piece of cake

Significat (Anglès)

1. (idiomatic) A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, cake.

Conceptes

bufar i fer ampolles

peix al cove

Sinònims

cinch

breeze

duck soup

child’s play

snap

walkover

picnic

pushover

easy as pie

cup of tea

Traduccions

du gâteau

Kinderspiel

moleza

pan comido

bicoca

gioco da ragazzi

çocuk oyuncağı

papita pal loro

Kuchenstück

pique-nique

Pillepalle

jeu d’enfants

jeu

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Attested since 1936, originally in American English. Possibly from cakewalk, or the notion of facility that derives from many cakes having agreeable tastes, and hence being ‘easy’ to consume. Compare French être du gâteau (literally “to be a cake”), être de la tarte (literally “to be a pie”), both meaning "to be easy, to be a piece of cake".