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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
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5 cake rack
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6 cake shop
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7 cake slice
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8 cake pan
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9 cake tin
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10 plum cake/pudding
((a) cake or pudding containing raisins, currants etc.) plum-cake; (budino natalizio) -
11 simnel cake
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12 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) (pan di Spagna)* * *nSee:sponge 1. -
13 cheesecake cheese·cake n
['tʃiːzˌkeɪk]torta al formaggio, a volte con frutta -
14 coffee cake n Am
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15 cream cake
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16 fishcake fish·cake n
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17 fruitcake fruit·cake n
['fruːtˌkeɪk]plumcake m inv, (fam: person) picchiatello (-a) -
18 oatcake oat·cake n
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19 pancake pan·cake n
['pænˌkeɪk]frittella, crêpe f inv -
20 rock cake
n(Brit: bun) brutto ma buono
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