piece of cake

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

du gâteau

brise

jeu

pique-nique

jeu d’enfants

la soupe au canard

Synonymes

cinch

breeze

duck soup

child’s play

snap

walkover

picnic

pushover

easy as pie

cup of tea

Traductions

Kinderspiel

gioco da ragazzi

pan comido

bicoca

moleza

çocuk oyuncağı

Kuchenstück

papita pal loro

Kleinigkeit

giochetto

Stück Torte

una cosa da niente

bufar i fer ampolles

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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".