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marmolada

English translation: marble cake

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Spanish term or phrase:torta de marmolada
English translation:marble cake
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

21:17 Apr 29, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Cooking / Culinary / Repostería
Spanish term or phrase: marmolada
Hola, necesito traducir la frase "torta marmolada". No hay mucho contexto son las descripciones de productos de repostería.
Maria Virginia Ariztoy
Argentina
Local time: 20:08
marble
Explanation:
marble cake

Mike :)

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Note added at 26 mins (2009-04-29 21:44:20 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Maria - Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 19:08
Grading comment
Many thanks, Mike!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2marble
Michael Powers (PhD)
4marmalade cake
Jairo Payan
3icing cake
margaret caulfield


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
marmalade cake


Explanation:
Mi interpretación

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-04-29 21:22:07 GMT)
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http://www.marmaladecakecompany.com/

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 18:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
icing cake


Explanation:
I found photos on Google and this is what it seems like to me. It makes sense, for the icing is "as hard as a rock", very decorative and very, very delicious!

margaret caulfield
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
marble


Explanation:
marble cake

Mike :)

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Note added at 26 mins (2009-04-29 21:44:20 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, Maria - Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 113
Grading comment
Many thanks, Mike!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Killian Özler: You can also say "marbled cake". It's correct and it's closer to the Spanish version
21 mins
  -> Thank you, Silvia. It sounds more natural to me to say "marble cake" since that is what we have always said at home. But, I cannot talk for other people. - Mike :)
agree  Enrique Huber (X): Mike you also bake ?
1 hr
  -> Not very well. Do you? - Mike :)
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