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cake

1 noun FOOD sweet foodcíste masc4 c m ucáca masc4 c m ua slice of cake píosa císte, píosa cácabirthday cake cáca lá breithe, císte breithlaeChristmas cake císte Nollag, cáca Nollagwedding cake císte bainise, cáca bainise 2 noun FOOD of savoury foodcáca masc4 c m ucrab cakes cácaí portáin

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3 noun block of sthbloc masc1 c m ua cake of soap bloc gallúnaí 4 verb cover TRANSITIVEclúdaigh verb c m usmear verb c m uher boots were caked in muck bhí a cuid buataisí clúdaithe le clábarthe wound was caked in blood bhí fuil calctha ar an gcneá 5 verb solidify INTRANSITIVEcalc verb c m utriomaigh verb c m utéacht verb c m uthe blood caked quickly théacht an fhuil go tapa

phrases

cakes and ale

spraoi agus spórtcraic agus comhluadar

to have your cake and eat it

an craiceann agus a luach a bheith agaté a bheith i do phota agus i do mhála agatyou can't have your cake and eat it ní thig leat é a bheith ina ghruth agus ina mheadhg agat

to be a piece of cake

informalbheith an-éascabheith chomh furasta lena dhathbheith breá saoráideach

let them eat cake

bíodh acubíodh an diabhal acu

to take the cake

1 ironic be the limit, be the worstshe takes the cake! fágtar aici é!, ní chuirfinn thairsti é!, níl teorainn léi! 2 informal be the besthe takes the cake! níl a shárú ann!, ní féidir é a bhualadh!, is aige atá an báire!

to sell like hot cakes

they're selling like hot cakes tá an-díol orthu, tá ráchairt mhór orthu, tá sciob sceab orthu, tá fuadach orthu

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