Ordonner (en. Order)
/ɔʁ.dɔ.ne/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
verb
To establish an order or hierarchy.
The manager must order the tasks of his employees.
Le manager doit ordonner les tâches de ses employés.
To put in order or organize.
Books must be ordered by categories.
Il faut ordonner les livres par catégories.
To order something.
She ordered a meal at the restaurant.
Elle a ordonné un repas au restaurant.
Etymology
From Latin 'ordinare', meaning 'to establish an order'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
to arrange priorities
to establish what is most important to do.
ordonner les priorités
to put one's affairs in order
to organize one's possessions.
ordonner ses affaires
to arrange systematically
to organize according to a system or method.
ordonner de manière systématique
Related Words
order
Arrangement or organization of something.
ordre
organization
Act of organizing or ordering elements.
organisation
directive
One that gives instructions or orders.
directif
Slang Meanings
To demand insistently.
She ordered her brother to clean up.
Elle a ordonné à son frère de faire le ménage.
To make a strong request.
He ordered that a coffee be brought to him immediately.
Il a ordonné qu'on lui apporte un café tout de suite.