cake walk: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKInternationalinformal
    • An task or undertaking that is very easy to accomplish; an effortless victory or achievement.

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    • Finishing that report was a cake walk compared to the last project we handled.

      Terminar ese informe fue pan comido comparado con el último proyecto que manejamos.

    • She knew the interview would be a cake walk since she had prepared thoroughly.

      Ella sabía que la entrevista sería pan comido porque se había preparado a fondo.

    • If you think this test is a cake walk, wait until you see the final exam next week.

      Si crees que este examen es pan comido, espera a ver el examen final la próxima semana.

  • 2.

    USarchaichistorical
    • A nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century dance or procession, often performed as a contest at fairs and social gatherings in which a cake was given as a prize.

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    • At the county fair, the children eagerly joined the cake walk, hoping to win the delicious prize.

      En la feria del condado, los niños se unieron con entusiasmo al cake walk, esperando ganar el delicioso premio.

    • They organized a nostalgic cake walk last summer, recreating the traditional dance with music and laughter.

      Organizaron un nostálgico cake walk el verano pasado, recreando el baile tradicional con música y risas.

    • Judges carefully watched the cake walk procession, deciding who danced with the most grace for the prize cake.

      Los jueces observaron cuidadosamente la procesión del cake walk, decidiendo quién bailaba con más gracia para el pastel de premio.

    • During the festival, the cake walk was the highlight, attracting many participants and spectators alike.

      Durante el festival, el cake walk fue el evento principal, atrayendo a muchos participantes y espectadores por igual.

Examples:

  • EN: It's a cake walk.
    ES: Es un pastel.
  • EN: It's a cake walk. Money for old rope.
    ES: Es un paseo, dinero fácil.
  • EN: After tonight that would be a cake walk.
    ES: Después de esta noche eso será pan comido.
  • EN: -aids Walk, that's a cake walk.
    ES: - La caminata, es pan comido.
  • EN: At my age, it's no cake walk anymore.
    ES: Todo lo que me queda es éste.
  • EN: Hey, come on, it's a cake walk.
    ES: Oye, por favor.
  • EN: You told me the job was gonna a cake walk, but one of my man's been killed.
    ES: Usted me dijo que el puesto de trabajo ¿Se va a un pastel a pie, Pero uno de mis mars sido asesinados.
  • EN: Living in a 6-by-9 with three soul brothers for years ought to be a cake walk.
    ES: Si vive en "un 2 x 3" con tres hermanos, eso debe ser sencillo.
  • EN: Look, Dad, this isn't gonna be a cake walk, all right?
    ES: Mira, papá, esto no será fácil, ¿sí?
  • EN: National security advisors Ken Adelman and Richard Perle, early advocates of the war, said the war would be a cake walk. The sources that have deceived... us so constantly don't deserve our trust and to the extent that we give them our trust, we set ourselves up to be scammed again and again. Solomon:
    ES: Los Asesores de la Seguridad Nacional Ken Adelman y Richard Perle, prematuros defensores de la guerra, dicen que la guerra debe ser pan comido.
  • EN: It's gonna be a cake walk.
    ES: Carmen, cálmate.
  • EN: That makes it seem like I did something that was a cake walk.
    ES: Eso me hace parecer
  • EN: Why? I don't want this to be a cake walk.
    ES: Porque no quiero que esto sea pan comido."
  • EN: This case is not a cake walk, like you think
    ES: Este caso no es un paseo de pastel, como crees
  • EN: If we convince the examining doctor rest of it is a cake walk
    ES: Si convencemos al médico examinador, el resto es una caminata fácil.

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