cake

• Alimento doce e assado feito de massa à base de farinha, açúcar, ovos e outros ingredientes, geralmente servido como sobremesa ou em festas. Pode ser um bolo grande ou uma porção individual, como um bolinho ou cupcake.

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.

   Bolo

   • 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.

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2. B1formal

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

   Bloco comprimido

   • 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.

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3. Layer or crustB2informal

   A hardened or crusted layer that forms on a surface.

   Crosta

   • 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.

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• Verbo que significa formar ou tornar-se uma camada ou cobertura dura e seca na superfície; também pode indicar endurecer, secar ou aglomerar-se em massa compacta.

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.

   Formar uma camada dura

   • 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.

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2. Cover thicklyB2informal

   To cover something with a thick layer of a substance.

   Cobrir com camada espessa

   • 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.

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