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Elles sont fières de leur travail.

Elles sont fières de leur travail.
They are proud of their work.
From Lesson 79:Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)·French

Questions & Answers about Elles sont fières de leur travail.

Why does the adjective fières have a grave accent (è)?
To match the feminine plural subject Elles, we have to change the adjective's spelling. The base masculine form is fier. For adjectives ending in -er, the feminine form changes to -ère, giving us fière. Finally, we add an -s because it is plural.
Do the masculine and feminine forms (fier and fière) sound different when spoken?
Actually, they sound exactly the same! With most adjectives ending in -er (like premier), the "r" is silent until you make it feminine (première). However, fier is an exception where the "r" is always pronounced. The spelling changes to fière to follow the standard grammar rule, but the pronunciation stays the same. The plural -s is also silent.
Why use leur instead of leurs when the subject Elles is plural?
In French, possessive words agree with the thing being owned, not the owners. Even though "they" (Elles) are plural, the word for "work" (travail) is singular. Because they share a single collective thing, we use the singular leur. If they were proud of their achievements (plural), it would be leurs.
Do we always use de after fier?
Yes, the expression is être fier de (to be proud of). It matches English perfectly in this sentence! Just keep in mind that de will change to d' if the next word starts with a vowel, or combine with le or les to make du or des.

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