stock

stock, marchandise

Marchandises qu’un magasin ou une entreprise garde prêtes à vendre.

En anglais simple : The goods a shop or business has ready to sell.

• The shop needs more stock.
• We sold most of our stock yesterday.
• Their warehouse holds extra stock for busy periods.

Synonymes : inventory, goods

Expressions courantes : new stock, stock levels, stock for sale, in stock

action

Part de propriété d’une entreprise que l’on peut acheter et vendre.

En anglais simple : A share in a company that you can buy and sell.

• She bought stock in a technology company.
• His stocks fell in value last week.
• Which stock would you sell first?

Synonymes : share

Expressions courantes : buy stock, stock market, stock price

bouillon

Liquide obtenu en cuisant viande, os ou légumes dans l’eau, utilisé pour les soupes et les sauces.

En anglais simple : Liquid made by cooking meat, bones, or vegetables in water, used to make soups and sauces.

• Add some chicken stock.
• She made stock from the leftover bones.
• Does this soup contain vegetable stock?

Synonymes : broth

Expressions courantes : chicken stock, vegetable stock, stock cube

bilan

Dans « take stock », désigne un examen attentif de sa situation avant de décider de la suite.

En anglais simple : Used with “take” to mean carefully considering your situation before deciding what to do next.

• Let’s stop and take stock.
• She took stock of her life after moving.
• Have you taken stock of the situation?

Comment l'utiliser : take stock of something (We need to take stock of our progress.)

Expressions courantes : take stock, take stock of

avoir en stock, vendre

Pour un magasin, garder un produit disponible à la vente pour ses clients.

En anglais simple : If a shop does this with a product, it keeps that product available for customers to buy.

• We stock fresh bread.
• That shop never stocked my size.
• Do you stock this brand of coffee?

Synonymes : carry, sell

Expressions courantes : stock a product, stock fresh bread, stock several brands

faire des réserves

Se procurer une grande quantité de quelque chose pour en avoir assez plus tard.

En anglais simple : To get a large supply of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up.
• She stocked up on soap during the sale.
• Are you stocking up for winter?

Comment l'utiliser : stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (They stocked up for the winter.)

Synonymes : lay in, store up

Expressions courantes : stock up, stock up on, stock up for

approvisionner, garnir

Remplir un lieu des produits ou du matériel nécessaires.

En anglais simple : To fill a place with the supplies that are needed.

• Please stock the shelves.
• She stocked the fridge with fruit.
• They are stocking the shelter with blankets.

Comment l'utiliser : stock something with something (We stocked the cupboard with canned food.)

Synonymes : supply, fill

Contraires : empty

Expressions courantes : stock the fridge, stock the shelves, stock with something

de série, standard

Fabriqué dans sa version habituelle, sans modifications particulières ni fonctions supplémentaires.

En anglais simple : Made in the usual standard form, without special changes or extra features.

• The car has a stock engine.
• We replaced the stock wheels with larger ones.
• Is this camera still in stock condition?

Synonymes : standard, unmodified

Contraires : modified

Expressions courantes : stock engine, stock parts, stock car