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"Arrange" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ordenar", and "order" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "ordenar". Learn more about the difference between "arrange" and "order" below.
arrange(
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reynj
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
d. disponer
The waiter arranged the silverware for each of the guests.El mesero dispuso los cubiertos para cada comensal.
2. (to plan)
a. organizar
I've arranged a meeting with the client for tomorrow.He organizado una reunión con el cliente para mañana.
b. fijar
We should arrange a date to launch the product.Deberíamos fijar una fecha para lanzar el producto.
c. acordar
The social committee arranged the church's social events for the month.El comité social acordó los eventos sociales del mes de la iglesia.
d. quedar
We arranged a catered lunch for the business meeting.Quedamos en una comida con servicio de banquetes para la reunión de negocios.
3. (music)
a. hacer los arreglos de
The producer arranged the main theme of the film.El productor hizo los arreglos del tema principal de la película.
b. adaptar
She arranged the song to be played by an orchestra.Adaptó la canción para tocarla en orquesta.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. encargarse de
I arranged for all the procedures for the move.Me encargué de todo el proceso de mudanza.
b. pedir que
Monica arranged for her daughter to meet her best friend's son.Mónica pidió que su hija conociera al hijo de su mejor amiga.
order(
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duhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to command)
2. (to request)
3. (to arrange)
a. ordenar
Can you explain to me how you ordered these files?¿Me puedes explicar cómo ordenaste estas carpetas?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. ordenar (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Are you guys ready to order yet?¿Ya están listos para ordenar?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (command)
a. el orden (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I don't understand the order of these chapters. Why is the fourth one before the second?No entiendo el orden de estos capítulos. ¿Por qué viene el cuarto antes del segundo?
8. (peace)
a. la orden (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The court issued an order granting the petition for a writ of certiorari.El tribunal emitió una orden para conceder la petición de auto de avocación.
10. (formal group)
11. (level)
a. el nivel (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His desserts are of the highest order, especially his chocolate flan cake.Sus postres son del nivel más alto, en particular su pastel de chocolate.
12. (system)
13. (biology)
a. el orden (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Dire wolves, now extinct, were members of the scientific order Carnivora.Los lobos gigantes, ahora extintos, eran miembros del orden científico Carnivora.
14. (architecture)
15. (culinary)
a. la porción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How many calories are there in a small order of fries at this restaurant?¿Cuántas calorías hay en una porción pequeña de papas fritas que sirven en este restaurante?
