B1💼 Business
Italian word
ordinare
to order (goods); to tidy up; to prescribe (medicine)
Looks like
to ordain
to officially appoint (a priest); to order by law
⚠️ The trap
'Ordinare' is the normal word for placing an order with a supplier. In English 'to ordain' is almost exclusively religious. In Italian the same verb covers both meanings.
To say "to officially appoint (a priest); to order by law" in Italian:
ordinare (to order goods/tidy); ordinare sacerdote (to ordain)
"ordinare" in English means:
to order (goods); to tidy up; to prescribe (medicine)
Example
"Ho ordinato i nuovi cataloghi al fornitore."
"I ordered the new catalogues from the supplier."
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