en lice

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French

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Adjective

en lice (invariable)

  1. (figuratively) in the game, in the running
    • 2024 April 12, Cédric Coppola, “Festival de Cannes : une sélection glamour et ouverte sur le monde”, in La Provence, page 40:
      Une envie d’autant plus légitime étant donné les succès rencontrés par les films de leur précédent cru, Anatomie d’une chute ou La Zone d’intérêt, qui étaient ensuite en lice pour remporter l’Oscar du meilleur long-métrage.
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