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cake

UK
/keɪk/
US
/keɪk/

Translations

cakenoun
cakes
pl
UK
/keɪk/
US
/keɪk/
She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
Elle a préparé un gâteau au chocolat pour son anniversaire.
blocPour une masse compacte d’une substance.
The miners found a cake of compressed coal in the mine.
Les mineurs ont trouvé un bloc de charbon comprimé dans la mine.
Additional translations
galettePour une préparation culinaire plate et ronde.
Synonyms
dessert
baked good
confection
treat
pastry
cakeverb
caked
Past Simple
caked
Past Participle
caking
Gerund
UK
/keɪk/
US
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incrusterSouvent pronominal au sens intransitif.
The mud caked his boots after the long hike through the swamp.
La boue a incrusté ses bottes après la longue randonnée dans le marais.
Synonyms
frost
ice
glaze
cover
coat
cakeadjective
UK
/keɪk/
US
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Used attributively before another noun to indicate relation to or made of cake (e.g., cake crumbs, cake tin).
à gâteauSe dit d’un ingrédient ou d’une préparation destiné(e) à la confection de gâteaux.
She scraped the dried cake batter from the mixing bowl.
Elle a raclé la pâte à gâteau séchée du saladier.

Definitions

cakenoun
A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, typically baked in an oven.
She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
A block or thick mass of a particular substance.
The miners found a cake of compressed coal in the mine.
A thin, flat, round mass of cooked food (often fried or baked) made from ingredients such as meat, fish, or vegetables.
She ordered a crab cake for lunch.
cakeverb
To cover or coat with a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry.
The mud caked his boots after the long hike through the swamp.
To become encrusted or hardened into a solid mass.
The blood caked on the bandage after the injury.
cakeadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or intended for cake.
She scraped the dried cake batter from the mixing bowl.
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