postal order in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for postal order in the English»French Dictionary

postal order, PO N Brit

postal order

mandat m (for de)

Translations for postal order in the French»English Dictionary

mandat

postal order Brit

mandat postal

postal order Brit

mandat-lettre

postal order

mandat-carte

postal order (in the form of a postcard)

Translations for postal order in the English»French Dictionary

postal [Brit ˈpəʊst(ə)l, Am ˈpoʊstəl] ADJ

postal charges, district

postal

postal worker

des Postes

postal application

par la poste

postal strike

des employés des Postes

I.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər] N

1. order (logical arrangement):

order

ordre m

a sense of order

un sens de l'ordre

it's in the natural order of things

c'est dans l'ordre naturel des choses

to produce order out of chaos

produire de l'ordre à partir du désordre

to put or set sth in order affairs

mettre qc en ordre

to set or put one's life in order

remettre de l'ordre dans sa vie

2. order (sequence):

order

ordre m

to be in alphabetical/chronological order

être dans l'ordre alphabétique/chronologique

to put sth in order files, record cards

classer

to put the names in alphabetical order

mettre les noms par ordre alphabétique

in order of priority

par ordre de priorité

in ascending/descending order

dans l'ordre croissant/décroissant

in the right/wrong order

dans le bon/mauvais ordre

to be out of order files, records:

être en désordre, être mélangé

3. order (discipline, control):

order

ordre m

to restore order

rétablir l'ordre

to keep order police, government:

maintenir l'ordre

to keep order teacher:

maintenir la discipline

4. order (established state):

order

ordre m

the old/existing order

l'ordre ancien/actuel

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

6. order COMM:

order (request to supply)

commande f (for de)

order (in restaurant)

commande f (of de)

to place an order

passer une commande

to put in or place an order for sth

commander qc

to place an order with sb for sth

commander qc à qn

a grocery order

une commande d'épicerie

a telephone order

une commande par téléphone

a rush/repeat order

une commande urgente/renouvelée

the books are on order

les livres ont été commandés

made to order

fait sur commande

cash with order

payable à la commande

7. order (operational state):

to be in good/perfect order

être en bon/parfait état

in working or running order

en état de marche

to be out of order phone line:

être en dérangement

to be out of order lift, machine:

être en panne

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

9. order (taxonomic group):

order

ordre m

10. order REL:

order

ordre m

closed/teaching order

ordre m cloîtré/enseignant

11. order (rank, scale):

craftsmen of the highest order

des artisans de premier ordre

investment of this order is very welcome

les investissements de cet ordre sont tout à fait souhaitables

talent of this order is rare

un tel talent est rare

the higher/lower orders

les classes supérieures/inférieures

of the order of 15% Brit, in the order of 15% Am

de l'ordre de 15%

12. order LAW (decree):

order

ordre m

an order of the Court

un ordre du tribunal

by order of the Minister

par ordre du ministre

13. order FIN:

pay to the order of T. Williams (on cheque, draft)

payer à l'ordre de T. Williams

14. order (on Stock Exchange):

order

ordre m (de Bourse)

buying/selling order

ordre m d'achat/de vente

limit order

ordre m (à cours) limité

15. order Brit (honorary association, title):

order

ordre m (of de)

she was awarded the Order of the Garter

on lui a conféré l'Ordre de la Jarretière

16. order ARCHIT:

order

ordre m

17. order MIL:

order (formation)

ordre m

order (clothing)

tenue f

battle order

ordre m de bataille

close order

ordre m serré

short-sleeve order

tenue f d'été

II.orders N

orders npl REL:

orders

ordres mpl

major/minor orders

les ordres majeurs/mineurs

to be in Holy order

être dans les ordres

to take Holy orders

entrer dans les ordres

III.in order that CONJ

in order that + infininitive:

in order that (with the same subject)

afin de

in order that (with the same subject)

pour

in order that (with different subjects)

afin que

in order that (with different subjects)

pour que + subj

I've come in order that I might help you

je suis venu pour t'aider

he brought the proofs in order that I might check them

il a apporté les épreuves pour que je puisse les vérifier

IV.in order to PREP

in order to

pour

in order to + infininitive

afin de + infininitive

he came in order to talk to me

il est venu pour me parler

I'll leave in order not to disturb you

je partirai pour ne pas te déranger

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

1. order (command):

order inquiry, retrial, investigation

ordonner

to order sb to do

ordonner à qn de faire

to order the closure/delivery of sth

ordonner la fermeture/livraison de qc

to order sb home/to bed

donner à qn l'ordre de rentrer chez lui/d'aller se coucher

to order sth to be done

donner l'ordre de faire qc

to order that sth be done

ordonner que qc soit fait

the council ordered the building to be demolished

le conseil municipal a ordonné la démolition de ce bâtiment

the soldiers were ordered to disembark

les soldats ont reçu l'ordre de débarquer

‘keep quiet, ’ she ordered

‘taisez-vous, ’ a-t-elle ordonné

2. order (request the supply of):

order goods, meal

commander (for sb pour qn)

order taxi

réserver (for pour)

