cream

cream  (krm)

n.

1.

a. The yellowish fatty component of unhomogenized milk that tends to accumulate at the surface.

b. Any of various substances resembling or containing cream: hand cream.

2. A pale yellow to yellowish white.

3. The choicest part: the cream of the crop.

v. creamed, cream·ing, creams

v.intr.

1. To form cream.

2. To form foam or froth at the top.

v.tr.

1. To remove the cream from; skim.

2.

a. To take or remove (the best part): creamed off the highest-paying jobs for her cronies.

b. To take the best part from: creamed the whole department to form his management team.

3. To beat into a creamy consistency.

4. To prepare or cook in or with a cream sauce.

5. To add cream to.

6. Slang

a. To defeat overwhelmingly: creamed our rival on their home court.

b. To damage severely; destroy: My camera got creamed when I dropped it.

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[Middle English creme, from Old French craime (from Late Latin crmum, of Celtic origin) and from Old French cresme (from Latin chrsma, an anointing, from Greek khrsma, unguent, from khrein, to anoint; see ghri- in Indo-European roots).]

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cream adj.

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cream [kriːm]

n

1. (Cookery)

a.  the fatty part of milk, which rises to the top if the milk is allowed to stand

b.  (as modifier) cream buns

2. anything resembling cream in consistency shoe cream beauty cream

3. the best one or most essential part of something; pick the cream of the bunch the cream of the joke

4. (Cookery) a soup containing cream or milk cream of chicken soup

5. (Cookery) any of various dishes, cakes, biscuits, etc., resembling or containing cream

6. (Cookery) a confection made of fondant or soft fudge, often covered in chocolate

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)

cream sherry a full-bodied sweet sherry

8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a yellowish-white colour

b.  (as adjective) cream wallpaper

vb

1. (Cookery) (tr) to skim or otherwise separate the cream from (milk)

2. (Cookery) (tr) to beat (foodstuffs, esp butter and sugar) to a light creamy consistency

3. (Cookery) (intr) to form cream

4. (tr) to add or apply cream or any creamlike substance to to cream one's face to cream coffee

5. (tr; sometimes foll by off) to take away the best part of

6. (Cookery) (tr) to prepare or cook (vegetables, chicken, etc.) with cream or milk

7. (Cookery) to allow (milk) to form a layer of cream on its surface or (of milk) to form such a layer

8. (tr) Slang chiefly US, Canadian, and Austral to beat thoroughly

9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (intr) Slang (of a man) to ejaculate during orgasm

[from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crāmum cream, of Celtic origin; influenced by Church Latin chrisma unction, chrism]

creamlike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cream - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War" pick elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
	2.	cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat dairy product - milk and butter and cheese clotted cream, Devonshire cream - thick cream made from scalded milk double creme, heavy whipping cream - cream with a fat content of 48% or more heavy cream - contains more than 36% butterfat coffee cream, light cream, single cream - cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'" sour cream, soured cream - artificially soured light cream light whipping cream, whipping cream - cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped
	3.	cream - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin emollient, ointment cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin hand cream - moisturizing cream for the hands lanolin - an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep) nard, spikenard - an aromatic ointment used in antiquity sun blocker, sunblock, sunscreen - a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
Verb	1.	cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" scramble, beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
	2.	cream - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" drub, lick, clobber, bat, thrash beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard
	3.	cream - put on cream, as on one's face or body; "She creams her face every night" apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
	4.	cream - remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk" cream off, skim off, skim remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" cream off, skim off - pick the best
	5.	cream - add cream to one's coffee, for example modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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cream

noun

1. lotion, ointment, oil, essence, cosmetic, paste, emulsion, salve, liniment, unguent Gently apply the cream to the affected areas.

