cakes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cakes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cake [Am keɪk, Brit keɪk] N

1. cake U or C FOOD:

cake (large)

pastel m

cake (large)

tarta f Spain

cake (large)

torta f esp CSur

cake (small, individual)

pastel m

cake (small, individual)

masa f RioPl

the icing or Am also frosting on the cake

un extra

to be a piece of cake inf

ser pan comido inf

to take the cake inf

ser el colmo inf

to take the cake person:

llevarse la palma inf

to go or sell like hot cakes

venderse como pan caliente or como rosquillas

to have one's cake and eat it, you can't have your cake and eat it (too)

no puedes tenerlo todo, tienes que elegir

attr cake decorator Am

manga f de pastelería

2. cake C:

cake of soap

pastilla f de jabón

3. cake U (whole, total):

cake esp Brit inf

pastel m

they demand a larger slice or piece or share of the cake

exigen una tajada mayor del pastel

II.cake [Am keɪk, Brit keɪk] VB trans usu pass

to be caked with sth our shoes were caked with mud

teníamos los zapatos cubiertos de barro endurecido

III.cake [Am keɪk, Brit keɪk] VB intr

cake

endurecerse

angel food cake, angel cake Brit N U or C Am

angel food cake

pastel m de ángel (pastel esponjoso muy ligero hecho con clara de huevo)

seed cake [Am ˈsid ˌkeɪk, Brit] N U or C

1. seed cake FOOD:

seed cake

torta de semillas de alcaravea

2. seed cake FARM:

seed cake

concentrado para la alimentación del ganado

sponge cake N U or C

sponge cake

bizcocho m

sponge cake

queque m LatAm excl RioPl

sponge cake

bizcochuelo m CSur

sponge cake

ponqué m Col Ven

sponge cake

panque m Mex

wedding cake N

wedding cake

tarta f de boda

wedding cake

pastel m de boda

wedding cake

torta f de matrimonio AmS excl CSur

wedding cake

torta f de novios AmS excl CSur

wedding cake

torta f de casamiento RioPl

wedding cake

torta f de novia Chil

coffee cake N U or C

1. coffee cake (in US):

coffee cake

bizcocho con fruta seca

coffee cake

plum cake m Spain

2. coffee cake (in UK):

coffee cake

pastel m de café

griddle cake N

1. griddle cake Am → pancake

2. griddle cake Brit → drop scone

See also pancake, drop scone

pancake [Am ˈpænˌkeɪk, Brit ˈpankeɪk]

pancake N C FOOD:

pancake

crep(e) m

pancake

panqueque m LatAm

pancake

crepa f Mex

pancake

panqué m AmC Col

pancake

panqueca f Ven

as flat as a pancake

liso como una tabla

attr Pancake Day or Tuesday

martes m de Carnaval

drop scone N Brit

drop scone

bollo hecho sobre una plancha caliente

rock cake N (in UK)

rock cake

bollo con frutos secos

lardy-cake [ˈlɑːdɪkeɪk] N C or U Brit

lardy-cake

tipo de pan dulce hecho con manteca de cerdo

layer cake N

layer cake

pastel m relleno

cakes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cakes in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cake [keɪk] N

1. cake FOOD:

cake

pastel m

cake (small)

pasta f

iced cake

tarta f helada

sponge cake

bizcocho m

sponge cake

queque m LatAm

2. cake:

cake of soap

pastilla f

cake of chocolate

barra f

Phrases:

to sell like hot cakes inf

venderse como rosquillas

to want to have one's cake and eat it

quererlo todo

II.cake [keɪk] VB trans (cover with)

his boots were caked with mud

sus botas estaban cubiertas de barro

III.cake [keɪk] VB intr (dry)

cake

endurecerse

sponge cake N

sponge cake

bizcocho m

birthday cake N

birthday cake

tarta f de cumpleaños

birthday cake

pastel m de cumpleaños LatAm

Christmas cake N Brit, Aus

Christmas cake

pastel navideño hecho con frutas y recubierto con mazapán y azúcar glas

coffee cake N Aus, Brit

coffee cake

pastel m de café

wedding cake N no pl

wedding cake

tarta f nupcial

marble cake N

marble cake

pastel de molde con chocolate

rock bun N, rock cake N Brit, Aus

rock bun

galleta gruesa con pasas u otras frutas secas

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batch of cakes

hornada f

Translations for cakes in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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venderse como rosquillas

to sell like hot cakes

cakes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get a slice of the cake

sacar tajada

to want a piece of the cake

querer parte del pastel

to be the icing on the cake

ser la guinda del pastel

to go like hot cakes fig

venderse como rosquillas

he ate two cakes and I didn't eat any

él se comió dos pasteles y yo ninguno

to sell like hot cakes inf

venderse como rosquillas

that was the last of the cake

era todo lo que quedaba de pastel

I'm mad [or crazy] about cakes

me enloquecen los pasteles

to save a piece of cake for sb

guardar un trozo de pastel a alguien

the cake disappeared in a flash

el pastel desapareció visto y no visto