deer

cerf

Animal herbivore aux longues pattes et aux sabots fendus ; les mâles portent souvent des bois ramifiés.

En anglais simple : A plant-eating animal with long legs and hard, divided feet; males often have branching horns.

• A deer stood by the road.
• We saw three deer in the forest.
• The deer ate the leaves in our garden.

Expressions courantes : wild deer, herd of deer, deer antlers

cerf, chevreuil

Cervidé herbivore relativement petit, aux bois ramifiés, par opposition aux grands cervidés comme l’élan ou le wapiti.

En anglais simple : A smaller plant-eating animal with branching horns, as distinct from a moose or elk.

• A deer crossed the path.
• We saw deer here, but no moose.
• The deer were much smaller than the elk nearby.

Synonymes : cervid, cervine

Expressions courantes : small deer, deer tracks, deer crossing

viande de cerf

Chair du cerf consommée comme aliment.

En anglais simple : Meat from this animal, eaten as food.

• We ate deer for dinner.
• She cooked the deer slowly with onions.
• Have you ever tasted deer?

Synonymes : venison

Expressions courantes : roast deer, deer meat, eat deer