in hand

à la main, en main

Tenu dans une main ou dans les deux mains.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : pen in hand, glass in hand, hat in hand

sous contrôle, en main

Bien maîtrisé, de sorte qu’on puisse faire face aux problèmes éventuels.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : have something in hand (The team has the situation in hand.); get something in hand (We must get these problems in hand.)

Synonymes : under control

Contraires : out of control

Expressions courantes : get in hand, keep in hand, situation in hand

disponible, en main

Qu’on possède déjà et qu’on peut donc utiliser.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : available, on hand

Contraires : unavailable

Expressions courantes : cash in hand, money in hand, funds in hand

en cours, à l’étude

Dont on est en train de discuter, qu’on examine ou sur quoi on travaille.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : at hand, under consideration

Expressions courantes : matter in hand, task in hand, job in hand

restant à jouer

Matchs qu’une équipe doit encore jouer, lui donnant des occasions supplémentaires de gagner des points.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : games in hand, matches in hand

bille en main

Au billard, droit de placer la bille à un endroit autorisé sur la table avant de jouer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : ball in hand, cue ball in hand