on the line

en jeu, en danger

Menacé d’être perdu ou gravement endommagé.

En anglais simple : In danger of being lost or seriously harmed.

• My job is on the line.
• They put their savings on the line for the business.
• With lives on the line, every decision mattered.

Comment l'utiliser : put something on the line (She put her career on the line to expose the fraud.)

Synonymes : at risk, at stake

Contraires : safe

Expressions courantes : everything on the line, put on the line

au téléphone, en ligne

En communication téléphonique, prêt à parler ou à écouter.

En anglais simple : Connected by telephone and able to speak or listen.

• Please stay on the line.
• There is a customer on the line for you.
• Were you still on the line when the call ended?

Comment l'utiliser : have someone on the line (I have your brother on the line.)

Synonymes : on the phone

Expressions courantes : stay on the line, someone on the line

sur la ligne

En contact avec une ligne délimitant un terrain de sport, ce qui compte souvent comme étant à l’intérieur.

En anglais simple : Touching a marked boundary on a sports field or court, often counting as inside the playing area.

• The ball landed on the line.
• Her foot was on the line when she served.
• The referee judged the shot on the line and allowed the point.

Synonymes : in bounds

Contraires : out

Expressions courantes : ball on the line, land on the line

à hauteur des yeux

À la hauteur des yeux de la personne qui regarde, notamment pour un tableau exposé.

En anglais simple : At the height of a viewer’s eyes, especially when a painting is displayed.

• The portrait hangs on the line.
• They placed her painting on the line in the exhibition.
• Pictures on the line were easier to see than those above them.

Synonymes : at eye level

Expressions courantes : hung on the line, displayed on the line