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cakewalk

UK
/ˈkeɪkwɔːk/
US
/ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/

Translations

cakewalknoun
cakewalks
pl
UK
/ˈkeɪkwɔːk/
US
/ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/
Winning the game was a cakewalk for the experienced team.
Выиграть игру было пустяком для опытной команды.
легкая прогулка
The exam was a cakewalk for her because she had studied well.
Экзамен был легкой прогулкой для нее, потому что она хорошо подготовилась.
Additional translations
танец
Synonyms
cinch
snap
walkover
piece of cake
breeze
cakewalkverb
cakewalked
Past Simple
cakewalked
Past Participle
cakewalking
Gerund
UK
/ˈkeɪk.wɔːk/
US
/ˈkeɪk.wɑːk/
легко справляться
He thought the exam would be a cakewalk, but it turned out to be quite challenging.
Он думал, что экзамен будет легкой прогулкой, но оказалось, что это было довольно сложно.
Synonyms
breeze
glide
sail
smooth
skate
cakewalkadjective
UK
/ˈkeɪk.wɔːk/
US
/ˈkeɪk.wɔk/
Informal/slang, chiefly attributive or predicative; generally non-gradable

Definitions

cakewalknoun
A dance with a strutting step based on a promenade or march, originally performed by African Americans in the southern United States.
The cakewalk was a popular dance at the turn of the 20th century.
An easy task or accomplishment.
Winning the game was a cakewalk for the experienced team.
A contest, typically at a fair or carnival, in which participants parade in a circle for the chance to win a cake as a prize.
The school fundraiser featured a cakewalk where the winner took home a chocolate layer cake.
cakewalkverb
To achieve or accomplish something with ease.
She thought the exam would be difficult, but she cakewalked through it.
To perform the cakewalk dance with its characteristic strutting steps.
The dancers cakewalked across the stage in elaborate costumes.
cakewalkadjective
Informal. Extremely easy; requiring little or no effort.
With her level of experience, the assignment was cakewalk.
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