Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Cake"

A: what is this? -> O que é isto?

Quando se esta proximo ou segurando o objeto vc pode perguntar o que é isto, quando o objeto esta longe, perguntamos o que é aquilo ? "what is that?"

this is a cake -> isto é um bolo

A: This could be a way of tempting someone to attend an event.

Eg. Please come to be party with me!
Hmm... I don't feel like it, plus I'm busy.
There'll be cake!

A: "Cake" could also be a verb, to mean "covered and encrusted on (an object)".

For example, "his shoes were caked with mud"

A: Not by young people. Some middle aged adults, and older people (35-40+) will use it as a joke, but it's almost never used in a serious context.

A: @JeHyeon: Yes! For example, if I go to see a movie with a friend, I have a good time. If my friend also buys me popcorn, I have an even better time. My friend buying me popcorn is icing on the cake.

A: The icing on the cake is used to describe something that makes a good situation even better. You don't need the icing on the cake thing to be happy, but it enhances your happiness.
"My boss offered me a raise if I stayed with the company, but the icing on the cake was that he also offered a larger office for me."
"My husband bought me concert tickets for my birthday, but the icing on the cake was the limo ride to and from the concert hall."
"I am so happy that I got accepted to Wassamatta University, but the icing on the cake was that my best friend will be going there, too."

A: @iyloej

The US takes the cake when it comes to military power.

South Korea takes the cake when it comes to mobile phone screen technology.

Japan takes the cake for animation programs.

Germany takes the cake for building the best cars

A: You can use it in both good and bad situations. The main meaning is that it's unusually good or bad.

A: It's usually used to express a negative feeling, about something that has happened, or might happen.
Maybe it has happened before (and now it has happened again).
Maybe this time it has happened quite badly.

So, when someone is late, or rude, or mean:
"They were three hours late - that really takes the cake"
"They shouted in my face - that really takes the cake"
"They were rude to me and then they left without saying anything - that just takes the cake"
"After all that you've done for them, if they don't give you a tip now, that would really take the cake"

A: The first one means that after she had eaten the cake, the phone rang.
The second one means that because she ate the cake, the phone rang.

A: Yes! They are the same. I don’t know if you know, but in English verbs can work as a gerund or infinitive. When the verb is in infinitive you have to put the preposition “to” next to the verb. When the verb is in gerund, you have to add the ing to the verb. Even so, there are some verbs such as love, stop or like that can be used as infinitive or gerund. As a result, the sentences you’ve written are correct and mean the same.

A: I'm not 100% positive that it's grammatically correct because I'm from America but I know that people in Britain use "sat" very frequently. For some examples you should watch some British Youtubers. You will notice that there are a lot of little differences between American English and British English.

A: getting the cake to her: you are delivering something to someone.
getting the cake for her: you are giving a cake to someone as a favor or a purpose

A: いずれも正しいけど、Making cakes is difficultのほうはよく言われていると思います。

A: Rice cake is made from rice

A: The cake has been in the fridge for so long that I’m hesitant to eat it.

A: "The three of us went to buy dad's birthday cake at a bakery."

(お菓子屋さんは英語でsweet shopかconfectionary shopですが、英国ではケーキを買えば、bakeryで買います。)

A: All three are used to mean something that makes a good situation better or, sarcastically, make a bad situation worse.

"My presentation went well, the boss said he'll promote me by the end of the month, and the cherry on top is I won a new car in a contest!"

"I spilled coffee on my shirt, my car wouldn't start, and the icing on the cake was that today, we had our mandatory performance reviews."

A: cake

A: It was the past tense, but it is an irregular verb, that means it is a little bit different than the rest. I will show how to conjugate the "to cost" verb:
Conjugation of 'To Cost'

Base Form: Cost
Past Simple: Cost
Past Participle: Cost
3rd Person Singular: Costs
Present Participle/Gerund: costing.

I will give you a list of other verbs that are irregular that might give you trouble, that follow this same pattern and you have to be careful with:
I will show you each verb in a)Base Form b)Past Simple c)Past Participle
1. a)Bet b)Bet c)Bet
2. a)Bid b)Bid c)Bid
3. a)Broadcast b)Broadcast/Broadcasted c)Broadcast/Broadcasted
4. a)Burst b)Burst c)Burst
5. a)Bust b)Bust c)Bust
6. a)Cast b)Cast c)Cast
7. a)Cut b)Cut c)Cut
8. a)Fit b)Fit/Fitted c)Fit/Fitted
9. Forecast b)Forecast/Forecasted c)Forecast/Forecasted
10. a)Hit b)Hit c)Hit
11. a)Hurt b)Hurt c)Hurt
12. a)Input b)Input/Inputted c)Input/Inputted
13. a)Knit b)Knit/Knitted c)Knit/Knitted
14. a)Let b)Let c)Let
15. a)Miswed b)Miswed/Miswedded c)Miswed/Miswedded
16. a)Preset b)Preset c)Preset
17. a)Put b)Put c)Put
18. a)Quit b)Quit c)Quit
19. a)Read b)Read c)Read
20. a)Rid b)Rid/Ridded c)Rid/Ridded
21. a)Set b)Set c)Set
22. a)Shed b)Shed c)Shed
23. a)Shut b)Shut c)Shut
24. a)Slit b)Slit c)Slit
25. a)Split b)Split c)Split
26. a)Spread b)Spread c)Spread
27. a)Sublet b)Sublet c)Sublet
28 a)Sweat b)Sweat/Sweated c)Sweat/Sweated
29. a)Thrust b)Thrust c)Thrust
30. a)Upset b)Upset c)Upset
31. a)Wed b)Wed/Wedded c)Wed/Wedded

These are some maybe there are more, but I hope this helps you.

A: If you see a cake and you want to know whose cake it is, you would say, "Whose cake is this?"

If someone brings a cake as a present for someone else, and you want to know whom it's for, you can casually ask, "Who is it for?"
Or you can ask very formally, "For whom is this cake?"

"Whose cake is this for" doesn't make sense.

A: "You can buy any cake in the shop with a 30% discount with the voucher."

"You can buy any cake in the shop for 30% off with the voucher."

A: notwithstanding the fact that the cake looks hideous, it tastes delicious

(people generally don't use scrumptious when talking)

A: ((アメリカの事務所の大事な情報))「休憩室に(誰かが皆に持って来た)ケーキがあるぞ。」(早いもん勝ち)