order of magnitude in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.order [Am ˈɔrdər, Brit ˈɔːdə] N

5.1. order C (request):

order
pedido m
to place an order for sth
hacer un pedido de algo
to place an order for sth
encargar algo
I placed an order with her for two cakes
le encargué dos pasteles
the firm secured a major order
la empresa consiguió un pedido importante
we're taking orders for or on the new model
estamos recibiendo pedidos para el nuevo modelo
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
a tall order 40 pages by tomorrow? that's rather a tall order, isn't it?
¿40 páginas para mañana? eso es mucho pedir ¿no?
it's a bit of a tall order, but I'll see what I can do
es algo difícil, pero veré qué puedo hacer
order number
número m de referencia (de formulario de pedido)

6.1. order C (command):

order
orden f
to give/issue an order
dar/dictar una orden
to receive/await orders
recibir/esperar órdenes
to carry out an order
cumplir una orden
to obey/disobey an order
obedecer/desobedecer una orden
I was only obeying orders
solo cumplía órdenes
that's an order!
¡es una orden!
I don't take orders from anyone
a mí nadie me da órdenes
orders are orders
órdenes son órdenes
order to + infin
orden de  + inf
he gave the order to fire
dio orden de disparar
order that
orden de que +subj
I left orders that she was not to be disturbed
dejé órdenes de que no se la molestara
I did it on your orders
lo hice porque usted me lo ordenó
on whose orders are you doing this?
¿quién le ordenó hacer esto?
by order of …
por orden de …
we're under orders to arrest you
tenemos orden de detenerlo
to get one's marching orders inf
ser despedido
she got her marching orders for turning up late
la despidieron por llegar tarde
she got her marching orders for turning up late
la pusieron de patitas en la calle por llegar tarde inf
his girlfriend gave him his marching orders
su novia lo plantó inf

12. order (in phrases):

in order is your bedroom in order?
¿tu cuarto está ordenado or en orden?
is everything in order for tomorrow's performance?
¿está todo dispuesto para la función de mañana?
would it be in order for me to attend?
¿habría algún inconveniente en que yo asistiera?
an apology would seem to be in order
parecería que lo indicado sería disculparse
celebrations are in order
esto hay que celebrarlo
in order to
para
in order to save time
para ahorrar tiempo
in order that
para que +subj
in short order
rápidamente
on or Brit in the order of it cost something on the order of $100
costó alrededor de 100 dólares
on or Brit in the order of it cost something on the order of $100
el costo fue del orden de 100 dólares
she's not a singer of the order of Ella Duncan
no es una cantante del calibre de Ella Duncan
of or on the order of
del calibre de
out of order (not in sequence)
desordenado
out of order (not working)
descompuesto LatAm
out of order (not working)
averiado
“out of order”
“no funciona”
that remark was out of order
ese comentario estuvo fuera de lugar
you were out of order asking her where she was going
estuviste mal en preguntarle adónde iba
would I be out of order in calling for an inquiry?
¿sería improcedente que solicitara que se haga una investigación?

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

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III.order [Am ˈɔrdər, Brit ˈɔːdə] VB intr (in restaurant)

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See also standing order, postal order, order of the day

magnitude [Am ˈmæɡnəˌt(j)ud, Brit ˈmaɡnɪtjuːd] N

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

order of magnitude in the PONS 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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magnitude [ˈmægnɪtju:d, Am -tu:d] N no pl

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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O sublimation, with the comet's porous structure providing more surface area for sublimation, up to one order of magnitude greater.
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The mass of this heat exchanger is an order of magnitude lower than has been achieved previously.
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In order of magnitude, produced minerals were bauxite, gypsum, barite, magnesite, talc and related minerals, manganese ore, fluorspar, and zinc.
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The most efficient jet-propelled organisms are the salps, which use an order of magnitude less energy (per kilogram per metre) than squid.
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This crystal oscillator creates a signal with very precise frequency, so that quartz clocks are at least an order of magnitude more accurate than mechanical clocks.
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Working risk identification focuses on risks with, say, a one-in-10-year return period (or similar order of magnitude).
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The outer boundary of the plasmasphere is known as the plasmapause, which is defined by an order of magnitude drop in plasma density.
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For example, the number 4,000,000 has a logarithm (in base 10) of 6.602; its order of magnitude is 6.
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The rate (51.1%) is of the same order of magnitude than the national rate (51.6%).
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And while that's nothing to sniff at, the hole in the public finances is roughly an order of magnitude bigger.
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