in order

dans l’ordre, en ordre

Disposé selon une suite, par exemple du premier au dernier ou du plus petit au plus grand.

En anglais simple : Arranged in a sequence, such as from first to last or smallest to largest.

• The numbers are in order.
• Put these names in order from A to Z.
• Are the pages still in order after you dropped them?

Comment l'utiliser : in order of something (Arrange the boxes in order of size.)

Synonymes : ordered, sequential

Contraires : out of order

Expressions courantes : numbers in order, put in order, in order of size

en ordre, en règle

Bien organisé, préparé ou géré, de sorte que tout soit comme il faut.

En anglais simple : Properly arranged, prepared, or managed so that everything is as it should be.

• Everything is in order.
• He keeps his desk in order.
• We got our affairs in order before moving abroad.

Comment l'utiliser : get something in order (She got her papers in order before the appointment.)

Synonymes : organized, tidy, ready

Contraires : disorganized

Expressions courantes : keep in order, affairs in order, papers in order

pour, afin de

S’emploie avec une action pour préciser ce qu’on veut obtenir en la faisant.

En anglais simple : Used with an action to show what someone wants to achieve.

• I called in order to help.
• They worked extra hours in order to finish the job.
• In order to stay healthy, she walks every day.

Comment l'utiliser : in order to + verb (We took a taxi in order to arrive on time.)

Synonymes : to, so as to

Expressions courantes : in order to learn, in order to save

recevable, conforme au règlement

Autorisé par les règles, notamment pendant une réunion officielle.

En anglais simple : Allowed under the rules, especially during an official meeting.

• Your question is in order.
• The chair ruled that the motion was in order.
• Would it be in order to discuss the budget today?

Comment l'utiliser : be in order to + verb (Is it in order to raise this question now?)

Synonymes : permitted, admissible

Contraires : out of order

Expressions courantes : be in order, motion in order, question in order