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n

• 1 c a (command) orden (f) order to + INF = orden de + inf b (request, goods requested) pedido (m) the books are on order = los libros están pedidos we make them to order = los hacemos por encargo the waiter took my order = el camarero tomó nota de lo que quería

• 2 u a (sequence) orden (m) to put sth in(to) order = poner* algo en orden b (satisfactory condition) orden (m) I'm trying to put my affairs in order = estoy tratando de poner mis asuntos en orden the car was in perfect working order = el coche funcionaba perfectamente bien c (harmony, discipline) orden (m) to keep order = mantener* el orden d (in phrases)

  in order

  are her papers in order? = ¿tiene los papeles en regla? an apology would seem to be in order = parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse • in order to = para • in order that = para que (+ subj) • out of order (not in sequence) = desordenado; (not working) = averiado, descompuesto (AmL) out of order = no funciona

• 3 c a [Biol] orden (m) b (of monks, nuns) orden (f)