cake

• Pâtisserie sucrée à base de farine, de sucre, d'œufs et d'autres ingrédients, souvent servie comme dessert ou lors de célébrations. Peut désigner différents types de gâteaux, y compris des pâtisseries individuelles ou des préparations en forme de tourte.

A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, often served as a dessert or for celebrations.

1. Baked dessertA1formalculinary

   A sweet baked food made from a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients, often decorated.

   Gâteau sucré cuit au four

   • She baked a chocolate cake for his birthday.
   • Would you like a slice of cake with your coffee?
   • The wedding cake had three tiers and white icing.

   Synonymesgateautorte

2. B1formal

   A solid, compressed block of a substance, such as soap or a food item.

   bloc compact

   • He bought a cake of soap from the store.
   • The fisherman used a cake of bait to attract fish.
   • She pressed the rice into a cake for the recipe.

   Synonymesbarblockbrickloaflumpslab

3. Layer or crustB2informal

   A hardened or crusted layer that forms on a surface.

   Croûte ou dépôt durci

   • A cake of mud had dried on his boots.
   • The paint formed a thick cake on the brush.
   • There was a cake of ice on the windshield this morning.

   Synonymescoatingcrustdepositencrustationincrustationlayerscale

• Verbe signifiant former ou se couvrir d'une couche dure et sèche à la surface, ou devenir solide en une telle masse.

A verb meaning to form or become a hard, dry layer or coating on a surface.

1. Form a hard layerB2informal

   To form a thick, hard, or crusty layer on a surface.

   Former une couche dure

   • The mud caked on his boots after the hike.
   • Dust had caked on the old furniture.
   • The paint caked on the brush and ruined it.

   Synonymescoatcongealcrustencrusthardensolidify

2. Cover thicklyB2informal

   To cover something with a thick layer of a substance.

   enduire d'une couche épaisse

   • Her face was caked with makeup.
   • The car was caked in mud after the off-road trip.
   • The pipes were caked with rust and debris.

   Synonymescoatcoverencrustplastersmear

   Antonymesbarestripuncover