stag

cerf

Cerf mâle adulte, notamment un grand cerf élaphe.

En anglais simple : An adult male deer, especially a large red deer.

• A stag stood among the trees.
• Two stags fought with their antlers.
• We watched a large stag cross the stream.

Synonymes : buck, hart

Contraires : hind

Expressions courantes : red deer stag, young stag, stag antlers

enterrement de vie de garçon

Fête réservée aux hommes, souvent organisée pour celui qui va bientôt se marier.

En anglais simple : A party for men, often celebrating a man who is about to get married.

• His stag is on Saturday.
• We booked a hotel for the stag.
• Twenty friends came to the stag before his wedding.

Synonymes : bachelor party, stag party

Expressions courantes : stag party, stag weekend, organize a stag

célibataire

Homme célibataire ou qui participe à une soirée sans partenaire féminine.

En anglais simple : An unmarried man, or a man attending a social event without a female partner.

• He was the only stag at dinner.
• The host invited several stags to the dance.
• A group of stags arrived without partners.

Synonymes : bachelor

Expressions courantes : eligible stag, stag at dinner, stag without a date

sans partenaire

En participant à une soirée sans partenaire amoureux, généralement en parlant d’un homme.

En anglais simple : Attending a social event without a romantic partner, usually said of a man.

• He went stag to the dance.
• Are you going stag to prom?
• Several men attended the wedding stag.

Synonymes : alone, unaccompanied

Expressions courantes : go stag, attend stag, arrive stag

spéculer sur des actions nouvelles

Acheter des actions nouvellement proposées et les revendre rapidement avec un bénéfice.

En anglais simple : To buy newly offered shares and sell them quickly for a profit.

• Some investors stag new shares.
• He stagged the issue and sold immediately.
• They hoped to stag the flotation for a quick profit.

Expressions courantes : stag new shares, stag an issue, stag a flotation