| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| Are you ready to order? expr | (question to restaurant customer) | Avez-vous fait votre choix ? expr |
| | | Vous avez choisi ? expr |
| call [sb/sth] to order v expr | (request silence) | rappeler [qqn/qch] à l'ordre loc v |
| call [sth] to order v expr | (formally begin session) (la séance, la réunion,...) | ouvrir⇒ vtr |
| cooked-to-order adj | (food: prepared when ordered) | préparé à la commande loc adj |
| | The cooked-to-order breakfast at our hotel is excellent. |
| | Le steak tartare est préparé à la commande, sous vos yeux. |
| in order for [sth/sb] to do [sth] expr | (so that [sth] happens) | pour que [qch/qqn] fasse [qch] prép |
| | (plus soutenu) | afin que [qch/qqn] fasse [qch] loc prép |
| | In order for sales to be strong, our department needs to work hard this month. |
| | Pour que nos ventes augmentent, notre département devra travailler dur ce mois-ci. |
| in order to prep | (so as to be able to) | pour prép |
| | | afin de loc prép |
| | You don't need a degree in order to work as an escort. |
| | In order to travel abroad, you must have a valid passport. |
| | Il ne faut pas de diplôme pour travailler comme escort-girl. // Pour voyager à l'étranger, il faut avoir un passeport valide. |
| in order to prep | (so as to) | pour prép |
| | | afin de loc prép |
| | I went to the shop in order to buy some milk. |
| | Je suis allé au magasin pour acheter du lait. |
made to order,
made-to-order adj | (custom made) (vêtement) | sur mesure loc adj |
| Note: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Clothes that are made to order ought to fit better than off-the-rack clothes. |
| | Service is slow because each dish is made to order. |
| | (plat) | à la demande, sur commande loc adv |
| make [sth] to order v expr | (create a custom product) | faire sur mesure⇒ vtr |
| | (un objet) | fabriquer⇒ vtr |
| | This craftsperson makes pieces to order, so you can have exactly what you want. |
| order [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (command) (exiger) | ordonner à [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | (soutenu) | sommer [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | I'm ordering you to put that money back and apologize. |
| | Je t'ordonne de rendre cet argent et de t'excuser. |
| order of commitment to prison n | (law: court order) | ordonnance d'emprisonnement nf |
| pay to the order of expr | (cheque: pay amount specified to) | régler à l'ordre de, payer à l'ordre de loc v |
| payable to order adj | (payable to specified payee) | payable à l'ordre de adj |