stock
(=amount of sth one has)
[+weapons] stock m
[+food, drink] stock m , réserve f
→ We took a small stock of alcohol out with us.
[+money] réserve f
[+knowledge] somme f
→ to the best of my ability with my small stock of knowledge
[+houses] parc m
→ the city's large stock of old mills and warehouses
This required the destruction of existing stocks of weapons. Cela exigeait la destruction des stocks d'armes existants.
[+business, shop] stock m
They sold a week's worth of stock in a single day. Ils ont vendu le stock d'une semaine en un seul jour.
in stock en stock, en magasin
out of stock épuisé (e)
→ You can't buy it because it's out of stock.
to take stock (fig) faire le point
to take stock of sth [+situation] faire le point sur qch
→ The committees had a chance to take stock of the situation.
(FINANCE) valeurs fpl , titres mpl
stocks and shares valeurs mobilières, titres
government stock fonds publics
(for cooking)
bouillon m
chicken stock du bouillon de volaille
(=livestock) cheptel m
→ The boar soon improved our stock.
(=descent, origin) souche f
→ They were of European stock.
adj
(=standard)
[reply, response, excuse, expression] tout (e) fait (e)
stock phrase cliché m
(=have in stock) avoir en stock, vendre Do you stock camping stoves? Vous vendez des réchauds de camping? → They didn't stock it, so I had to order it. well-stocked bien approvisionné (e) → The staff there are helpful and it's always well-stocked.
breeding stock
n animaux mpl élevés en vue de la reproduction
gilt-edged stock
n (government-issued)
obligation f d'État
(=safe investment) valeur f de père de famille
government stock
n fonds mpl d'État
joint-stock company
n société f par actions
laughing stock
n
to be the laughing stock of sb être la risée de qn
He was the laughing stock of the class. Il était la risée de la classe.
We risked becoming the laughing stock of the developed world. Nous risquions de devenir la risée du monde développé.
to become a laughing stock devenir objet de risée
→ Britain has now become a complete laughing stock in international sporting circles
out of stock
adj
[article] épuisé (e)
preferred stock
n (US) actions fpl privilégiées
rolling stock
n matériel m roulant
root stock
n porte-greffe m
→ apple trees kept low by grafting onto dwarf rootstock
→ Mrs S has grafted grevilleas onto silky oak rootstock to improve their chances of survival.
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stock up
vi s'approvisionner
to stock up with sth, to stock up on sth s'approvisionner en qch
→ Stock up with groceries and canned foods.
stock car
modif
[race, racing] de stock-cars
→ He acted as grand marshal of a stock car race.
stock control
n contrôle m des stocks
stock cube
n bouillon m cube
stock exchange
n Bourse f
stock-in-trade
n
[+comedian, writer, politician] fonds m de commerce
It's his stock-in-trade. C'est son fonds de commerce.
stock management
n gestion f des stocks
stock market
n Bourse f , marché m financier
stock option (US)
n stock option f , option f d'achat d'actions
stock still , stock-still
adj
(=motionless)
to stand stock still se tenir parfaitement immobile
→ He stood stock still, with the tropical sun beating on his skull, and endlessly watched the rise and fall of the ship ...
to remain stock still rester parfaitement immobile
→ the efforts of a group of people to remain stock still for a whole hour
