Usage examples of "sus" in Spanish with translation to English

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Toda familia tiene sus problemas privados. There is a skeleton in every house.
Uno aprende de sus propios errores. One learns from one's own mistakes.
Nuestros esfuerzos pronto darán sus frutos. Our efforts will soon bear fruit.
El líder ordenó a sus tropas replegarse. The leader ordered the troops to retreat.
Mi médico trata excelentemente a sus pacientes. My doctor has an excellent bedside manner.
Tom quería más espacio para sus codos. Tom wanted some more elbow room.
Tom le secó a Mary sus lágrimas. Tom wiped away Mary's tears.
El criminal pudo eliminar casi todos sus rastros. The perpetrator could almost completely remove all traces.
Tom casi nunca llega atrasado a sus compromisos. Tom is almost never late for appointments.
Tom casi nunca llega tarde a sus compromisos. Tom is hardly ever late for appointments.
Estoy enfermo y cansado de todas sus riñas. I'm sick and tired of all this bickering.
A sus setenta, mi padre sigue siendo muy activo. At seventy, my father is still very active.
Uno es castigado más que nada por sus virtudes. One is punished most for one's virtues.
Usualmente Tom se deja sus asuntos para sí mismo. Tom usually keeps things to himself.
Uno es castigado por la mayoría de sus virtudes. One is punished most for one's virtues.
La gente de hoy no puede estar sin sus autos. Modern people cannot do without cars.
La totalidad es más que la suma de sus partes. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Los japoneses son muy educados cuando interactúan con sus amigos. The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.
No digas cosas que le hieran a otros sus sentimientos. Don't say such things that hurt others' feelings.
El pastor cuenta sus ovejas: "una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco... cien." The shepherd counts the sheep: "One, two, three, four, five ... one hundred."
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