cake

S2 W2

BrE /keɪk/ AmE /keɪk/

noun en → es

1 FOOD [uncountable] A2

a sweet baked food made with flour, sugar, and eggs

pastel, bizcocho

  • a piece of cake

Collocations birthday cake · chocolate cake

  • Would you like a slice of cake?

    ¿Te gustaría una rebanada de pastel?

2 SIMILARITY [transitive] B1

to say that something is very easy to do or achieve

ser pan comido, ser fácil como tomar un café

  • be a piece of cake
  • This test is a piece of cake.

    Esta prueba es pan comido.

3 PART [countable] B2

a part or layer of something, especially food

capa, porción

  • a cake of soap
  • She used a cake of ivory soap.

    Ella usó una pastilla de jabón de marfil.