3. order (arrange):

order affairs

organiser

order files, cards

classer

order names, dates

mettre [qc] dans l'ordre

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

order diner, customer:

order

commander

VII.order [Brit ˈɔːdə, Am ˈɔrdər]

in short order

tout de suite

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

postal order, PO N Brit

postal order

mandat m (for de)

standing order N FIN

standing order

virement m automatique

public order N

public order

ordre m public

money order, MO N

money order

mandat m postal

law and order N

law and order

ordre m public

banker's order N

banker's order

virement m bancaire

postal order in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for postal order in the French»English Dictionary

mandat

postal order Brit

Translations for postal order in the English»French Dictionary

I.postal [ˈpəʊstəl, Am ˈpoʊ-] ADJ

postal

postal(e)

postal vote

vote m postal

II.postal [ˈpəʊstəl, Am ˈpoʊ-] N

postal

carte f postale

I.order [ˈɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈɔ:rdɚ] N

1. order no pl (tidiness):

order

ordre m

to put sth in order

ranger qc

to put one's affairs in order

mettre ses affaires en ordre

2. order (particular sequence):

order

ordre m

in alphabetical/chronological order

par ordre alphabétique/chronologique

in reverse order

à l'envers

to be out of/in order

être en désordre/en ordre

3. order (command):

order

ordre m

on sb's orders

sur l'ordre de qn

to take orders from sb

être aux ordres de qn

4. order (working condition):

in working/running order

en état de marche

to be out of order

être hors service

5. order (state of peaceful harmony):

order

ordre m

to keep order in the classroom

faire régner la discipline dans la classe

to restore order in a country

faire régner l'ordre dans un pays

6. order (all right):

to be in order

être en règle

is it in order to +infin?

est-il permis de +infin ?

that is perfectly in order

aucune objection

a celebration is in order

rien ne s'oppose à une fête

his behaviour is out of order

son comportement est inapproprié

7. order (purpose):

in order to +infin

afin de +infin

in order for you to succeed ...

pour réussir ...

in order that everyone can see

pour que tout le monde puisse voir subj

8. order Brit (social class, rank):

order

classe f

9. order (request to supply goods):

order

commande f

to put in an order

passer (une) commande

done to order

fait sur commande

10. order (kind):

order

genre m

of the highest order

de premier ordre

11. order (system, constitution):

order

ordre m

12. order REL (fraternity, brotherhood):

order

ordre m

to take holy orders

entrer dans les ordres

13. order MATH:

order

degré m

14. order (procedure rules):

order of procedure

règlement m intérieur

Phrases:

the order of the day

l'ordre du jour

II.order [ˈɔ:dəʳ, Am ˈɔ:rdɚ] VB intr

order

commander

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

1. order (command):

order

ordonner

to order sb to +infin

donner l'ordre à qn de +infin

I was ordered to leave

on m'a ordonné de partir

to order sb out

ordonner à qn de sortir

to order sb about

donner des ordres à qn

2. order (request goods or a service):

order

commander

3. order (arrange):

order

arranger

to order one's thoughts

reprendre son esprit

to order sth into groups

classer qc en groupes

4. order (ordain, decide):

to order that ...

décréter que ...

5. order (arrange according to procedure):

order

régler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Postal employees themselves fill pattern of payment by the customer, then the postal order form printed and signed by the customer.

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The postal orders that were issued from a football pools machine have a perfinned series of numbers and letters.

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I remember running down to the post office, buying a stamp and postal orders and sending it off.

www.bbc.co.uk

The maximum value of postal order available is 250.00 with the fee capped at 12.50.

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No cash or postal orders will be accepted.

www.limerickleader.ie

During the war about 500,000 letters and newspapers and 12,000 parcels were delivered to the troops each week. 2 million of postal orders and 110,000 of stamps were sold.

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Examples of these postal orders have been confirmed as having been issued in 1982, but it is not yet known when these were exhausted.

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His research unearthed the original five-shilling postal order which caused the problem.

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Very few members only collect postal orders, but usually add them to their philatelic or banknote collections.

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This set was issued for the international mailing, in particular for the parcels and the postal orders (mandats), but will be also used for the common usage.

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