on the ground

par terre, sur le sol

En contact avec la terre ou le plancher, ou posé dessus.

En anglais simple : Touching or resting on the earth or floor beneath you.

• My bag is on the ground.
• He fell on the ground and hurt his knee.
• Don't leave your clothes on the ground.

Expressions courantes : on the ground, lie on the ground

sur le terrain, sur place

À l’endroit même où les événements se déroulent ou où le travail se fait.

En anglais simple : In the place where events are happening or work is being done.

• Our team is on the ground.
• Aid workers on the ground need more supplies.
• The reporter spoke to soldiers on the ground in the city.

Comment l'utiliser : on the ground in somewhere (We have reporters on the ground in the capital.)

Synonymes : on site, at the scene

Expressions courantes : on the ground, workers on the ground

dans la réalité, sur le terrain

Dans la vie réelle des gens ordinaires, au-delà des projets ou des idées des dirigeants.

En anglais simple : In ordinary people's actual lives, rather than in plans or leaders' ideas.

• Life on the ground is harder.
• The policy sounds good, but people on the ground see little change.
• What does this decision mean for families on the ground?

Synonymes : in real life, in the real world, in practice

Contraires : in theory

Expressions courantes : on the ground, reality on the ground