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 Translation for 'His' from English to French
PRON   he | him | his
they
son {pron}his [determiner]
2
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
compte tenu de son âge {adv}considering his age
quant à lui {adv}for his part
compte tenu de son âge {adv}given his age
Il en est resté bouche bée. [loc.]His jaw dropped. [idiom]
la soudaineté de sa morthis sudden death
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
de son cru {adv} [homme] [fig.]of his own devising
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 fauteto be his / her fault
écarter qn. de son devoir [fig.]to distract sb. from his duty
saisir qn. par les revers de sa vesteto grab sb. by his lapels
tenir son bonne gardeto 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 paroleman 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 attentecontrary to his / her expectation
Savez-vous où il est ?Do you know his whereabouts?
Chacun son tour.Each one in his turn.
Tout l'accuse.Everything points to his guilt.
compte tenu de son âge {adv}having regard to his age
Il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête. He always says the first thing that comes into his head.
Il porte bien son âge. [loc.]He carries his age well. [idiom]
occup.
Il demande beaucoup de son personnel.
He expects a lot of his staff.
Il a pris une sacrée cuite. [fam.] [loc.] He got pissed out of his brains. [vulg.] [idiom] [very drunk]
cuis.
Il a à peine touché à son assiette.
He hardly touched his food.
Il fait son métier.He is doing his job.
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.
Il porte bien son âge. [loc.]He's doing well for his age. [idiom]
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.
Il m'a à la bonne. [loc.]I'm in his good books. [idiom]
pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa cléif he should have come out without his key
au crépuscule de sa carrière {adv}in the twilight of his career
compte tenu de son âge {adv}in view of his age
Cela ne le regardait pas. [loc.]It was none of his business. [idiom]
Ça apporte de l'eau à son moulin. [loc.]It's all grist to his mill. [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]
Les écailles lui sont tombées des yeux. [loc.]The scales fell from his / her eyes. [idiom]
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
renvoyer qn. avec pertes et fracas [loc.]to give sb. his / her marching orders [idiom]
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 paysto send sb. back to his/her own country
arrêter un coureur en pleine lancéeto stop a runner in his stride
5+ Words: Nouns
un homme {m} de sa trempe [loc.]a man of his caliber [Am.] [idiom]
un homme {m} de sa trempe [loc.]a man of his calibre [Br.] [idiom]
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
filmF
Un million clé en main
Mr. Blandings­ Builds His Dream House [H. C. Potter]
filmF
Rocco et ses frères [vieux]
Rocco and His Brothers [Luchino Visconti (1960)]
filmF
Le monde lui appartient
The World in his Arms [Raoul Walsh]
filmF
À chacun son destin
To Each His Own [Mitchell Leisen]
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Translation for 'His' from English to French

his [determiner]
son {pron}
his [possessive]
le sien {pron}

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histidine <His, H>
histidine {f} <His, H>biochim.

His Majesty
Sa Majesté {f} [roi]

considering his age
compte tenu de son âge {adv}
for his part
quant à lui {adv}
given his age
compte tenu de son âge {adv}
His jaw dropped. [idiom]
Il en est resté bouche bée. [loc.]
his sudden death
la soudaineté de sa mort
on his part
quant à lui {adv}
on his return [after his return]
dès son retour {adv}
That's his idea.
C'est de son propre cru.
to his discredit
à sa défaveur {adv}

by his own admission
d'après lui {adv}
He's cutting his teeth. [He's teething.]
Ses dents commencent à pousser.
His fate is sealed.
Son sort est scellé.
His work comes first.
Son travail passe avant.
in his own name
à titre personnel {adv}
of his own devising
de son cru {adv} [homme] [fig.]
on his own admission
d'après lui {adv}
Painting is his passion. [coll.] [idiom]
Il fait de la peinture son violon d'Ingres. [loc.]arts
To each his own.
Chacun ses goûts.
underneath his cool exterior
sous son extérieur cool {adv}

to be his / her fault
être de sa faute
to distract sb. from his duty
écarter qn. de son devoir [fig.]
to grab sb. by his lapels
saisir qn. par les revers de sa veste
to keep his guard up
tenir son bonne garde
to switch on his computer [or her computer]
allumer son ordinateurinform.

