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its /ɪts/

NOTE:
In French determiners agree in number and gender with the noun they qualify. its is translated by son + masculine noun: its nose = son nez;
by sa + feminine noun: its tail = sa queue;
BUT by son + feminine noun beginning with a vowel or mute h: its ear = son oreille;
and by ses + plural noun: its ears = ses oreilles.

determiner son/sa/ses.

it's /ɪts/ = See Also→ it is , See Also→ it has .

'its' found in these Oxford entries:

English:

associate - at - beat - best - break - burst - cast - climax - conclusion - consider - content - course - coverage - day - dinner - dog - doubt - end - entirety - existence - extent - extreme - favour - find - flap - flutter - foot - free - gloss - head - height - hinge - hot - inception - infancy - kind - knee - leg - lick - mark - merit - misery - missing - moment - mooring - name - nature - off - origin

French:

Académie française - accompagner - affadir - agglomération - agonie - aider - amarre - ancrer - approvisionner - Arrondissement - avachi - balbutiant - balbutier - battre - besoin - brut - Césars - charme - cheminer - classique - comble - complètement - comprendre - compter - connaître - cortège - coucher - coup - culminer - debout - début - déconsidérer - décrocher - déformer - démancher - démâter - dépoter - dépouiller - descendre - destination - dos - draguer - dresser - ébrouer - en - enserrer - entier - état - éventer - fascination

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
its	pron	(belonging to it)	son, sa, ses pron
The pool lost its water through a leak.
La piscine perdit son eau à cause d'une fuite.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
a leopard cannot change its spots		(proverb) proverbe	chassez le naturel, il revient au galop
ahead of its time	adj	(advanced)	en avance sur son temps loc adj
The company prides itself on bringing products to market that are ahead of their time.
ahead of its time	adj	(enlightened)	en avance sur son temps loc adj
Les inventions de Léonard de Vinci étaient en avance sur leur temps.
be at its height			battre son plein
be in its infancy		débuter	balbutier v
before its time			avant son temps
cut its teeth			se faire les dents v
have a mind of its own	v	figurative (sth inanimate: malfunction) fig	n'en faire qu'à sa tête loc v
Note: When something inanimate does not do what you would like it to do
My hair has a mind of its own today.
Ma voiture a encore refusé de démarrer ce matin, elle n'en fait qu'à sa tête.
have its place			avoir sa place v
in its early stages			à ses débuts
in its entirety	adv	(completely, wholly)	dans sa totalité adv
He read the book, in its entirety, during the journey.
Nous avons bu la bouteille de vin dans sa totalité au cours du repas.
			en entier adv
J'ai lu le mode d'emploi en entier mais je ne trouve pas à quoi sert ce bouton noir avec des caractères asiatiques.
			entièrement adv
			complètement adv
On a complètement vidé la réserve d'eau.
in its infancy	adv	figurative (in its early stages) fig	à ses balbutiements adv
In that country, democratic institutions are still in their infancy.
			à ses débuts adv
			à son commencement adv
in its own way	adv	(uniquely)	à sa façon adv
in its place	adv	(in the appropriate location for it)	à sa place adv
The burglar put the bracelet back in its place.
Le voleur remit le bracelet à sa place.
in its stead	adv	(in place of it)	à sa place loc adv
I took out the old lightbulb and put a new energy-efficient bulb in its stead.
J'ai enlevé la vieille ampoule et ai mis une ampoule basse consommation à sa place.
increase its numbers	v	(attract more followers)	élargir (sa base, son public...) vtr
The party needs to increase its numbers if it is going to win the next election.
Le parti va devoir élargir son électorat s'il veut gagner les prochaines élections.
increase its numbers	v	(employ more staff)	augmenter ses effectifs vtr
The organisation needs to increase its numbers in Europe.
L'organisation va devoir augmenter ses effectifs en Europe.
increase its workforce		entreprise	augmenter ses effectifs v
item of clothing that has had its designer label removed and is sold at a reduced price			dégriffé nm
its last legs			avoir fait son temps
its way			à sa façon
lose its fine edge		du talent	s'émousser v
lose its leaves		arbre	se dégarnir v
on its last legs	adv	figurative (close to exhaustion)	en fin de vie loc adj
That old car is on its last legs.
Mes chaussures ont des trous partout : elles sont vraiment en fin de vie.
on its own	adv	(alone, without accompaniment)	(tout) seul adj
This rice needs some added flavor; on its own it's bland.
The bear cub was on its own after its mother was killed.
Le riz tout seul, c'est fade.
		personne, animal	livré à lui-même adj
L'ourson était livré à lui-même après le meurtre de sa mère.
put sth through its paces	v	(test sth extensively)	mettre qch à l'épreuve vtr
Prior to the big race, the jockey put his horse through its paces.
run its course			suivre son cours v
shed its leaves		arbre	s'effeuiller v
shifting from its course		d'une rivière	divagation nf
take its place	v	(serve the same purpose)	remplacer⇒ vtr
I knew so much about my job that nobody could take my place.
Analog television is no longer used in the U.S.; digital broadcasting has taken its place.
Rien ne remplace une bonne soirée entre amis.
toss its head up and down		cheval	encenser v
worth its weight in gold	adj	figurative (very useful)	valoir son pesant d'or loc v
If you use the Internet much, a broadband connection is worth its weight in gold.
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "its".

... its going out of style
...by its art, fashion, lifestyles, and philosophy
...for its own internal purposes
...its pavement is embedded
...set the world on its collective ear.
...while its patner provides the sales smarts
'Brasserie' and its origin
(until segregation) was brought to its knees
"Had Finally Run Its Course"
"He breaks down salsa into its basic elements.."
"its" - "ses"?
"rampant with bluster" et "its cup runneth"
"responsible for its own demise"
"the back-office systems of ProCredit banks and its branding"
"the team has 100 trophies to its name"
"which came into its own in 2000...."
"you've pushed your luck way past its limit"
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link
A dog wags its tail with its heart...
a down-on-its luck bungalow
A family with income below the cut-off for its family size
a first of its kind
a huge ocean liner passes offshore on its way to Corsica
a life of its own
A lion has escaped from its cage
a market left on its own fails
A mind of its own
a motorbike revving its engine
a new-entry in its product portfolio
a shell of its past
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