What does cerf in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cerf in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cerf in French.

The word cerf in French means stag, white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, kite, stag beetle, kite-flyer, fly a kite. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cerf

stag

nom masculin (cervidé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cerf appartient à la même famille que l'élan ou le caribou.
The stag belongs to the same family as the elk and the caribou.

white-tailed deer

nom masculin (sous-espèce du cerf de Virginie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black-tailed deer

nom masculin (cerf mulet, cerf hémione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black-tailed deer

nom masculin (espèce de cervidé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce cerf doit son nom à ses oreilles semblables à celles d'un mulet.

kite

nom masculin (jouet volant retenu par une ficelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Par grand vent, les enfants aiment bien jouer aux cerfs-volants.
In strong winds, children like to fly kites.

stag beetle

nom masculin (lucane mâle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La larve du cerf-volant creuse des galeries dans le bois mort.
The larva of the stag beetle digs tunnels in dead wood.

kite-flyer

nom masculin et féminin (pratiquant de cerfs-volants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cerfs-volistes se retrouvent tous les dimanches matin dans cette clairière.

fly a kite

locution verbale (jouer avec un cerf-volant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les enfants font du cerf-volant dans le parc.

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