law and order in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər] N

5. order (command):

order
ordre m
order
consigne f (to do de faire)
to give/issue an order
donner/lancer un ordre
to carry out an order
exécuter un ordre
to give an order for the crowd to disperse
donner à la foule l'ordre de se disperser
to be under sb's orders
être sous les ordres de qn
to have or to be under orders to do
avoir (l')ordre de faire
my orders are to guard the door
j'ai l'ordre de surveiller l'entrée
I have orders not to let anybody through
j'ai ordre de ne laisser passer personne
to take orders from sb
recevoir des ordres de qn
they take their orders from Paris
ils reçoivent leurs ordres de Paris
I won't take orders from you
je ne suis pas à vos ordres
he won't take orders from anybody
il ne supporte pas que quiconque lui donne des ordres
on the orders of the General
sur les ordres du Général
to act on sb's order
agir sur l'ordre de qn
that's an order!
c'est un ordre!
orders are orders
les ordres sont les ordres
until further orders
jusqu'à nouvel ordre

8. order (correct procedure):

to call the meeting to order
déclarer la séance ouverte
order! order!
un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît!
to call sb to order
rappeler qn à l'ordre
to be in order documents, paperwork:
être en règle
the Honourable member is perfectly in order Brit POL
Monsieur le député n'enfreint aucunement les règles
the Speaker ruled the question out of order
le Président de l'Assemblée a déclaré que cela était contraire à la procédure
it is perfectly in order for him to refuse to pay
il a tout à fait le droit de refuser de payer
would it be out of order for me to phone her at home?
est-ce que ce serait déplacé de lui téléphoner chez elle?
your remark was way out of order
ta remarque était tout à fait déplacée
you're well or way out of order inf
tu dépasses les bornes
I hear that congratulations are in order
il paraît que les félicitations sont à l'ordre du jour
a toast would seem to be in order
il me semble qu'un toast serait le bienvenu
the order of the day MIL, POL
l'ordre du jour
economy is the order of the day fig
l'économie est à l'ordre du jour

V.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər] VB trans

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VI.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər] VB intr

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VII.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər]

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See also law and order, standing order, public order, postal order, money order, banker's order

1. law U (body of rules):

law
loi f
to obey/break the law
respecter/enfreindre la loi
to be against the law
être contraire à la loi form
to be against the law
être interdit
it is against the law to do
il est interdit de faire
the law is on our side
nous avons la loi pour nous
to be above the law
être au-dessus des lois
to remain within the law
rester dans les limites de la légalité
the law of the land
la législation du pays
the law as it stands
la législation en vigueur
under Italian law
d'après la loi italienne
by law
conformément à la loi
it's required by law
c'est obligatoire légalement
the bill became law yesterday
le projet de loi a été adopté hier
divine law
la loi divine
his word is law
sa parole fait loi

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wait, try, go

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

II.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB trans

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III.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB intr

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1. wait (remain patiently):

wait
attendre
please wait here
veuillez attendre ici
to keep sb waiting
faire attendre qn
to wait for sb/sth
attendre qn/qc
it was worth waiting for
cela valait la peine d'attendre
to wait for sb/sth to do
attendre que qn/qc fasse
we waited for the car to stop
nous avons attendu que la voiture s'arrête
to wait and see how/why
attendre de voir comment/pourquoi
to wait to do
attendre de faire
I'm waiting to use the phone
j'attends de pouvoir me servir du téléphone
I/you can't wait to do
j'ai/tu as hâte de faire
she can't wait to start
elle a hâte de commencer
I/you can hardly wait to do
je/tu meurs d'impatience de faire
I can hardly wait to see him
je meurs d'impatience de le voir
you'll just have to wait and see
attends et tu verras
(just you) wait and see
tu verras bien inf
just you wait! (as threat)
tu vas voir! inf
wait for it!
tiens-toi bien! inf
wait for it! MIL
pas encore!

IV.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt]

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I.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] N

II.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB trans <pret, pp tried>

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2. try (test out):

try recipe, tool, product, method, activity
essayer
try person
prendre [qn] à l'essai
try thief: door, window
essayer d'ouvrir
try door knob
tourner
try the back door
essaie la porte de derrière
you should try it for yourself
tu devrais l'essayer
to try one's hand at pottery/weaving
s'essayer à la poterie/au tissage
to try sth on sb/sth idea, possibility
proposer [qc] à qn/qc
to try sth on sb/sth food
donner [qc] à qn/qc pour voir
try that meat on the dog
donne cette viande au chien pour voir
try that for size or length
essaie pour voir si ça te va
you should try it
tu devrais essayer
I'll try anything once
je suis toujours prêt à faire de nouvelles expériences
‘I bet you don't know the answer’—‘try me!’
‘je parie que tu ne sais pas la réponse!’—‘vas-y!’

