order
BrE /ˈɔːdə/ AmE /ˈɔːrdər/
verb / noun en → es
past ordered pp ordered ing ordering
to buy or ask for something, especially food and drink in a restaurant or shop
pedir, ordenar, comprar
- order something
- order something from somewhere
Collocations order a pizza · order food online
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We ordered some drinks and snacks.
Pedimos algunas bebidas y bocadillos.
to arrange or organize something in a particular way
ordenar, organizar, clasificar
- order something
- order something into something
Collocations order the books on a shelf · order your thoughts
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She ordered her notes before starting to write.
Ordenó sus notas antes de empezar a escribir.
to give orders or instructions to someone, especially in the military or police
ordenar, dar órdenes, instruir
- order somebody to do something
Collocations order a soldier to attack · order someone not to leave
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The general ordered his troops to advance.
El general ordenó a sus tropas que avanzaran.
the position of someone in an organization or society, based on their importance or status
posición, rango, jerarquía
- in order to do something
Collocations high/low order · social/political order
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He rose through the ranks to reach a high order.
Ascendió por los rangos hasta alcanzar un alto rango.
the importance of something compared with other things
prioridad, importancia, orden de prioridades
- in order to do something
Collocations order of priority · set priorities
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We need to set our priorities straight.
Necesitamos establecer nuestras prioridades correctamente.
the arrangement of things in a particular sequence or order
secuencia, orden, disposición
- in order to do something
Collocations chronological order · alphabetical order
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The books are in alphabetical order.
Los libros están en orden alfabético.
a decision made by a judge or court that someone must do something
sentencia, resolución judicial, mandato legal
- in order to do something
Collocations court order · legal order
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The court issued an order for his arrest.
El tribunal emitió una orden para su arresto.
a number that shows how many times a quantity is multiplied by itself
exponente, potencia, índice matemático
- in order to do something
Collocations second/third/fourth order · order of magnitude
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The equation has a second-order term.
La ecuación tiene un término de segundo orden.
Phrasal verbs
dar órdenes a alguien, mandar a alguien
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He likes to order people around.
Le gusta dar órdenes a la gente.
pedir comida para llevar, pedir fuera
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We decided to order out for dinner.
Decidimos pedir la cena para llevar.
pedir, solicitar
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Order up another round of drinks.
Pidan otra ronda de bebidas.
pedir comida para llevar, pedir a domicilio
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We ordered in some pizza.
Pedimos una pizza a domicilio.
prohibir, prohibición
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The mayor ordered the beaches to be closed.
El alcalde ordenó que se cerraran las playas.
Idioms
ordenado, en su lugar
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Everything is in order.
Todo está en orden.
fuera de servicio, defectuoso
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The photocopier is out of order.
La fotocopiadora está fuera de servicio.
en buen estado, en buenas condiciones
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The house was in good order when we bought it.
La casa estaba en buen estado cuando la compramos.