Ordonnance (en. Prescription)

/ɔʁdɔ.nɑ̃s/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Written document issued by a doctor to prescribe a treatment.

The doctor wrote a prescription for the patient.

Le médecin a rédigé une ordonnance pour le patient.

Particular disposition or arrangement of something.

The arrangement of the furniture in the room was harmonious.

L'ordonnance des meubles dans la pièce était harmonieuse.

Administrative or legal regulation.

A municipal ordinance was adopted to improve traffic.

Une ordonnance municipale a été adoptée pour améliorer la circulation.

From the Latin 'ordinantia', derived from 'ordinare' which means 'to arrange'.

medical prescription

Prescription written by a doctor for a treatment.

ordonnance médicale

give a prescription

To issue a prescription for medication or treatment.

donner une ordonnance

comply with a prescription

To follow the written instructions of a doctor or an authority.

respecter une ordonnance

prescription

Document issued to obtain medication.

prescription

regulation

Act that sets rules to follow.

règlement

decree

Decision made by an administrative authority.

décret

Slip

I need that slip to buy my medication.

J'ai besoin de ce bordereau pour acheter mes médicaments.

Order

The doc gave me an order for an exam.

Le doc m'a laissé un ordre pour un examen.