sponge cake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sponge cake in the English»French Dictionary

sponge, a. sponge cake

génoise f

Translations for sponge cake in the French»English Dictionary

biscuit (gâteau)

sponge cake

biscuit de Savoie

sponge cake

génoise

≈ sponge cake

fourrer une génoise avec de la crème

to fill a sponge cake with cream

Translations for sponge cake in the English»French Dictionary

I.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] N

1. sponge (for cleaning):

sponge

éponge f

to soak up water like a sponge

absorber l'eau comme une éponge

at that age, a child's mind is like a sponge

à cet âge, le cerveau d'un enfant assimile tout

2. sponge U (material):

sponge

éponge f

3. sponge ZOOL:

sponge

éponge f

to dive for sponges

pêcher les éponges

4. sponge (wipe):

sponge

coup m d'éponge

to give sth a sponge

donner un coup d'éponge à qc

5. sponge:

sponge, a. sponge cake

génoise f

jam/cream sponge

génoise f fourrée à la confiture/à la crème

6. sponge MED (pad):

sponge

compresse f

II.sponge [Brit spʌn(d)ʒ, Am spəndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (wipe):

sponge material, garment, stain

frotter [qc] avec une éponge

sponge wound, excess liquid

éponger

sponge surface

laver [qc] avec une éponge

to sponge one's face

s'essuyer le visage avec une éponge

2. sponge (scrounge) inf, pej:

to sponge sth off or from sb

taper qc à qn inf

III.to sponge off, to sponge on VB intr inf, pej

to sponge off,to sponge on family, friend, State:

to sponge off, to sponge on

vivre sur le dos de

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

sponge cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sponge cake in the English»French Dictionary

sponge cake N

sponge cake → sponge

See also sponge

I.sponge [spʌndʒ] N

1. sponge (foam cloth):

sponge

éponge f

to give sth a sponge with a cloth

éponger qc

2. sponge (soft cake):

sponge

gâteau m mousseline

II.sponge [spʌndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (absorb liquid):

sponge

éponger

2. sponge (clean by rubbing):

sponge

frotter

Translations for sponge cake in the English»French Dictionary

sponge cake

gâteau m mousseline

Translations for sponge cake in the French»English Dictionary

génoise

sponge cake

quatre-quarts

large sponge cake

Translations for sponge 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.sponge [spʌndʒ] N

1. sponge (foam cloth):

sponge

éponge f

to give sth a sponge with a cloth

éponger qc

2. sponge (soft cake):

sponge

gâteau m mousseline

II.sponge [spʌndʒ] VB trans

1. sponge (absorb liquid):

sponge

éponger

2. sponge (clean by rubbing):

sponge

frotter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's also not talking about sticky toffee pudding, stodgy jam roly-poly, or treacle-laden sponge cake!

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If made from brown rice flour and brown sugar it is called a brown sugar sponge cake.

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A different variety (named singular as piernik) is a spicy and fluffy dark-brown cake similar to a sponge cake.

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It is often referred to simply as sponge cake, though it contains additional fat.

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There are light and slightly lemony slices of sponge cake, and wee madeleine-like cakes, also with a lemony undertone and wonderful with tea.

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It is cheap and simple, perhaps with similarities to sponge cake.

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Similar to a sponge cake is "mamoncillo" which generally refers to slices taken from a large "mamon cake", but it is unrelated to the fruit of the same name.

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They contain more flour than the average sponge cake.

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This was a light sponge cake filled with a souffle and topped with chocolate glaze.

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The flavour is similar to, but somewhat lighter than, sponge cake.

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