in hand

en la mano

Sostenido en una mano o en ambas manos.

En inglés sencillo: Held in a person’s hand or hands.

• She stood with a pen in hand.
• He walked to the door, keys in hand.
• With coffee in hand, we watched the sunrise together.

Expresiones frecuentes: pen in hand, glass in hand, hat in hand

bajo control

Bien manejado, de modo que se puedan resolver los problemas que surjan.

En inglés sencillo: Managed successfully, so that someone can deal with any problems.

• The situation is in hand.
• She soon got the unruly class in hand.
• Do you have all the arrangements in hand?

Cómo se usa: have something in hand (The team has the situation in hand.); get something in hand (We must get these problems in hand.)

Sinónimos: under control

Antónimos: out of control

Expresiones frecuentes: get in hand, keep in hand, situation in hand

disponible, en mano

Que ya tienes y puedes utilizar cuando lo necesites.

En inglés sencillo: Available for you to use because you already have it.

• We have the money in hand.
• With the tickets in hand, we could finally plan our trip.
• Do you have enough cash in hand to pay the workers?

Sinónimos: available, on hand

Antónimos: unavailable

Expresiones frecuentes: cash in hand, money in hand, funds in hand

en cuestión, en curso

Que se está discutiendo, estudiando o realizando en este momento.

En inglés sencillo: Currently being discussed, considered, or worked on.

• Focus on the task in hand.
• Her comments were relevant to the matter in hand.
• We need more information about the problem in hand.

Sinónimos: at hand, under consideration

Expresiones frecuentes: matter in hand, task in hand, job in hand

pendientes de jugar

Partidos que un equipo todavía tiene que jugar y que le dan más oportunidades de conseguir puntos.

En inglés sencillo: Games still need to be played, giving a team more chances to win points.

• Our team has two games in hand.
• They had a match in hand over their closest rivals.
• Can they reach the top with three games in hand?

Expresiones frecuentes: games in hand, matches in hand

bola en mano

En billar, derecho del jugador a colocar la bola en una posición permitida de la mesa antes de tirar.

En inglés sencillo: In pool or similar games, a ball can be placed on the table by the player before their shot.

• The cue ball is in hand.
• After the foul, she had the cue ball in hand.
• With the cue ball in hand, he chose an easy position for his next shot.

Expresiones frecuentes: ball in hand, cue ball in hand