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"Deer" is a noun which is often translated as "el venado", and "stag" is a noun which is often translated as "el ciervo". Learn more about the difference between "deer" and "stag" below.
deer(
dihr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el venado
(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).
(M)
Deer prefer to live in wooded areas.Los venados prefieren vivir en áreas boscosas.
b. el ciervo
(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).
(M)
I just saw a deer crossing the road.Acabo de ver un ciervo cruzando la carretera.
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stag(
stahg
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el ciervo
(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).
(M)
A magnificent red stag stood motionless in the clearing.Un magnífico ciervo rojo estaba inmóvil en el claro del bosque.
b. el venado
(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).
(M)
The hunters dragged the carcass of the stag over to their jeep.Los cazadores arrastraron el cuerpo del venado muerto hasta su jeep.
2.
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
(slang)
(finance)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Stags bought at £200 and sold at £400.Los especuladores compraron las acciones recién emitidas a £200 y las vendieron a £400.
There will always be stags looking to make a quick buck.Siempre habrá quien se dedique a especular con nuevas emisiones bursátiles para enriquecerse rápido.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(for men only)
a. solo para hombres
I met Peter the other day coming home from a drunken stag evening.El otro día me encontré a Peter volviendo a casa de una de esas noches de borrachera solo para hombres.
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