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1 ♦ cake
♦ cake /keɪk/n.1 torta; focaccia dolce: a fruit cake, una torta di frutta; wedding cake, torta di nozze; to bake a cake, fare una torta2 tortina; pasta5 blocco compatto; pane; pezzo; tavoletta: a cake of ice, un blocco di ghiaccio; a cake of soap, un pezzo di sapone; una saponetta; a cake of chocolate, una tavoletta di cioccolato; a cake of wax, un pane di cera6 (fig.) – the cake, i finanziamenti (pl.) ( da dividersi); i fondi (pl.); la torta: We too want a slice of the cake, anche noi vogliamo una fetta della torta● ( cucina) cake decorator, siringa per dolci □ ( USA) cake flour, farina per dolci; farina per torte □ ( cosmesi) cake make-up, cipria compatta □ cake mix, miscela per torte □ ( USA) cake pan, tortiera □ cake shop, pasticceria □ (GB) cake tin, tortiera □ (antiq.) cakes and ale, le cose belle della vita; i piaceri della vita; gli spassi □ (fam.) a piece of cake, una cosa da nulla; una bazzecola; un gioco da ragazzi; una passeggiata □ (fam.) to have one's cake and eat it, avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca □ (fam.) to sell like hot cakes, andare a ruba □ (fam. USA) That takes the cake!, questa le batte tutte!; questo è il colmo!(to) cake /keɪk/A v. t.rapprendersi su; incrostare, incrostarsi su: His shoes were all caked with mud, aveva le scarpe tutte incrostate di fangoB v. i.rapprendersi; indurirsi; incrostarsicakeda.rappreso; indurito; incrostato: caked blood, sangue rappreso. -
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I [keɪk]1) gastr. torta f., focaccia f., dolce m.; (smaller) tortina f.2) (of fish, potato) crocchetta f.••it's a piece of cake — colloq. è una pacchia, è un gioco da ragazzi
II 1. [keɪk]to get a o one's slice o share of the cake avere la propria fetta di torta; you can't have your cake and eat it non si può avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca; to sell like hot cakes andare a ruba, vendersi come il pane; that takes the cake! — colloq. è il colmo!
verbo transitivo [mud, blood] incrostare, seccarsi (formando croste) su [clothes, person]2.verbo intransitivo [mud, blood] incrostarsi, rapprendersi* * *[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) dolce, torta2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) frittella, crocchetta3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) pezzo2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) incrostare* * *I [keɪk]1) gastr. torta f., focaccia f., dolce m.; (smaller) tortina f.2) (of fish, potato) crocchetta f.••it's a piece of cake — colloq. è una pacchia, è un gioco da ragazzi
II 1. [keɪk]to get a o one's slice o share of the cake avere la propria fetta di torta; you can't have your cake and eat it non si può avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca; to sell like hot cakes andare a ruba, vendersi come il pane; that takes the cake! — colloq. è il colmo!
verbo transitivo [mud, blood] incrostare, seccarsi (formando croste) su [clothes, person]2.verbo intransitivo [mud, blood] incrostarsi, rapprendersi -
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[keɪk]1. nit's a piece of cake fam — è una cosa facile or da nulla
2) (of wax) tavoletta2. vt3. vi -
4 ♦ yellow
♦ yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/A a.1 giallo: yellow leaves, foglie gialle; yellow skin, pelle gialla; (polit.) the yellow peril, il pericolo giallo3 (fig. fam., antiq.) codardo; vile; meschinoB n.1 [uc] giallo; color giallo: Yellow is a bright colour, il giallo è un colore vivace; the yellows used by Van Gogh, i gialli usati da Van Gogh; to wear yellow, vestire di giallo3 [u] (fig. fam.) vigliaccheria; viltà● (mil.) yellow alert, preallarme □ ( slang, antiq.) yellow-bellied, pauroso; vigliacco; fifone (pop.) □ (zool.) yellow-bellied toad ( Bombina variegata), ululone dal ventre giallo □ (polit.) yellow book, pubblicazione ufficiale □ (ind. min.) yellow cake, concentrato uranifero; ( cucina) torta margherita □ ( calcio) yellow card, cartellino giallo ( ammonizione) □ (miner.) yellow copper ore, calcopirite □ (fam.) yellow dog, persona spregevole □ (stor. USA) yellow-dog contract, contratto con cui il dipendente rinuncia ad iscriversi a un sindacato □ yellow earth = yellow ochre ► sotto □ (med.) yellow fever, febbre gialla □ (naut.) yellow flag, bandiera gialla (o di quarantena) □ yellow-green, verdegiallo □ (med.) yellow gum, ittero dei neonati □ (zool.) yellow gurnard (o yellow gurnet) ( Triglia lucerna), cappone gallinella □ yellow jack, (naut.) bandiera gialla (o di quarantena); ( slang) febbre gialla □ (zool., USA) yellow jacket, vespa □ ( ciclismo) yellow jersey, maglia gialla □ (miner.) yellow lead ore, wulfenite; piombo giallo □ (autom., in GB) yellow line, riga gialla ( indica restrizioni di sosta) □ yellow metal, (metall.) lega di rame (60%) e zinco (40%); (fig.) oro □ yellow ochre, ocra gialla □ (telef.) the Yellow Pages®, le Pagine Gialle® □ the yellow press, la stampa scandalistica; la stampa sensazionale □ (miner.) yellow pyrites, calcopirite □ (geogr.) the Yellow Sea, il Mar Giallo □ (med.) yellow sickness, itterizia □ (anat.) yellow spot, macula lutea ( della retina) □ yellow sticky, post-it; giallino; (comput.) commento; post-it elettronico □ (fig.) yellow streak, tendenza alla vigliaccheria; vena di codardia □ yellow wax, cera gialla; cera d'api □ to turn yellow, ingiallire.(to) yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/v. t. e i.ingiallire; rendere giallo; diventar giallo: an old yellowed document, un vecchio documento ingiallito; the leaves that yellow in autumn, le foglie che ingialliscono in autunno.
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