lettuce
gb/lˈɛtəs/ us/lˈɛtəs/
A1
Inglese
saláta, lóvé
SOSTANTIVO
A1
1
saláta
A1
Schema d'uso:
[some] lettuce; a head of lettuce
I bought a head of lettuce to make salads for the week.
Vettem egy fej salátát, hogy egész héten tudjak salátát készíteni.
Add lettuce and tomato to the sandwich.
Tegyél salátát és paradicsomot a szendvicsbe.
The lettuce was wilted, so we used spinach instead.
Esempi per chi studia
I like lettuce in my salad.
Szeretem, ha van salátalevél a salátámban.
Wash the lettuce before you eat it.
Mosd meg a salátát, mielőtt megeszed.
Errore comune:
Learners may treat it as countable in general use; in English it is often uncountable (some lettuce), but you can say a head of lettuce.
Significato
a leafy salad vegetable
Collocazioni
lettuce leaves
|a head of lettuce
|shredded lettuce
|chopped lettuce
|fresh lettuce
|wash the lettuce
|grow lettuce
|iceberg lettuce
|romaine lettuce
|lettuce salad
Sinonimi
salad greens (Broader; includes other leafy greens besides lettuce.)
|
greens (Much broader; can include many vegetables and cooked greens.)
Temi
food
|cooking
|plants
|daily_life
Definizione
A green vegetable leaf often used in salads and sandwiches.
A plant with broad leaves that are eaten raw in salads or used in sandwiches and other dishes.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
SLANG
2
lóvé
B2
Schema d'uso:
some lettuce; a little lettuce
He’s trying to make some lettuce doing weekend gigs.
Próbál egy kis lóvét keresni hétvégi melókkal.
I don’t have enough lettuce to buy a new phone right now.
Most nincs elég lóvém, hogy új telefont vegyek.
Errore comune:
This slang use is informal and regionally dependent; avoid it in formal writing.
Significato
money (slang)
Collocazioni
some lettuce
|a little lettuce
|lots of lettuce
|make some lettuce
|spend that lettuce
|save your lettuce
Sinonimi
cash (Neutral and common; specifically physical money.)
|
dough (Very common slang for money.)
|
bucks (Common informal term, often for dollars.)
Contrari
debt (Owing money rather than having money.)
Temi
money
|slang
|daily_life
Definizione
Money (slang), usually cash.
Money, especially cash (used as slang).
Grammatica
Forma base
lettuce
IPA
GB/lˈɛtəs/
US/lˈɛtəs/
Sillabe e accento
lettuce (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (lettuce)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: lettuce
- Plural: lettuce, lettuces
Famiglia di parole
Forms
lettuces
noun
Espressioni
devil's lettuce
1/dˈɛvəlz lˈɛtəs/
idiom
slang
marijuana (slang)
Marijuana (slang, often joking).
Esempi
- He joked that he quit the devil’s lettuce for the new job.
- Some headlines still refer to cannabis as the devil’s lettuce.
head of lettuce
1/hˈɛd əv lˈɛtəs/
fixed phrase
one whole lettuce plant
One whole lettuce that you buy in a store.
Esempi
- Can you pick up a head of lettuce on your way home?
- We used two heads of lettuce for the party salads.
Esempi per chi studia
- I bought a head of lettuce.
- We need two heads of lettuce.
iceberg lettuce
1/ˈaɪsbɚɡ lˈɛtəs/
fixed phrase
crisp pale-green lettuce type
A common crispy kind of lettuce.
Esempi
- Iceberg lettuce stays crunchy in burgers.
- She shredded iceberg lettuce for tacos.
Esempi per chi studia
- I like iceberg lettuce.
lettuce wrap
1/lˈɛtəs ɹˈæp/
fixed phrase
food wrapped in lettuce
Food wrapped in lettuce leaves, not bread.
Esempi
- I ordered chicken lettuce wraps instead of a sandwich.
- These lettuce wraps are filled with tofu and vegetables.
Esempi per chi studia
- I ate a lettuce wrap.
romaine lettuce
1/ɹoʊmˈeɪn lˈɛtəs/
fixed phrase
long-leaf lettuce for salads
A kind of lettuce with long leaves.
Esempi
- Caesar salad is usually made with romaine lettuce.
- Grilled romaine lettuce is popular in some restaurants.
Esempi per chi studia
- We used romaine lettuce in the salad.