Christmas cake in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Christmas cake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Christmas cake N

Christmas cake

pastel m de Navidad (pastel de frutas cubierto de mazapán y azúcar glaseado)

Translations for Christmas cake 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

Christmas [Am ˈkrɪsməs, Brit ˈkrɪsməs] N

Christmas

Navidad f

Christmas

Pascua f Chil Peru

I saw her at Christmas

la vi en or para Navidad

I saw her at Christmas

la vi para la Pascua Chil Peru

we spent Christmas in Rome

pasamos la Navidad or las Navidades en Roma

we spent Christmas in Rome

pasamos la Pascua en Roma Chil Peru

merry or Brit also happy Christmas!

¡Feliz Navidad!

merry or Brit also happy Christmas!

¡Felices Pascuas!

Christmas dinner

comida f de Navidad

Christmas party

celebración f navideña

Christmas present or esp Am gift

regalo m de Navidad

Christmas present or esp Am gift

regalo m de Pascua Chil Peru

Christmas time

la(s) Navidad(es)

Christmas time

la Pascua Chil Peru

Christmas cake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Christmas cake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Christmas cake N Brit, Aus

Christmas cake

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

Translations for Christmas cake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

roscón de Reyes

Christmas cake eaten on Epiphany

rosca de Reyes Mex

Christmas cake eaten on Epiphany

turrón

Like the British Christmas cake, turrón is a must in Spain at Christmas. The traditional turrón is either a soft or hard bar, rather like nougat, containing nuts or honey-coated almonds. The turrón is made particularly in Levante, and especially in Jijona and Alicante.

Translations for Christmas cake 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

Christmas <-es [or -ses]> [ˈkrɪstməs, Am ˈkrɪs-] N no pl

Christmas

Navidad f

at Christmas

en Navidad

Merry [or Happy] Christmas!

¡Feliz Navidad!

Father Christmas

Papá m Noel

Father Christmas

viejo m Pascuero Chile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I ice the Christmas cake with almond icing and decorate it with heart shapes made from the almond paste.

www.irishexaminer.com

Decorating the cupcakes, frosting the sponge with lemon drizzle or icing the Christmas cake enables us to be imaginative.

www.independent.ie

For example, Christmas cake contains 20 palm oil derivatives.

www.foodmanufacture.co.uk

Households doubtful they will get through an entire Christmas cake over the holiday season needn't worry -- you can buy the cake in quarters.

www.irishexaminer.com

It's like having your Christmas cake and eating it -- you're going away, but you want the business to carry on perfectly.

www.smallbusiness.co.uk

Another theory was it was a piece of Christmas cake sent from a family member.

www.abc.net.au

So you might as well tuck into the Christmas cake with abandon.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There's also tuition in how to tackle that most daunting of culinary tasks - baking the perfect Christmas cake.

www.independent.ie

The men longed for home and the smell of freshly baked Christmas cake and plumb pudding.

www.cambridgetimes.ca

Housewives usually cook special dishes and bake Christmas cakes.

en.wikipedia.org