2. best, elite, prime, pick, flower, crème de la crème (French) The event was attended by the cream of Hollywood society.

adjective

off-white, ivory, yellowish-white cream silk stockings see shades from black to white

Translations

cream [kriːm]

A. N

1. (on milk) → nata f, crema f (LAm)
cream of tartar → crémor m tártaro
cream of tomato soup → sopa f de crema de tomate
cream of wheat (US) → sémola f
see also double F
see also single C
see also whipped

2. (fig) → flor f y nata, crema f
the cream of society → la flor y nata de la sociedad
the cream of the crop → lo mejor de lo mejor

3. (= lotion) (for face, shoes etc) → crema f, pomada f
shoe cream → betún m
face cream → crema f para la cara

B. ADJ

1. (= cream-coloured) → color crema inv

2. (= made with cream) → de nata or (LAm) crema

C. VT

1. [+ milk] → desnatar, descremar(LAm); [+ butter] → batir

2. (also cream together) (= mix) → batir
creamed potatoes → puré msing de patatas or (LAm) papas

3. (US) [+ enemy, opposing team] → arrollar, aplastar

4. to cream one's pants → correrse sin querer

D. CPD cream cake N → pastel m de nata or (LAm) crema
cream cheese N → queso m crema
cream cracker N → galleta f de soda
cream puff N → petisú m, pastel m de nata or (LAm) crema
cream soda N → gaseosa f de vainilla
cream tea N (Brit) merienda en cafetería que suele constar de té, bollos, mermelada y nata

cream off VT + ADV [+ best talents, part of profits] → separar lo mejor de

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cream [ˈkriːm]

n

(= food) → crème f
strawberries and cream → les fraises à la crème whipped cream

(= ointment) → crème f

(= best part) → crème f
the cream of sth [+ students, graduates, society] → la crème de qch
the cream of the crop (= pick of the bunch) → le dessus du panier

(= colour) → couleur f crème

adj [colour] → crème inv

cream off

vt → séparer du reste
cream cake n → gâteau m à la crème
cream cheese n → fromage m à tartiner
cream cracker n (British) → cracker m
creamed potatoes [ˌkriːmdpəˈteɪtəʊz] n → purée f de pommes de terre

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cream

n

→ Sahne f, → Rahm m (S Ger); (= cream pudding, artificial cream) → Creme f, → Krem f; cream of asparagus/tomato/chicken soup → Spargel-/Tomaten-/Hühnercremesuppe f; cream of tartar → Weinstein m

(= lotion) → Creme f

(= colour) → Creme (→ farbe f) nt; a skirt in a pale shade of cream → ein blass-cremefarbener Rock

(fig: = best) → die Besten; (of society also) → Creme f, → Elite f; our rivals take the cream of the applicants → unsere Konkurrenz sahnt die besten Bewerber ab; the cream of the crop (= people) → die Elite; (= things) → das Nonplusultra; the cream of society → die Creme der Gesellschaft; to take the cream → den Rahm abschöpfen

adj

(colour) → creme inv, → cremefarben or -farbig

(= made with cream) → Sahne-, Creme-; cream soups → Cremesuppen pl

vt

(= put cream on) face etc → eincremen

butter, eggs etc → cremig rühren; potatoes → pürieren; creamed potatoes → Kartoffelpüree nt

(= skim) milk → entrahmen

(= allow to form a cream) milk → aufrahmen lassen

(US inf: = defeat easily) → in die Pfanne hauen (inf)

vi (milk) → aufrahmen

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cream:

cream bun

n → Eclair nt

cream cake

n → Sahnetorte f, → Cremetorte f; (small) → Sahnetörtchen nt, → Cremetörtchen nt

cream cheese

n → (Doppelrahm)frischkäse m

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cream:

cream puff

n → Windbeutel m

cream soda

n → Sodawasser nt → mit Vanillegeschmack

cream tea

n → Nachmittagstee m

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cream [kriːm]

1. n

a. (Culin) → panna
single/double cream → panna da cucina liquida/densa
whipped cream → panna montata
a chocolate cream (a sweet) → un cremino al cioccolato
cream of tomato soup → crema di pomodoro
the cream of society (fig) → la crème della società

b. (lotion, for face, shoes) → crema

2. adj (colour) → (color) crema inv, (color) panna inv (Culin) (made with cream) → alla panna

