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cake1

/keɪk/

Translation

n [c, u]
tarta
a slice of chocolate cake
un trozo de tarta de chocolate
torta amér.
ponqué amér.
pastelillo
bollo
pastel
fish cake
pastel de pescado
a fair {slice/share} of the cake
una parte equitativa de algo
to {go/sell} like hot cakes
venderse como rosquillas
to have one's cake and eat it
estar en misa y repicando col.
Véase tb: sponge (cake); to be a piece of cake
(Definition of cake n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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