III.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VB intr <pret, pp tried>

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1. try (make attempt):

try
essayer
he didn't even try
il n'a même pas essayé
I'd like to try
j'essaierais bien
to try again (to perform task)
recommencer
to try again (to see somebody)
repasser
to try again (to phone)
rappeler
to try and do
essayer de faire
try and relax
essaie de rester calme
to try for loan, university place
essayer d'obtenir
to try for world record
essayer de battre
to try for baby
essayer d'avoir
just you try! (as threat)
essaie un peu! inf
just let him try!
qu'il essaie seulement!
keep trying!
essaie encore!
I'd like to see you try!
j'aimerais bien t'y voir!
she did it without even trying
elle l'a fait sans le moindre effort
try harder!
fais plus d'effort!
at least you tried
au moins tu as fait tout ce que tu as pu

IV.try <pl tries> [Brit trʌɪ, Am traɪ]

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I.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB intr

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1. go (move, travel):

go
aller (from de, to à, en)
to go to London/Paris
aller à Londres/Paris
to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California
aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie
to go to town/to the country
aller en ville/à la campagne
they went home
ils sont rentrés chez eux
she's gone to Paris
elle est allée à Paris
to go up/down/across
monter/descendre/traverser
I went into the room
je suis entré dans la pièce
to go by bus/train/plane
voyager en bus/train/avion
we went there by bus
nous y sommes allés en bus
to go by or past person, vehicle:
passer
that car's going very fast!
cette voiture roule très vite!
there he goes again! (that's him again)
le revoilà!
there he goes again! (he's starting again) fig
le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti!
who goes there? MIL
qui va là?
where do we go from here? fig
et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

the roots of the plant go very deep
les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément
the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep
les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin
these habits go very deep
ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées
as far as that goes
pour ce qui est de cela
it's true as far as it goes
c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure
she'll go far!
elle ira loin!
this time he's gone too far!
cette fois il est allé trop loin!
a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days
on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people
un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes
this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude
ceci explique en grande partie son attitude
you can make £5 go a long way
on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

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III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

V.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ]

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to have a go at sb
s'en prendre à qn
to make a go of sth
réussir qc
she's always on the go
elle n'arrête jamais
he's all go inf!
il n'arrête pas!
it's all the go inf!
ça fait fureur!
we have several different projects on the go at the moment
nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment
(it's) no go!
pas question!
from the word go
dès le départ
that was a near go inf!
on l'a échappé belle!
in one go
d'un seul coup
to go one better than sb
renchérir sur qn
to go off on one Brit inf
péter les plombs inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
se passer super bien inf
to go off like a frog in a sock person:
s'éclater inf
the party went off like a frog in a sock
la fête s'est super bien passée inf
I went off like a frog in a sock
je me suis éclaté inf
that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes!
ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie!
there you go inf!
voilà!
don't go there sl
ce n'est même pas la peine d'y penser

law and order in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for law and order in the English»French Dictionary

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I.order [ˈɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈɔ:rdɚ] N

II.order [ˈɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈɔ:rdɚ] VB intr

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III.order [ˈɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈɔ:rdɚ] VB trans

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He vowed to bring law and order back to the streets of the city and, to that end, allowed private citizens to own handguns.
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The CCP has three wings: traffic, law and order, and crime.
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Improvements in law and order, with a more proactive bureaucracy has led to a gradual improvement in the economy of the state.
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A special task force is deployed to control law and order.
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In order to improve the law and order situation and also to ensure uniformity of legal administration, various options were looked for.
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The constabulary aided in the suppression of the rebellion, guarded prisons, provided intelligence, and returned law and order to the islands.
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He is shocked by the scale of the urban collapse that has struck the city law and order has broken down and marauding gangs terrorise the litter strewn, decaying streets.
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The police appeared to have regained grip on the law and order situation and peace appeared to have returned.
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Begin building a home of your own, ruled by law and order, in order to be a worthy member within the family of civilized nations!
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The law and order situation of the area is also good.
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