.

Now I have to look for his girlfriend.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Puso a su novia en coma.

He put his girlfriend into a coma.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Tom le pidió perdón a su novia por haberse olvidado de su cumpleaños.

Tom apologized to his girlfriend for forgetting her birthday.