3. vt (mix) (also cream together) → amalgamare
creamed potatoes → puré m di patate

cream off vt + prep (best talents, part of profits) → portarsi via

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cream [kriːm]

1. n

a. (Culin) → panna
single/double cream → panna da cucina liquida/densa
whipped cream → panna montata
a chocolate cream (a sweet) → un cremino al cioccolato
cream of tomato soup → crema di pomodoro
the cream of society (fig) → la crème della società

b. (lotion, for face, shoes) → crema

2. adj (colour) → (color) crema inv, (color) panna inv (Culin) (made with cream) → alla panna

3. vt (mix) (also cream together) → amalgamare
creamed potatoes → puré m di patate

cream off vt + prep (best talents, part of profits) → portarsi via

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cream

n cream [kriːm]

1 the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made. room قِشْدَه каймак smetana fløde der Rahm, die Sahne καϊμάκι, πέτσα nata koor خامه kerma crème שָׁמֶנֶת मलाई, सर्वोत्म अंश, सार vrhnje tejszín krim rjómi crema, panna クリーム 크림 grietinėlė, grietinė krējums krim room fløte śmietana nata smân­tână сливки smotana smetana pavlaka grädde ครีม kaymak, krema 鮮奶油 вершки ملائى، بالائى kem 奶油

2 any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream ice-cream; face-cream. romerig دُهون، مُسَحْضَر تَجْميلي сметана krém creme; -creme; fløde- die Creme κρέμα crema jäätis, kreem هر چیز خامه ای یا خامه مانند jäätelö, voide crème קָצֶפֶת एक प्रकार की सौन्दर्यवर्धक वस्तु krema krém krim ís; krem crema クリーム製品 크림 제품 kremas saldējums krim cra -krem, fløte- śmietanka, mleczko, lody creme cremă крем krém sladoled; krema krem kräm สิ่งที่ประกอบหรือมีลักษณะเป็นครีม kremaya benzer şey 鮮奶油製成的或狀似鮮奶油的產品，如冰淇淋、面霜 крем ملائى س‍ے بنى هوئى كوئى چيز loại thực phẩm có hoặc giốngnhư kem 含奶油的食品

3 the best part; the top people the cream of the medical profession. beste, keur صَفْوَة المُجْتَمَـع прен. каймак smetánka de bedste; samfundets bedste: eliten die Elite αφρόκρεμα la crema, la flor y nata koor, koorekiht سرآمد؛ نخبه kerma crème מֵיטַב הַ- बेहतरीन व्यक्ति या हिस्सा krema, vrh vminek a legjava/krémje yang terbaik úrvalið, besti hlutinn crema 最上の部分 정수, 진수 grietinėlė (kaut kā) labākā daļa; augstākās aprindas kedudukan teratas cra kremen (av), toppen (av) śmietanka towarzyska, kwiat nata cremă цвет; сливки smotánka smetana cvet grädda ส่วนที่ดีที่สุด kaymak tabaka 精華，菁英 щось добірне; найкращі люди بهترين حص‍ہ، لب لباب tinh hoa 精华

4 (also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour cream paint. roomkleur أصفَر اللوْن с кремав цвят krémová barva flødefarvet; cremefarvet cremfarben κρεμ crema koorekarva رنگ کرم kermanvärinen crème צֶבָע קְרֵם हल्का पीला krem krémszínű krem kremlitaður, rjómagulur (color) crema クリーム色 크림색 kreminė spalva krējuma-; krēmkrāsas- warna krim cra kremfarge(t) kremowy creme (de culoare) crem кремовый (цвет) krémová farba krem žutobeo krämfärgad สีครีม; สีนวล krem rengi 奶油色 кремового кольору ایک قسم كا رنگ، هلكا زردى مائل رنگ màu kem 奶油色，米色

v

1 to make into a cream-like mixture Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together. romerig يَدهَن، يَمزج باللون الأصفَر разбивам (u)třít (těsto) røre sammen til en creme schaumig rühren χτυπώ, ανακατεύω batir vahustama خامه مانند کردن vaahdottaa battre לְהַקצִיף फेंटना istući u kremu felver mengocok þeyta saman fare la spuma クリーム状にする 크림으로 만들다 išmaišyti, išsukti sakult; saputot campuran membuat krim kloppen røre sammen, røre hvitt ucierać bater em creme a bate сбивать vymiešať umešati umutiti röra, vispa ทำให้เป็นครีม krema haline getirmek, çırpmak 使成鮮奶油狀 збивати ملائى جيسى شيء تيار كرنا làm thành kem 使成奶油状

