labeeb0130

[sick roost]

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[clever parcel]

il brosse ses dents = he brushes the teeth that he owns (could be a jar full of loose teeth)
or "he brushes his (some other person's) teeth"

il se brosses les dents = he brushes the teeth attached to his own body (so this is the normal idiomatic way to say "he's brushing his teeth")

[median shadow]

the main idea being that in French, actions making use of body parts use a definite article (le, la, les) and not a possessive article (mon, ta, ses...)

raise your hand => lève la main (note "lève ta main")

[clever parcel]

Worth noting that this happens in English too, just less often.
"He kicked me in the stomach"

and not "He kicked my stomach", which makes it sound like your stomach was on the ground, like a ball.