(a) (of male) his, (of female) her; ~ père his/her father; sa mère his/her mother; ~ père et sa mère his father and mother; ses frères his/her brothers; un de ses amis a friend of his/hers, one of his/her friends

(b) (of baby, animal) its, his, her; le chien a perdu ~ os the dog has lost its bone

(c) (of group) its, their; le gouvernement a pris sa décision the government has made its decision, the government have made their decision

(d) (of country or ship) its, her; la France est connue pour sa cuisine France is known for its cuisine

(e) (of indefinite person) one's (frm), your; quand on part en vacances, il ne faut pas oublier ~ passeport when you go on holiday you mustn't forget your passport; when going on holiday, one must not forget one's passport (frm)

(f) (with 'everyone', 'somebody' etc) their (slightly Infml), his or her; quelqu'un a oublié son ~ somebody's lost their passport; somebody has lost his or her passport (frm)

(a) sound; ingénieur du ~ sound engineer

(b) (of TV, hi-fi etc) volume; baisser/augmenter le ~ to turn the volume down/up

(c) bran