cake

cake
[keɪk] n
1) (in baking) Kuchen m; (layered) Torte f;
birthday/wedding \cake Geburtstags-/Hochzeitstorte f;
butter/sponge \cake Rühr-/Biskuitkuchen m;
chocolate \cake Schokoladenkuchen m;
fruit \cake englischer [Tee]kuchen;
a piece [or slice] of \cake ein Stück nt Kuchen
2) (patty) Küchlein nt;
fish \cake Fischfrikadelle f, Fischlaibchen nt (ÖSTERR)
potato \cake Kartoffelpuffer m, Reibekuchen m
3) (block)
\cake of soap Stück nt Seife
4) (Am) (sl: Black English: money) Knete f (sl)
PHRASES:
a piece of \cake (fam) kinderleicht, ein Kinderspiel nt, ein Klacks m (fam)
to have a fair slice of the \cake sein Stück vom Kuchen abbekommen;
to have one's \cake and eat it [too] beides gleichzeitig wollen;
to take the \cake (fam) alles übertreffen, den Vogel abschießen (fam) n
modifier (ingredients, form, mixture, recipe) Kuchen- vt
to be \caked with blood/mud blut-/dreckverkrustet sein;
to be \caked with filth schmutzbedeckt sein vi blood, make-up eintrocknen; blood, mud eine Kruste bilden

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