plum cake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for plum cake in the English»French Dictionary

plum cake N

plum cake

(plum-)cake m

Translations for plum cake in the English»French Dictionary

I.plum [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] N

1. plum BOT:

plum (fruit)

prune f

plum (tree)

prunier m

2. plum (colour):

plum

couleur f prune

II.plum [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] ADJ

1. plum (coloured):

plum, a. plum-coloured

prune

2. plum (good) inf:

to get a plum job/part

décrocher un boulot/rôle en or inf

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

plum cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plum cake in the English»French Dictionary

I.plum [plʌm] N

1. plum (fruit):

plum

prune f

2. plum (exceptionally good opportunity):

plum

affaire f

II.plum [plʌm] ADJ

1. plum (purplish-red colour):

plum

prune inv

2. plum (exceptionally good or favourable):

plum job, part

en or

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