pound cake in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pound cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

pound cake [Brit, Am ˈpaʊn(d) ˌkeɪk] N

pound cake

= torta che contiene all'incirca una libbra di ogni ingrediente

Translations for pound cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] N

1. cake FOOD:

cake

torta f

cake

focaccia f

cake

dolce m

cake (smaller)

tortina f

2. cake (of fish, potato):

cake

crocchetta f

3. cake:

cake (of soap)

pezzo m

cake (of soap)

saponetta f

cake (of wax)

pane m

II.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] VB trans

cake mud, blood clothes, person:

cake

incrostare, seccarsi (formando croste) su

III.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] VB intr

cake mud, blood:

cake

incrostarsi, rapprendersi (on su)

IV.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk]

it's a piece of cake inf

è una pacchia or un gioco da ragazzi

to get a or one's slice or 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 or vendersi come il pane

that takes the cake! inf

è il colmo!

pound¹ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N

1. pound (unit of weight):

pound

libbra f

two pounds of apples

due libbre di mele

pears are 80 pence a or per pound

le pere vengono 80 penny alla libbra

pound for pound chicken is better value than pork

a parità di peso conviene di più il pollo del maiale

to lose ten pounds in weight

perdere dieci libbre

to lose ten pounds in weight before n weight

di una libbra

2. pound (unit of currency):

pound

sterlina f

the British, Irish, Maltese pound

la sterlina inglese, irlandese, maltese

£500 worth of traveller's cheques (spoken), five hundred pounds' worth of traveller's cheques

500 sterline in traveller's cheques

I'll match your donation pound for pound

donerò una somma pari alla tua

I'll match your donation pound for pound before n coin, note

da una sterlina

a £200, 000 house (spoken), a two hundred thousand pound house

una casa da duecentomila sterline

a two million pound fraud, robbery

una truffa, una rapina da due milioni di sterline

a five, ten pound note

una banconota da cinque, dieci sterline

I.pound² [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound FOOD (crush):

pound spices, salt

pestare

pound grain, meat

battere

to pound sth to powder, paste

ridurre qc in

to pound sth to pieces

fare qc a

2. pound (beat) waves:

pound shore

battere contro

to pound one's chest

battersi il petto

to pound sth with one's fists door

battere coi pugni a

to pound sth with one's fists table

battere coi pugni su

to pound a stake into the ground

conficcare un palo nella terra

3. pound (bombard) artillery:

pound city

bombardare

4. pound (tread heavily):

to pound the streets

battere le strade

to pound the beat policeman:

fare la ronda

II.pound² [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound (knock loudly):

to pound on door, wall

battere su

2. pound (beat):

pound heart:

battere

to pound on waves: beach, rocks

infrangersi contro

3. pound (run noisily):

to pound up, down the stairs

correre rumorosamente su, giù per le scale

to come pounding down or along the street

correre rumorosamente per la strada

4. pound (throb):

my head is pounding

mi sta scoppiando la testa

I've got a pounding headache

ho un mal di testa martellante

pound³ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N (compound)

pound (for dogs)

canile m

pound (for cars)

deposito m

pound⁴ [Brit paʊnd, Am paʊnd] N (loud sound)

pound

botto m

pound

tonfo m

pound cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pound cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cake [keɪk] N

1. cake FOOD:

cake

torta f

cake (small)

pasta f

cake (small)

pasticcino m

frosted cake

torta glassata

sponge cake

pan di Spagna m

2. cake:

cake of soap

pezzo m

cake of chocolate

barra f

Phrases:

to sell like hot cakes inf

andare a ruba

to want to have one's cake and eat it, too

volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca

to take the cake (outdo in a positive sense)

essere il massimo

to take the cake (outdo in a negative sense)

essere il colmo

II.cake [keɪk] VB trans (cover with)

his boots were caked with mud

aveva gli stivali incrostati di fango

III.cake [keɪk] VB intr (form into mass)

cake

incrostarsi

pound¹ [paʊnd] N

1. pound (weight):

pound

libbra f (454 g)

by the pound

alla libbra

2. pound (currency):

pound

sterlina f

pound sterling

(lira) sterlina britannica

pound² [paʊnd] N

pound (for cars)

deposito m (auto rimosse per divieto di sosta)

pound (for dogs)

canile m municipale

pound (for sheep)

recinto m

I.pound³ [paʊnd] VB trans

1. pound:

pound (hit repeatedly)

picchiare

pound (beat)

battere

pound (with a hammer)

martellare

the waves pounded the ship

la violenza delle onde squassava la nave

2. pound (walk heavily):

pound

camminare con passo pesante su

I could hear him pounding the floor upstairs

potevo sentirlo camminare a passi pesanti al piano di sopra

3. pound (crush):

pound

macinare

pound spices

pestare (al mortaio)

pound meat

battere

pound MIL

martellare

to pound sth to rubble

ridurre qc a un cumulo di macerie

II.pound³ [paʊnd] VB intr

1. pound:

pound (beat)

battere

pound (on a door)

picchiare

pound (on a table)

dare pugni su

pound heart, pulse

battere forte

pound music

rimbombare

to pound away on a piano

strimpellare il pianoforte

the waves pounded against the shore

le onde si abbattevano sul

my head is pounding!

ho la testa che mi scoppia!

2. pound (run):

to pound downstairs

scendere giù di corsa

3. pound fig:

to pound away at sth

insistere su qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Over time the ingredients for pound cake changed and everyone started adding different ingredients.

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Pour over your favorite pound cake, seasonal fruit or raspberries.

food.ndtv.com

Very similar to a pound cake, but with less butter, this is a cake with substance.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Of all the cakes in all the world, the pound cake would have to be my favourite.

www.torontosun.com

Line the bottom of a glass trifle bowl with pieces of pound cake to fit.

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Bakeries would make a pound cake in a tube pan but it was huge.

en.wikipedia.org

He then served up a dense and unevenly cooked pound cake to the judges; it was enough of a misstep to get him eliminated.

www.dailymercury.com.au

Or is it a question of a pound cake by another name is still a pound cake?

www.torontosun.com

The difference in a pound cake is the amount of sugar, the amount of butter, they're not really secrets.

www.eater.com

Even now pound cake is scaled down to even half of that, so that cake was a large, but nice, one to make.

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