order
(=arrangement)
[+items] ordre m
in order en ordre
→ He had to name all the US presidents in order.
→ Decide in what order the rooms will be cleaned.
in alphabetical order dans l'ordre alphabétique
in numerical order par ordre numérique
in order of size par ordre de taille
→ The boxes were arranged in order of size.
to put sth in order mettre qch en ordre
to be out of order
[pages, items] être dans le désordre
→ It's hopeless, the pages are all out of order.
(=stability) ordre m
a semblance of order un semblant d'ordre
→ Some semblance of order had been established.
to restore order restaurer l'ordre
→ Troops were sent to the islands to restore order.
to create order in sth mettre de l'ordre dans qch
I felt marriage would create some order in our lives. Je pensais que le mariage mettrait un peu d'ordre dans nos vies.
(=set-up) ordre m
a new world order un nouvel ordre mondial
→ questioning the existing social order
[+monks, nuns] ordre m
→ the Order of St Benedict
(=command) ordre m
→ He had received orders that morning to continue with the work.
to give an order donner un ordre
→ Quickly he gave his orders.
to carry out an order mettre un ordre à exécution
→ George went away to carry out this order.
to take orders from sb recevoir des ordres de qn
I'm not taking orders from you or anyone else! Je n'ai pas d'ordre à recevoir de vous ou de qui que ce soit!
to be under orders to do sth avoir ordre de faire qch
He was under orders to shoot the prisoner if he tried to escape. Il avait ordre de tirer sur le prisonnier s'il tentait de s'échapper.
to be the order of the day
(=de rigueur) être à l'ordre du jour
Conservatism and caution are the order of the day. Le conservatisme et la prudence sont à l'ordre du jour.
(=request) (to supplier)
commande f
→ We will continue to deal with overseas orders.
to place an order for sth with sb commander qch auprès de qn, passer commande de qch à qn
→ She placed an order for a carton of fresh cream with the milkman.
to be on order être en commande
to have sth on order avoir qch en commande
→ I've got a sewing machine on order at Woolworth's.
made to order fait sur commande
→ We offer suits of the highest quality made to order.
(in restaurant)
commande f
The waiter took our order. Le garçon a pris notre commande.
to the order of à l'ordre de
to be in good order
[house, machine, equipment] en bon état
→ The posts and lanterns are themselves in good order
→ an unusual four-bed former farmhouse in very good order
"out of order"
[lift]
(=not working) "hors service"
to be out of order
[parking meter, phone, lift, machine] être hors service
→ The payphone was out of order, so he couldn't ring.
to be out of order *
[person, behaviour]
(=unacceptable) être inacceptable
→ the club's managing director, condemned their behaviour as "totally out of order
to be in order
(=acceptable) être valable
→ I think this is in order, since the agenda permits us to make suggestions.
in order to do sth
(=so as to) afin de faire qch
He does it in order to earn money. Il le fait afin de gagner de l'argent.
→ He had to hurry in order to catch his train.
in order not to do sth afin de ne pas faire qch
→ Rose trod with care, in order not to spread the dirt.
in order for sth to happen afin que qch se produise
in order for him to do sth, he has to ... afin de faire qch, il doit ...
In order for him to win, he has to get at least nine votes. Afin de gagner, il doit obtenir au moins neuf voix.
in order that ... (followed by subject different from that of main clause)
afin que + subj ...
I am resigning in order that a line can be drawn under recent events. Je démissionne afin que l'on puisse tirer un trait sur les récents événements.
(followed by subject that is the same as that of main clause)
afin de
They are learning English in order that they can study a particular subject. Ils apprennent l'anglais afin de pouvoir étudier un sujet en particulier.
(=about)
to be of the order of être de l'ordre de
in the order of de l'ordre de
→ Wind speeds at the airport were in the order of 160 kilometres per hour.
to be in order
[passport, papers] être en règle
→ Thank you, sir, your papers seem to be in order.
(=command) ordonner
→ Sherman ordered an investigation into the deaths.
to order sb to do sth ordonner à qn de faire qch
→ He ordered me to leave the building.
[+meal, product] commander
We ordered steak and chips. Nous avons commandé un steak frites.
→ She phoned the shop and ordered a couple of CDs.
→ Davis ordered a pizza.
