-
1 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) biskvīts; biskvītkūka -
2 sponge-cake
biskvītkūka -
3 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina -
4 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) biskvīts; biskvītkūka -
5 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) nieks; sīkums2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) biskvītkūka ar krēmu, augļiem•- trifling* * *sīkums, nieks; neliela summa; biskvītkūka ar augļiem un putukrējumu; jokoties, niekoties; grozīt pirkstos, rotaļāties; izniekot, izšķiest -
6 baking powder
(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) cepamais pulveris
См. также в других словарях:
Sponge cake — is a cake based on flour (usually wheat flour), sugar, and eggs, sometimes leavened with baking powder, Be Ro flour Home recipes 40th edition ] Delia Smith s Book of Cakes Sixth Impression 1981. ] that derives its structure from an egg foam into… … Wikipedia
Sponge cake — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sponge|cake — sponge cake, or sponge|cake «SPUHNJ KAYK», noun. a light, spongy cake made with eggs, sugar, and flour, but no shortening … Useful english dictionary
sponge cake — sponge cakes N VAR A sponge cake is a very light cake made from flour, eggs, and sometimes fat … English dictionary
sponge cake — n [U and C] a light cake made from flour, sugar, butter and eggs … Dictionary of contemporary English
sponge cake — sponge ,cake noun count or uncount a very light type of cake made with flour, eggs, and sugar … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sponge cake — sponge′ cake n. coo a light, sweet cake containing eggs but no shortening • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
sponge cake — noun a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening • Hypernyms: ↑cake • Hyponyms: ↑angel cake, ↑angel food cake, ↑jellyroll, ↑Swiss roll, ↑Madeira cake, ↑Madeira spon … Useful english dictionary
sponge cake — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms sponge cake : singular sponge cake plural sponge cakes a very light type of cake made with flour, eggs, and sugar … English dictionary
sponge cake — noun A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs. I made a sponge cake the other day. It was a disaster: I forgot the baking powder! It didnt rise! … Wiktionary
sponge cake — light and spongy cake without shortening, tort, stirred or mixed cake … English contemporary dictionary
