their in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for their in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

their DET In French, determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they precede. So their is translated by leur + masculine or feminine singular noun ( leur chien, leur maison) and by leurs + plural noun ( leurs enfants).
When their is stressed à eux is added after the noun: their house = leur maison à eux.
For their used with parts of the body .
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their

I.his [Brit hɪz, Am hɪz] DET In French determiners agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify. So his when used as a determiner is translated by son + masculine singular noun (son chien), by sa + feminine singular noun (sa maison) BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h (son assiette) and by ses + plural noun (ses enfants).
When his is stressed, à lui is added after the noun: his house = sa maison à lui.
For his used with parts of the body .
In French possessive pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. When used as a possessive pronoun his is translated by le sien, la sienne, les siens or les siennes according to what is being referred to.
For examples and particular usages see the entry below.

II.his [Brit hɪz, Am hɪz] PRON

what-d'yer-call-him, what's-his-name N inf

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of his/their ilk
as is his/their wont

Translations for their in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

their in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for their in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

See also my, hers

what's-his-name [ˈwɒtsɪzneɪm, Am ˈwʌt-] N

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their backers
in [or Brit in their] droves

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their Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to catch sb with their trousers [or Am, Aus pants] down
how do we get to their place?
to give sb back their freedom/their sight
American English

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Many members elected to keep their entire staff on payroll in order to continue serving... constituents.
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The structural and chemical properties of clathrates enable the optimization of their transport properties with stoichiometry.
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They also noted through their qualitative research that some barebackers were in search of HIV.
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In 1960, they reunited in an airport, after both of their wives died in a tragic plane crash.
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Young people should use every political means at their disposal to change this law back to the fair and non-discriminatory way it was before.
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But children don't get to choose their genetic profile nor whether they are maltreated.
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Finally, customers pay for their products at a cash register.
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For example, if one claims or implies with their speech act that it is raining outside, a good reason for claiming this is that one saw it out the window.
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Third party companies use these devices to offer services such as directions and emergency assistance to their customers.
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The endurance squad were able to turn the flying start to their advantage and took a clean victory over the sprinters.
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