Bedeutung
Something that is very easy to do.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In France, food metaphors are extremely common in daily speech. Using them makes you sound more like a local. Quebecois French also uses this phrase, though they have many other colorful idioms for ease as well. Belgians use this phrase exactly the same way as the French, reflecting shared linguistic roots.
Use with friends
Only use this with people you know well. It's very casual.
Add 'vraiment'
Say 'C'est vraiment du gâteau' to emphasize how incredibly easy it is.
Bedeutung
Something that is very easy to do.
Use with friends
Only use this with people you know well. It's very casual.
Add 'vraiment'
Say 'C'est vraiment du gâteau' to emphasize how incredibly easy it is.
Food metaphors
French loves food metaphors. Keep an eye out for others!
Teste dich selbst
Select the correct phrase.
Pour réussir ce test, c'est ____.
The idiom requires the partitive article 'du'.
Complete the sentence.
Ne t'inquiète pas, réparer cette lampe, c'est ____.
The phrase 'c'est du gâteau' is used to reassure.
Choose the best response.
A: 'Est-ce que c'est dur de conduire une voiture automatique ?' B: '____'
This is the correct idiomatic response.
Which situation is appropriate?
When would you use 'C'est du gâteau'?
It is an informal idiom.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenPour réussir ce test, c'est ____.
The idiom requires the partitive article 'du'.
Ne t'inquiète pas, réparer cette lampe, c'est ____.
The phrase 'c'est du gâteau' is used to reassure.
A: 'Est-ce que c'est dur de conduire une voiture automatique ?' B: '____'
This is the correct idiomatic response.
When would you use 'C'est du gâteau'?
It is an informal idiom.
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
8 FragenOnly if it's an email to a close friend or colleague.
Yes, the phrase is fixed and doesn't change.
It's a partitive construction common in French idioms.
Yes, it's understood across all French-speaking regions.
People will think you are talking about a literal cake.
Yes, it's a great A1 idiom to sound natural.
Yes, like 'en faire tout un fromage' (to make a big deal out of something).
Use it whenever you find a task easy today.
Verwandte Redewendungen
C'est simple comme bonjour
synonymIt's as simple as hello.
Les doigts dans le nez
synonymFingers in the nose.
C'est un jeu d'enfant
synonymIt's a child's game.