His/Her Serene Highness
Son Altesse Sérénissime {f}pol.
man in his fifties
quinquagénaire {m}
man of his word
homme {m} de parole
person in his seventies
septuagénaire {m}

(all) the world and his wife [coll.] [hum.]
tout le monde {pron}
A man's home is his castle. [Am.] [idiom]
Charbonnier est maître chez soi. [loc.]
An Englishman's home is his castle. [Br.] [idiom]
Charbonnier est maître chez soi. [loc.]
contrary to his / her expectation
contrairement à son attente
Do you know his whereabouts?
Savez-vous où il est ?
Each one in his turn.
Chacun son tour.
Everything points to his guilt.
Tout l'accuse.
having regard to his age
compte tenu de son âge {adv}
He always says the first thing that comes into his head.
Il dit tout ce qui lui passe par la tête.
He carries his age well. [idiom]
Il porte bien son âge. [loc.]
He expects a lot of his staff.
Il demande beaucoup de son personnel.occup.
He got pissed out of his brains. [vulg.] [idiom] [very drunk]
Il a pris une sacrée cuite. [fam.] [loc.]
He hardly touched his food.
Il a à peine touché à son assiette.cuis.
He is doing his job.
Il fait son métier.
He is missed by his mother. [His mother misses him.]
Il manque à sa mère.
He never wants anything for his birthday.
Il ne veut jamais rien pour son anniversaire.
He took my hand in his.
Il prit ma main dans la sienne.
He's doing well for his age. [idiom]
Il porte bien son âge. [loc.]
He's his own worst enemy. [idiom]
C'est son pire ennemi. [loc.]
His bite is worse than his bark.
Chien qui aboie ne mord pas.prov.
His hearing is very bad.
Son ouïe est très mauvaise.
His son, for one [among others], didn't come.
Son fils, entre autres, n'est pas venu.
His troubles are far from over.
Il n'est pas au bout de ses peines [dans une situation pénible]
I'm in his good books. [idiom]
Il m'a à la bonne. [loc.]
if he should have come out without his key
pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé
in the twilight of his career
au crépuscule de sa carrière {adv}
in view of his age
compte tenu de son âge {adv}
It was none of his business. [idiom]
Cela ne le regardait pas. [loc.]
It's all grist to his mill. [idiom]
Ça apporte de l'eau à son moulin. [loc.]
Regardless of how tired he is, he never misses doing his exercises.
Il a beau être fatigué, il ne manque jamais ses exercices.
The ball is in his court. [idiom]
La balle est dans son camp. [loc.]
The scales fell from his / her eyes. [idiom]
Les écailles lui sont tombées des yeux. [loc.]
This goes a long way towards explaining his attitude.
Ceci explique en grande partie son attitude.
with a mind of his own
avec une vision bien à lui {adv}

to give sb. his / her marching orders [idiom]
renvoyer qn. avec pertes et fracas [loc.]
to inform an employee of his dismissal
signifier à un employé qu'il est congédiéoccup.
to milk sb. of his/her savings­ [fig.] [coll.]
sucer les économies de qn. [fig.] [fam.]fin.
to rock sb. back on his heels [coll.] [idiom]
traumatiser qn. [psychiquement]psych.
to roll the patient onto his back
faire rouler le patient sur le dosanat.méd.
to send sb. back to his/her own country
renvoyer qn. dans son pays
to stop a runner in his stride
arrêter un coureur en pleine lancée

a man of his caliber [Am.] [idiom]
un homme {m} de sa trempe [loc.]
a man of his calibre [Br.] [idiom]
un homme {m} de sa trempe [loc.]
faithful subjects of his Majesty
fidèles sujets {m.pl} de Sa Majestépol.

Cevdet Bey and His Sons
Cevdet Bey et ses fils [Orhan Pamuk]littérat.F
His Excellency Eugène Rougon
Son Excellence Eugène Rougon [Émile Zola]littérat.F
Mr. Blandings­ Builds His Dream House [H. C. Potter]
Un million clé en mainfilmF
Rocco and His Brothers [Luchino Visconti (1960)]
Rocco et ses frères [vieux]filmF
The World in his Arms [Raoul Walsh]
Le monde lui appartientfilmF
To Each His Own [Mitchell Leisen]
À chacun son destinfilmF
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