cakes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cakes in the English»French Dictionary

hot cake N Am

hot cake

≈ crêpe f

to sell like hot cakes Brit Am

se vendre comme des petits pains

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

Genoa cake N FOOD

Genoa cake

pain m de Gênes

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

cake stand N

cake stand

plat m à gâteaux

cake decoration N

cake decoration

décoration f pour gâteau

cake flour N

cake flour

farine f à gâteaux

cake mix N

cake mix

préparation f pour gâteau

cake mix

mélange m pour gâteau

cake tin N

cake tin (for baking)

moule m à gâteaux

cake tin (for storing)

boîte f à gâteaux

cake shop N

cake shop

≈ pâtisserie f

cakes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cakes 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

wedding cake N

wedding cake

gâteau m de mariage

coffee cake N

1. coffee cake (mocha cake):

coffee cake

moka m

2. coffee cake (cake served with coffee):

coffee cake

gâteau m

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

upside-down cake N

upside-down cake

gâteau m renversé

rock bun, rock cake N Brit, Aus

rock bun

rocher m

Translations for cakes in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pâtisserie

cake shop

pâtisserie

cakes and pastries pl

pâtisserie

cake and pastry making

du vin/de la bière/des gâteaux

(some) wine/beer/cakes

assortiment de charcuterie/gâteaux

selection of cold meats/cakes

tourteau

cattle-cake

cakes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut a cake into eighths

couper un gâteau en huit

to be a piece of cake inf

être du gâteau

to want a piece of the cake

vouloir une part du gâteau

to top a cake with cream

garnir un gâteau de crème

to sell like hot cakes

se vendre comme des petits pains

to go like hot cakes

partir comme des petits pains

to be the icing on the cake pej

être la cinquième roue du carrosse

to be the icing on the cake (unexpected extra)

être la cerise sur le gâteau

to eat the Twelfth Night cake

tirer les rois

I'm cutting the cake in(to) six

je coupe le gâteau en six