fruit cake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fruit cake in the English»French Dictionary

fruit cake N

1. fruit cake FOOD:

fruit cake

cake m

2. fruit cake inf, hum:

he's a fruit cake

il est cinglé inf

to be as nutty as a fruit cake

être complètement cinglé inf

Translations for fruit cake in the French»English Dictionary

cake

fruit cake

soit du fromage, soit un gâteau, soit des fruits

either cheese, or a cake, or fruit

Translations for fruit cake in the English»French Dictionary

I.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] N

1. cake FOOD:

cake

gâteau m

cake (sponge)

génoise f

2. cake (of soap, wax):

cake

pain m

3. cake (of fish, potato):

cake

croquette f

II.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] VB trans

cake mud, blood clothes, person:

cake

former une croûte sur

III.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk] VB intr

cake mud, blood:

cake

former une croûte (on sur)

IV.caked ADJ

caked mud, blood:

caked

qui forme une croûte

caked in mud

couvert de boue séchée

V.cake [Brit keɪk, Am keɪk]

it's a piece of cake inf

c'est du gâteau inf

to get a or one's slice or share of the cake

avoir sa part du gâteau

you can't have your cake and eat it

on ne peut pas tout avoir, on ne peut pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre

that takes the cake inf!

ça c'est le pompon!

See also hot cake

hot cake N Am

hot cake

≈ crêpe f

to sell like hot cakes Brit Am

se vendre comme des petits pains

I.fruit <pl for collective fruit> [Brit fruːt, Am frut] N

1. fruit BOT (edible, inedible):

fruit

fruit m

a piece of fruit

un fruit

have some fruit

prenez un fruit or des fruits

to be in fruit tree, plant:

porter des fruits

to bear fruit tree, plant:

donner des fruits

the fruits of the earth liter

les fruits de la terre

2. fruit fig:

fruit

fruit m

to enjoy the fruit(s) of one's labours/of victory

jouir des fruits de son travail/de la victoire

her efforts finally bore fruit

ses efforts ont finalement porté leurs fruits

the fruit of their union liter

le fruit de leur union

3. fruit Am sl, offens:

fruit

pédé m sl, offens

II.fruit [Brit fruːt, Am frut] VB intr

fruit tree, plant:

fruit

donner des fruits

fruit cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fruit cake in the French»English Dictionary

cake

fruit cake

Translations for fruit cake in the English»French Dictionary

I.cake [keɪk] N

1. cake (sweet):

cake

gâteau m

chocolate cake

gâteau au chocolat

a piece of cake

un morceau de gâteau

sponge cake

gâteau m mousseline

2. cake (savoury):

cake of fish, potato, soap

pain m

Phrases:

a piece of cake inf

une part du gâteau

to have one's cake and eat it (too)

avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre

to sell like hot cake

se vendre comme des petits pains

II.cake [keɪk] VB trans

cake blood:

cake

coaguler

to be caked with sth

être couvert de qc

III.cake [keɪk] VB intr

1. cake (dry):

cake

sécher

2. cake (harden):

cake

durcir

cake blood

se coaguler

I.fruit [fru:t] N

1. fruit no pl BOT:

fruit

fruit m

to be in fruit

porter des fruits

2. fruit fig (results):

fruit

fruits mpl

to bear fruit

porter ses fruits

II.fruit [fru:t] VB intr

fruit

porter des fruits

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Who would have thought that breadfruit could make a tasty fruit cake, moreover win a Christmas cake contest?

jamaica-gleaner.com

Whisky can be used as a marinade and also in fruit salads and traditional fruit cake.

en.wikipedia.org

I eat a bar of chocolate and one or two cakes - Chelsea buns, iced buns and fruit cake - most days.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I dream of the full fruit cake, the groaning caboodle, the quintuple jackpot with sprinkles.

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