Usages of ordinare
Scusi, cameriere, vogliamo ordinare la cena.
Excuse me, waiter, we want to order dinner.
La signora vuole ordinare una pizza e un caffè.
The lady wants to order a pizza and a coffee.
Signore, vuole ordinare o vuole chiedere il conto?
Sir, do you want to order or do you want to ask for the bill?
Ordino un cappuccino al bar.
I order a cappuccino at the cafe.
Ho ordinato un cappuccino e un cornetto.
I ordered a cappuccino and a croissant.
Ordiniamo il pesce, anzi, voglio le ostriche e lo spumante!
Let's order the fish, or rather, I want the oysters and the sparkling wine!
Non si sono ordinate nuove importazioni finché non si sono rimosse le giacenze.
New imports were not ordered until the unsold stocks were removed.
Ha ordinato che la corte sottomessa si inchinasse davanti a lui.
He ordered that the submissive court bow before him.
Non ho i ricambi, quindi li comincio a ordinare.
I do not have the spare parts, so I am starting to order them.
Ci è stato ordinato di aspettare in carcere.
We were ordered to wait in prison.
Ero sul punto di ordinare della mortadella, ma ho scelto del tacchino.
I was about to order some mortadella, but I chose some turkey.
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