deer

ciervo, venado

Animal herbívoro de patas largas y pezuñas divididas; los machos suelen tener astas ramificadas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: wild deer, herd of deer, deer antlers

ciervo, venado

Ciervo herbívoro de tamaño menor, con astas ramificadas, distinto de especies mayores como el alce o el wapití.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: cervid, cervine

Expresiones frecuentes: small deer, deer tracks, deer crossing

carne de venado, carne de ciervo

Carne de ciervo o venado que se come como alimento.

En inglés sencillo: Meat from this animal, eaten as food.

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

Sinónimos: venison

Expresiones frecuentes: roast deer, deer meat, eat deer