order

[[t]'o:də[/t]] 1. noun

1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordre

2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) commande

3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) commande

4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordre

5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordre

6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordre

7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordre

8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) mandat

9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) ordre

10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordre

2. verb

1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordonner

2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) commander

3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) organiser

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- orderly

3. noun

1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) aide-infirmier/-ière

2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) ordonnance

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- orderliness

- order-form - in order - in order that - in order - in order to - made to order - on order - order about - out of order - a tall order

English-French dictionary. 2014.