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son {pron}

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his [determiner]

le sien {pron}

his [possessive]

Nouns

biochim. histidine {f} <His, H>

histidine <His, H>

2 Words: Nouns

Sa Majesté {f} [roi]

His Majesty

3 Words: Others

quant à lui {adv}

for his part

loc. Il en est resté bouche bée

His jaw dropped.

quant à lui {adv}

on his part

dès son retour {adv}

on his return [after his return]

C'est de son propre cru.

That's his idea.

à sa défaveur {adv}

to his discredit

4 Words: Others

d'après lui {adv}

by his own admission

Ses dents commencent à pousser.

He's cutting his teeth. [He's teething.]

Son sort est scellé.

His fate is sealed.

Son travail passe avant.

His work comes first.

à titre personnel {adv}

in his own name

d'après lui {adv}

on his own admission

arts Il fait de la peinture son violon d'Ingres. [loc.]

Painting is his passion. [coll.] [idiom]

Chacun ses goûts.

To each his own.

sous son extérieur cool {adv}

underneath his cool exterior

4 Words: Verbs

être de sa faute

to be his / her fault

écarter qn. de son devoir [fig.]

to distract sb. from his duty

saisir qn. par les revers de sa veste

to grab sb. by his lapels

tenir son bonne garde

to keep his guard up

inform. allumer son ordinateur

to switch on his computer [or her computer]

4 Words: Nouns

pol. Son Altesse Sérénissime {f}

His/Her Serene Highness

quinquagénaire {m}

man in his fifties

homme {m} de parole

man of his word

septuagénaire {m}

person in his seventies

5+ Words: Others

tout le monde {pron}

(all) the world and his wife [coll.] [hum.]

Charbonnier est maître chez soi. [loc.]

A man's home is his castle. [Am.] [idiom]

Charbonnier est maître chez soi. [loc.]

An Englishman's home is his castle. [Br.] [idiom]

contrairement à son attente

contrary to his / her expectation

Savez-vous où il est ?

Do you know his whereabouts?

Chacun son tour.

Each one in his turn.

Everything points to his guilt.

Il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête.

He always says the first thing that comes into his head.

occup. Il demande beaucoup de son personnel.

He expects a lot of his staff.

loc. Il a pris une sacrée cuite. [fam.]

He got pissed out of his brains. [vulg.] [very drunk]

cuis. Il a à peine touché à son assiette.

He hardly touched his food.

Il manque à sa mère.

He is missed by his mother. [His mother misses him.]

Il ne veut jamais rien pour son anniversaire.

He never wants anything for his birthday.

Il prit ma main dans la sienne.

He took my hand in his.

C'est son pire ennemi. [loc.]

He's his own worst enemy. [idiom]

prov. Chien qui aboie ne mord pas.

His bite is worse than his bark.

Son ouïe est très mauvaise.

His hearing is very bad.

Son fils, entre autres, n'est pas venu.

His son, for one [among others], didn't come.

Il n'est pas au bout de ses peines [dans une situation pénible]

His troubles are far from over.

pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé

if he should have come out without his key

au crépuscule de sa carrière {adv}

in the twilight of his career

Cela ne le regardait pas. [loc.]

It was none of his business. [idiom]

Il a beau être fatigué, il ne manque jamais ses exercices.

Regardless of how tired he is, he never misses doing his exercises.

La balle est dans son camp. [loc.]

The ball is in his court. [idiom]

loc. Les écailles lui sont tombées des yeux.

The scales fell from his / her eyes.

Ceci explique en grande partie son attitude.

This goes a long way towards explaining his attitude.

avec une vision bien à lui {adv}

with a mind of his own

5+ Words: Verbs

loc. renvoyer qn. avec pertes et fracas

to give sb. his / her marching orders

occup. signifier à un employé qu'il est congédié

to inform an employee of his dismissal

fin. sucer les économies de qn. [fig.] [fam.]

to milk sb. of his/her savings [fig.] [coll.]

psych. traumatiser qn. [psychiquement]

to rock sb. back on his heels [coll.] [idiom]

anat. méd. faire rouler le patient sur le dos

to roll the patient onto his back

renvoyer qn. dans son pays

to send sb. back to his/her own country

arrêter un coureur en pleine lancée

to stop a runner in his stride

5+ Words: Nouns

pol. fidèles sujets {m.pl} de Sa Majesté

faithful subjects of his Majesty

Fiction (Literature and Film)

littérat. F Cevdet Bey et ses fils [Orhan Pamuk]

Cevdet Bey and His Sons

littérat. F Son Excellence Eugène Rougon [Émile Zola]

His Excellency Eugène Rougon

film F Un million clé en main

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House [H. C. Potter]

film F Rocco et ses frères [vieux]

Rocco and His Brothers [Luchino Visconti (1960)]

film F Le monde lui appartient

The World in his Arms [Raoul Walsh]

film F À chacun son destin

To Each His Own [Mitchell Leisen]

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