Glossary entry (derived from question below)
anglais term or phrase:
icing on the cake
français translation:
la cerise sur le gateau
May 10, 2006 20:30
18 yrs ago
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anglais term
Amy Ringenbach
icing on the cake
Non-PRO
anglais vers français
Autre
Idiômes / maximes / proverbes
common phrase
In English, the phrase 'icing on the cake' means that something is an added bonus or there is an unexpected but welcome benefit of having done a task.
Proposed translations
(français)
| 3 +2 | la cerise sur le gateau |
Igor Kazmierski
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| 4 +9 | la cerise sur le gâteau |
Elodie Rousseau
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| 3 | cerise sur le sundae |
Nina Khmielnitzky
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Change log
May 10, 2006 20:35: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Ésotérisme" to "Idiômes / maximes / proverbes"
Proposed translations
+2
1 minute
Igor Kazmierski
France
France
Native in français
France
Your voice in the Chemistry desert !
Native in: français 
Works in: anglais vers français, polonais vers français
Selected
la cerise sur le gateau
Non ?
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: " Thanks! That works!"
+9
2 minutes
Elodie Rousseau
Mexique
Mexique
Native in français
Mexique
Multimedia, IT, Audio/Video, Photography
Native in: français
Works in: anglais vers français
la cerise sur le gâteau
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
2 minutes
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| agree |
sporran
4 minutes
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| agree |
Bertrand Besancon
11 minutes
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| agree |
marie-christine périé
15 minutes
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| agree |
PFB (X)
20 minutes
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| agree |
Brigitte Albert (X)
26 minutes
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| agree |
Anna Quail
26 minutes
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| agree |
Assimina Vavoula
1 heure
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| agree |
Sylvia Rochonnat
1 heure
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11 minutes
Nina Khmielnitzky
Canada
Canada
Native in français
Canada
Certified translator, Eng-Canadian Fr
Native in: français (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: anglais vers français
Related KudoZ points
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4
cerise sur le sundae
C'est ce qu'on entend au Québec, mais c'est un anglicisme.
Note from asker:
| Plus mieux! Merci, Nina! |
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