in play

en jeu, en action

Actuellement actif, utilisé ou capable d’influencer les événements.

En anglais simple : Currently active, being used, or able to affect what happens.

• The ball is still in play.
• Several forces were in play during the negotiations.
• Are all these options still in play?

Comment l'utiliser : be in play (Several different factors are in play here.); keep something in play (The team managed to keep the ball in play.)

Synonymes : active, operative, in effect

Contraires : inactive

Expressions courantes : still in play, remain in play, options in play

en jeu

Encore utilisable selon les règles du jeu ou toujours envisageable comme choix.

En anglais simple : Something can still be used in a game or considered as a possible choice.

• The ball is still in play.
• Several possible solutions remain in play.
• The referee kept the ball in play.

Synonymes : available

Contraires : unavailable

Expressions courantes : ball in play, keep in play, still in play

disputé

Se dit d’une élection où plusieurs partis ou candidats ont une réelle chance de gagner.

En anglais simple : More than one political party or candidate has a real chance of winning.

• This seat is in play.
• Recent polls put three more states in play.
• Will the district be in play next year?

Synonymes : competitive, up for grabs

Expressions courantes : state in play, seat in play, remain in play

susceptible de rachat

Se dit d’une entreprise qu’une autre entreprise ou un investisseur pourrait racheter.

En anglais simple : A company may be bought by another company or investor.

• The company is in play.
• A surprise offer put the business in play.
• Investors believe the bank is now in play.

Synonymes : up for sale

Expressions courantes : company in play, put in play, now in play

pour plaisanter, par jeu

Pour plaisanter ou s’amuser, sans intention sérieuse.

En anglais simple : As a joke or for fun, without serious intentions.

• I said it in play.
• She teased him in play, and he laughed.
• His remark was made in play, but it upset her.

Synonymes : in jest, jokingly, playfully

Contraires : seriously

Expressions courantes : said in play, only in play, spoken in play