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Jun 24, 2022 09:44
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French term

petite huile verte

French to English Art/Literary Cooking / Culinary
I'm sure I've come across "petite huile" before but not sure how to translate it. I'm assuming "verte" may mean it's flavoured with herbs, but would love to know how others have translated this.
Proposed translations (English)
4 -1 Green Sauce (Salsa Verde)
3 oleum viride/olive oil
References
grünes Olivenöl in kleine flaschen
Olive made from green olives
Might any of these help?

Discussion

Elisabeth Gootjes Jun 24, 2022:
@Anne McDowall I'm pretty sure that's proper and safe.
I'm curious: how did you translate "petite"?
Anne McDowall (asker) Jun 24, 2022:
@Elisabeth Thanks for that confirmation. I just went with green oil in the end.
Elisabeth Gootjes Jun 24, 2022:
@Anne McDowall @philgoddard Sorry for not having been able to answer earlier. 1) green oil is indeed the same as herb oil, but herb-flavoured oil most often means that the herbs have infused in the oil and been removed; 2) “petite” refers to its quantity; 3) indeed, green oil is highly concentrated in herbs, hence its colour and name.
Anne McDowall (asker) Jun 24, 2022:
@philgoddard Thanks for the suggestion. Possibly, but I'm guessing that's a guess! Job submitted now and I've just put 'green oil'. Not great, but better than jumping to wrong conclusions (and better than a lot of restaurant menu translations I've seen!)
philgoddard Jun 24, 2022:
I wonder if petite means concentrated, ie a little goes a long way.
Anne McDowall (asker) Jun 24, 2022:
@Elisabeth Gootjes I agree. The questions remain: 1) is 'green oil' the same as 'herb(-flavoured) oil' and 2) is there any significance to 'petite' here? Any thoughts you or others have in the next ten minutes would be gratefully received!

Proposed translations

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27 mins

Green Sauce (Salsa Verde)

I think it's what is simply called 'Green Sauce' in English; sometimes the Spanish term is used also.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=huile verte aux herbes&pc=0AGL...

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/salsa-verde
Note from asker:
Thanks for contributing, Andrew. However, isn't 'green sauce' simply 'sauce verte' in French. I'm not sure I see the connection between 'petite huile verte' and 'green sauce', unless you have other references. Unfortunately, I need to send this job in soon, so unless I get other suggestions, I may just go with 'green sauce', but I'd prefer confirmation.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Elisabeth Gootjes : Salsa verde contains mustard and vinegar (or alike) and is called “sauce verte” in FR-FR. “Green oil” is often used in UK-EN (but is also a brand name for a bicycle maintenance oil), as well as herb oil.
2 hrs
Your point being?
neutral philgoddard : I don't agree with your translation, but your first reference suggests it means olive oil with herbs.
3 hrs
Well it matters not Phil; the asker is looking elsewhere anyway;
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French term (edited): huile verte

oleum viride/olive oil

Just a tentative answer, those with more experience will no doubt have a better idea, but I did see it referenced on the site listed below. Admittedly, it's a WordPress site, rather than an official website, but it does use the term huile verte.

I suppose my question would be is if the term's being used as part of a larger recipe, (i.e. it's saying to add just a bit of "huile verte") or some other context.

I hope this helps, or at least gives you more ideas!
Example sentence:

https://ammonastery.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/olive-oil-huile-dolive/

Note from asker:
Thanks for your contribution Gabriel. The context here is a restaurant menu. I'm still thinking that 'petite' has significance here (i.e. it's not just meaning 'a little'), but I'm out of time so may have to go with a literal translation.
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : Your reference is about the ancient Romans, hence the Latin, but you can't use that here.
43 mins
neutral Andrew Bramhall : Crikey Phil, don't mention the Romans , otherwise Adrian will be dropping by telling us the Latin used is different in the monastery on the other side of the same mountain!
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Reference comments

56 mins
Reference:

grünes Olivenöl in kleine flaschen

Kleine Dorica Flasche 100ml aus Weißglas. - https://www.etivera.at/oelflaschen
Grünes Olivenöl ist eine Spezialität unter den Ölen, die aus Oliven gewonnen werden. - https://www.cretan-life.de/2019/10/gruenes-olivenoel/
»Agoureleo«, grünes Olivenöl, ist eine besondere Delikatesse für Kenner und Liebhaber. - https://www.google.com/search?q=Bestes Grünes Olivenöl&sa=X&...


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Note added at 1 hora (2022-06-24 10:50:37 GMT)
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Sorry, its in English: green olivenöl small bottle
Small Blue and Green Floral Olive Oil and Vinegar Bottles - https://www.etsy.com/at/listing/1066193321/small-blue-and-gr...
Peer comments on this reference comment:
neutral writeaway : Why are you posting a German reference for a Fr-En question?? https://www.cuisineactuelle.fr/recettes/huile-verte-119004
1 min
See note, please
neutral Andrew Bramhall : "Green olive oil in small bottles" can't be an English translation of the question asked!!
16 mins
Why not? There are certainly better translations, but it's possible. The denotation and conotation is a fact.
disagree AllegroTrans : Asker wanted English translation - your correction to "green olivenöl" (sic) is NOT English
12 hrs
sorry: olive oil
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Reference:

Olive made from green olives

According to this site ( https://grenadeoliveoil.com/fr/huile-verte/ ), "huile verte" "... est un type d’huile d’olive récoltée plus tôt, lors d’une récolte précoce, où le processus de maturation n’a pas commencé et a été extraite avec principalement des olives vertes et, par conséquent, sa teneur en chlorophylle est plus élevée."

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Note added at 9 hrs (2022-06-24 19:26:48 GMT)
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I meant "Olive oil made from green olives"
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Reference:

Might any of these help?

Lotion suractivée Miss Antilles - Nounoune et ses tifs
http://nounouneetsestifs.blogspot.com › ...
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9 Nov 2009 — Enfin, me voilà pour faire ma petite fiche sur la petite huile verte de Miss Antilles, que je connais depuis presque toujours et que j'adore ...
"petite huile verte" from nounouneetsestifs.blogspot.com

PLAT #4 : Poivrons farcis au... - Le renard et la chouette - Facebook
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PLAT #4 : Poivrons farcis au porc avec crumble de sarrasin, crème à l'ail & petite huile verte. Ça va vous réchauffer la maisonnée !

Croque Saint-Jacques Truffe de David Charrier - Les Belles ...
https://www.assiettesgourmandes.fr › ...
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25 Nov 2021 — Et quand on est dans les cuisines des Chefs il y a toujours une petite huile verte et de jolies herbes du jardin pour finaliser ^^.
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