in the clear

hors de danger

Qui ne risque plus de subir un dommage ou de rencontrer un problème grave.

En anglais simple : No longer likely to be harmed or face a serious problem.

• We are in the clear now.
• The doctor said she was finally in the clear after surgery.
• Are we in the clear, or could the storm return?

Synonymes : safe, out of danger

Contraires : in danger

Expressions courantes : be in the clear, almost in the clear

hors de cause

Qui n'est plus soupçonné d'avoir fait quelque chose de mal.

En anglais simple : No longer thought to have done something wrong.

• You are in the clear.
• The police checked his story and said he was in the clear.
• Does this new evidence put her in the clear?

Synonymes : cleared, above suspicion

Contraires : under suspicion

Expressions courantes : be in the clear, finally in the clear

en clair

Transmis sous une forme que d'autres peuvent lire ou recevoir sans code secret.

En anglais simple : Sent in a form that others can read or receive without a secret code.

• The messages travel in the clear.
• The system sent passwords in the clear over the network.
• Are these radio signals broadcast in the clear?

Synonymes : unencrypted, unscrambled

Contraires : encrypted

Expressions courantes : send in the clear, transmit in the clear