order

ordre

Disposition qui indique ce qui vient en premier, en deuxième, puis ensuite.

En anglais simple : The arrangement of things showing which comes first, second, and so on.

• The pages are in the wrong order.
• Write the names in alphabetical order.
• The children went in order of age.

Comment l'utiliser : in order of something (Arrange the pictures in order of date.)

Synonymes : sequence

Expressions courantes : alphabetical order, in order, reverse order

commande

Demande de produits, de nourriture ou d’un service à fournir.

En anglais simple : A request for goods, food, or a service to be supplied.

• Your order is ready.
• The waiter took our orders.
• I placed an order for two books.

Comment l'utiliser : an order for something (We received an order for twenty chairs.)

Synonymes : request

Expressions courantes : place an order, take an order, online order

ordre

État dans lequel les choses sont bien rangées à leur place.

En anglais simple : A state in which things are neatly arranged where they belong.

• Keep your room in order.
• She put all her papers in order.
• We restored order to the crowded cupboard.

Synonymes : tidiness

Contraires : disorder

Expressions courantes : in order, put in order, keep in order

ordre

Instruction donnée par une personne ayant autorité, qui impose ce qu’il faut faire.

En anglais simple : An instruction from someone with authority telling you what you must do.

• That is an order.
• The soldiers obeyed his orders.
• Who gave the order to close the road?

Comment l'utiliser : an order to do something (They received an order to leave.)

Synonymes : command, instruction

Expressions courantes : give an order, obey an order, direct order

ordre religieux

Groupe religieux dont les membres, souvent des moines ou des religieuses, vivent selon des règles particulières.

En anglais simple : A religious group whose members, often monks or nuns, live by particular rules.

• She joined a religious order.
• The monks belong to the same order.
• Members of this order run schools and hospitals.

Expressions courantes : religious order, join an order, monastic order

commander

Demander de la nourriture, des produits ou un service que l’on paiera.

En anglais simple : To ask for food, goods, or a service that you will pay for.

• I ordered a pizza.
• Can we order some drinks?
• She orders her groceries online every week.

Comment l'utiliser : order something from someone/something (I ordered a lamp from an online shop.); order someone something (She ordered me a sandwich.)

Expressions courantes : order a meal, order online, order a coffee

commander

Demander de la nourriture, des produits ou un service que l’on souhaite acheter.

En anglais simple : To ask for food, goods, or a service that you want to buy.

• I ordered a pizza.
• Can we order the tickets online?
• She always orders coffee after lunch.

Comment l'utiliser : order something from someone/something (We ordered a sofa from a local shop.); order something for someone (I ordered a sandwich for you.)

Synonymes : request

Expressions courantes : order a meal, order something online, order some coffee

ordonner

User de son autorité pour dire à quelqu’un qu’il doit faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To tell someone with authority that they must do something.

• The police ordered us to leave.
• The judge ordered a new trial.
• Who ordered the soldiers to attack?

Comment l'utiliser : order someone to do something (The officer ordered us to stop.); order that… (The judge ordered that the money be returned.)

Synonymes : command, instruct

Expressions courantes : order someone out, order someone to leave, order an attack