(=put into order)
[+pages, paragraphs, points] ordonner
→ He spent five minutes ordering the notes for his speech.
vi commander Are you ready to order? Vous avez choisi or fait votre choix?, Vous êtes prêt à commander?
activation order
n (MILITARY) ordre m d'activation
→ It had continued to press for NATO approval of an activation order authorising air strikes in the event that Mr Milosevic refused to honour his agreement.
banker's order
n (British) ordre m de virement
court order
n décision f judiciaire
a court order against sb une décision judiciaire contre qn
→ the Foundation secured a court order against her
deportation order
n arrêté m de reconduite à la frontière
→ He's fighting a deportation order from the Home Office
eviction order
n arrêté m d'expulsion
expulsion order
n arrêté m d'expulsion
gagging order
n interdiction f de divulgation
law and order
n ordre m public
people who had no respect for law and order des gens qui n'avaient aucun respect pour la loi et l'ordre, des gens qui n'avaient aucun respect pour l'ordre public
a breakdown of law and order des troubles de l'ordre public
→ If there were a breakdown of law and order, the army might be tempted to intervene
mail order
n vente f par correspondance
available by mail order disponible à la vente par correspondance
→ The record is available by mail order.
→ The toys are available by mail order from Opi Toys ...
mail-order , mail order
modif
[business, service] de vente par correspondance
→ Many of them also offer a mail-order service.
mail-order catalogue
n catalogue m de vente par correspondance
mail order firm
n société f de vente par correspondance
→ it is a mail order firm selling women's shirts
maintenance order
n ordonnance f de versement de pension alimentaire
→ Where a couple are legally separated or divorced and a maintenance order is in place
money order
n (US) mandat m
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order about
vt sep donner des ordres à
She was fed up with being ordered about. Elle en avait marre qu'on lui donne des ordres.
▲
order around
vt sep donner des ordres à
→ When we're out he gets really bossy and starts ordering me around.
→ It was intolerable that those two fat slobs could order her around.
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order off
vt sep
[+person]
(=tell to leave)
to order sb off sth [+bus, train] ordonner à qn de sortir de qch
to order a player off the pitch ordonner à un joueur de quitter le terrain
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order out
vt sep
[+person]
(=tell to leave) ordonner (à qn) de quitter (qch)
to order sb out of a country ordonner à qn de quitter le pays
refugees who have been ordered out of Britain les réfugiés qui s'étaient vus ordonner de quitter la Grande-Bretagne
to order a child out of a class ordonner à un enfant de sortir de la classe
The boy was ordered out of the art class. Le garçon s'était vu ordonner de sortir de la classe de dessin.
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order up
vt sep (from supplier)
[+thing] commander
→ he ordered up serious quantities of commemorative mugs
order book
n carnet m de commandes
order form
n bulletin m de commande
order number
n numéro m de commande
order of magnitude
n
(=scale) ordre m de grandeur
→ the number of infections could reach a new order of magnitude
→ The challenge posed by the German fleet was of a different order of magnitude compared to that posed by the Russian
Order of Merit
n (British)
the Order of Merit l'ordre m du mérite
pecking order , peck order (US)
n ordre m hiérarchique
to be at the bottom of the pecking order être en bas de l'échelle
→ He didn't like being at the bottom of the pecking order.
point of order
n (in debate)
point m de procédure
→ The postponement was demanded and won on a point of order.
to raise a point of order soulever un point de procédure
→ I'd like to raise a point of order here.
→ A point of order was raised in parliament by Mr Ben Morris ...
postal order
n (British) mandat m (postal)
preservation order
n (British) arrêté m de classement
→ The entire city is under a preservation order.
→ ... a tree preservation order.
probation order
n ordonnance f de probation
→ His jail sentence was reduced on appeal to a probation order
protection order
n (to protect child)
ordonnance f de placement provisoire
→ The hospital obtained an emergency protection order to stop the parents removing their child from the hospital
(to protect spouse)
ordonnance f de protection
→ his wife has won a protection order against him
purchase order
n ordre m d'achat
repeat order
n (British, COMMERCE) commande f renouvelée
repossession order
n ordre m de reprise de possession
restraining order
n (LAW) ordonnance f restrictive
→ His estranged wife had taken out a restraining order against him.
side order
n plat m d'accompagnement
served with a side order of sth servi (e) avec qch en accompagnement
served with a side order of potato salad servi avec de la salade de pommes de terre en accompagnement
social order
n ordre m social
→ ... the threat to social order posed by right-wing extremists.
standing order
n (at bank)
virement m automatique
tall order
n gageure f
→ Financing your studies may be a tall order.
word order
n ordre m des mots