plum cake in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for plum cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

plum cake [ˈplʌmˌkeɪk] N

plum cake

plum cake m

Translations for plum cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plum [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] N

1. plum BOT:

plum (fruit)

prugna f

plum (fruit)

susina f

plum (tree)

prugno m

plum (tree)

susino m

plum before n stone

di prugna

plum jam

di prugne

2. plum (colour):

plum

prugna m

II.plum [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] ADJ

1. plum (colour):

plum, also plum-coloured

(color) prugna

2. plum (good) inf:

to get a plum job, part

procurarsi un lavoro favoloso, la parte migliore

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!

plum cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plum cake in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.plum [plʌm] N

1. plum:

plum (fruit)

prugna f

plum (fruit)

susina f

plum (tree)

susino m

plum (tree)

prugno m

2. plum (opportunity, reward):

plum

premio m

3. plum (color):

plum

color m prugna

II.plum [plʌm] ADJ

1. plum (color):

plum

color prugna

2. plum (exceptionally good):

plum

isuperabile

a plum job

un lavoro fantastico

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