on the table

sur la table

Posé sur la surface supérieure d’une table.

En anglais simple : Resting on the top surface of a table.

• Your keys are on the table.
• She left a cup on the table.
• Please put the plates on the table.

Expressions courantes : put on the table, on the table beside

sur la table, en discussion

Présenté pour être discuté en réunion ou lors de négociations.

En anglais simple : Presented for discussion at a meeting or during negotiations.

• The proposal is on the table.
• Both sides put new demands on the table.
• Which issues were on the table at yesterday’s meeting?

Comment l'utiliser : put something on the table (The committee put the proposal on the table.)

Synonymes : under discussion, up for discussion

Expressions courantes : proposal on the table, on the table today

sur la table, envisageable

Toujours disponible comme possibilité à choisir, à examiner ou à mettre en œuvre.

En anglais simple : Still available to be chosen, considered, or acted on.

• The offer is still on the table.
• Moving abroad remains on the table for us.
• Are any other options on the table?

Comment l'utiliser : be/remain on the table (The original offer remains on the table.)

Synonymes : available, open

Contraires : unavailable

Expressions courantes : still on the table, on the table now