Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
les laitues non pommees
English translation:
leaf lettuce
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BOB DE DENUS
Jan 21, 2002 09:00
22 yrs ago
French term
les laitues non pommees
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Food & Drink
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In a list of vegetables. It sounds strange to talk about heartless lettuces or lettuces without a heart-too much like the wizard of Oz! Can you suggest anything?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | leaf lettuce |
BOB DE DENUS
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| 4 +1 | heartless / that do not form a head or a heart |
DPolice
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| 5 | lettuce without a good heart |
Attila Piróth
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| 5 | leaf lettuce |
BOB DE DENUS
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Proposed translations
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41 mins
BOB DE DENUS
Native in French
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Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
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leaf lettuce
leaf lettuce
Any of various cultivated lettuces that constitute a distinct variety ((...)) and are distinguished by leaves having curled, crisped, or develop into a compact head.
Note :
Leaf lettuce, as the name implies, grows with leaves loosely branching from its stalk - these varieties do not form heads. The leaves are clustered or pressed together but only the young ones at the center of the plant overlap to any extent.
Also I used to grow about two hundred cases of leaf lettuce by hydroponics
Any of various cultivated lettuces that constitute a distinct variety ((...)) and are distinguished by leaves having curled, crisped, or develop into a compact head.
Note :
Leaf lettuce, as the name implies, grows with leaves loosely branching from its stalk - these varieties do not form heads. The leaves are clustered or pressed together but only the young ones at the center of the plant overlap to any extent.
Also I used to grow about two hundred cases of leaf lettuce by hydroponics
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, this sounds better-thanks"
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17 mins
heartless / that do not form a head or a heart
Some varieties of lettuce, like "Salad Bowl" (Feuille de Chêne) do not form a head or heart. You cut the leaves when you need them and they grow new leaves until autumn.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
BernieM
: Your second suggestion (that do not form a heart) sounds appropriate, but I definitely would not go for heartless - it has very strange connotations for lettuces!!
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19 mins
Attila Piróth
France
France
Works in field
France
PhD, ATA-certified En-Hu, sci-tech-IT
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, Hungarian to English, and 2 more.
lettuce without a good heart
pommee (chou) = with a good heart, according to Le Robert & Collins. Heart really has this meaning - according to Webster's: heart (6c) = the younger sentral part of a leafy rosette (as a head of lettuce) - so, even if it sounds strange, you can trust this solution.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Subhamay Ray (X)
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| disagree |
Erika Pavelka (X)
: It sounds as if the lettuce is an animate object! This does not sound natural in English at all.
8 hrs
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46 mins
BOB DE DENUS
Native in French
&
English
Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
4
leaf lettuce
leaf lettuce
Any of various cultivated lettuces that constitute a distinct variety ((...)) and are distinguished by leaves having curled, crisped, or develop into a compact head.
Note :
Leaf lettuce, as the name implies, grows with leaves loosely branching from its stalk - these varieties do not form heads. The leaves are clustered or pressed together but only the young ones at the center of the plant overlap to any extent.
Also I used to grow about two hundred cases of leaf lettuce by hydroponics
Any of various cultivated lettuces that constitute a distinct variety ((...)) and are distinguished by leaves having curled, crisped, or develop into a compact head.
Note :
Leaf lettuce, as the name implies, grows with leaves loosely branching from its stalk - these varieties do not form heads. The leaves are clustered or pressed together but only the young ones at the center of the plant overlap to any extent.
Also I used to grow about two hundred cases of leaf lettuce by hydroponics
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