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cakewalk

/ˈkeɪkwɔːk/

/ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/

cakewalknoun

cakewalks

/ˈkeɪkwɔːk/

/ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/

Traducciones

cake-walkDanse empruntée à l’anglais ; souvent non traduite.

The cakewalk was a popular dance at the turn of the 20th century.

Le cake-walk était une danse populaire au tournant du XXe siècle.

jeu d'enfantSens figuré : chose très facile.

Winning the game was a cakewalk for the experienced team.

Gagner le match a été un jeu d’enfant pour l’équipe expérimentée.

jeu du gâteauDans le sens de concours forain ou de fête.

The school fundraiser featured a cakewalk where the winner took home a chocolate layer cake.

La collecte de fonds de l’école comprenait un jeu du gâteau, où le gagnant remportait un gâteau au chocolat à étages.

Definiciones

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.

Sinónimos

piece of cake

cakewalkverb

cakewalked

Past Simple

cakewalked

Past Participle

cakewalking

ing-form

/ˈkeɪk.wɔːk/

/ˈkeɪk.wɑːk/

Traducciones

réussir facilementSens figuré, registre courant.

She thought the exam would be difficult, but she cakewalked through it.

Elle pensait que l’examen serait difficile, mais elle l’a réussi facilement.

Traducciones adicionales

faire le cake-walkDanse ; emploi spécialisé.

Definiciones

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.

Sinónimos

cakewalkadjective

/ˈkeɪk.wɔːk/

/ˈkeɪk.wɔk/

Informal/slang, chiefly attributive or predicative; generally non-gradable

Traducciones

facileFamilier ; signifie « très facile ».

With her level of experience, the assignment was cakewalk.

Avec son niveau d’expérience, le devoir était facile.

Definiciones

Informal. Extremely easy; requiring little or no effort.

With her level of experience, the assignment was cakewalk.