2 to take the cream off She creamed the milk. afroom, ontroom يقشِد الحليب، يُزيل القشْـده обирам каймак sbírat smetanu skumme (fløden) absahnen βγάζω το καϊμάκι desnatar, descremar koorima خامه گرفتن kuoria écrémer לְהָפרִיד שָׁמֶנֶת दूध से मलाई निकालना obrati lefölöz mengambil kepala susu fleyta rjóma ofan af scremare クリームを取る 크림을 떠 내다 nugriebti grietinę nuo nokrejot menambah krim afromen skumme (av fløten) zbierać śmietanę z desnatar a lua caimacul (de pe) снимать сливки zobrať smotanu posneti skinuti pavlaku skumma ตักส่วนข้นหรือครีมออก kaymağını almak 從(牛奶中)提取奶油 збирати вершки ملائى نكالنا trộn 从牛奶中提取奶油

3 (with off) to select (the best) The best pupils will be creamed off for special training. room, crème, beste يأخُذ الصّفْوَه селектирам vybrat håndplukke abschöpfen επιλέγω την αφρόκρεμα seleccionar (a)los mejores, cribar välja valima انتخاب کردن valita écrémer לִבחוֹר אֶת הַמֵיטָב चुनना odabrati najbolje lefölöz memilih velja úr selezionare 選り抜く 선발하다 atrinkti atsijāt labāko dipilih selecteren plukke ut wyselekcjonować seleccionar a se­lecta забирать лучшее vybrať posneti smetano probrati ta ut det bästa av เลือกส่วนที่ดีที่สุดออกไป en iyisini seçmek/almak 遴選 відбирати انتخاب كرنا gạn lấy 选拔

adj creamy

1 full of, or like, cream creamy milk. romerig قِشْدي، دَسِم، مليء بالقِشْده с много каймак smetanový, krémový cremet; flødeagtig cremig που είναι σαν κρέμα cremoso koorene, kooretaoline پر خامه kermainen crémeux מוּקרָם मलाईदार, उत्तम mastan, pun vrhnja tejszínszerű; krémszerű seperti krim rjómakenndur cremoso クリームの多い 크림을 함유한 su grietinėle, riebus krējumains berkrim romig krem(aktig), fløte(aktig) śmietankowy, z dużą ilością śmietany cremoso smântânos; cu cremă сливочный; жирный smotanový poln smetane punomastan gräddig, krämig ที่เป็นครีม kaymaklı, kremalı 含大量鮮奶油或像鮮奶油的 вершковий; кремоподібний ملائى دار، بالائى دار trông giống như kem 含大量奶油的

2 smooth and white a creamy complexion. romig ناعِم وأبيَض، قِشْدي اللوْن млечен hebký, sametový silkeblød; flødeagtig weich λείος και άσπρος de porcelana koorekarva خامه مانند maidonvalkea velouté בְּצֶבָע קְרֵם सफेद gladak, bijel (put) elefántcsont színű halus silkimjúkur morbido, vellutato なめらかな 크림 같은 lygus ir baltas balts un glāsmains putih dan halus roomachtig silkemykt, fløteaktig aksamitny cremoso catifelat белокожий hebký; biely gladek in bel krem boje mjuk och fyllig มีสีครีม krem gibi yumuşak 奶油色的，光滑白晰的 кремовий چكنا سفيد mịn 奶油色的

n creaminess

romerigheid قِشْديَّة ، دَسَميَّـه мекота hebkost det at være cremet; det at være flødeagtig die Weichheit λεία υφή και λευκή όψη cremosidad, suavidad kooretaolisus خامه مانندی kermamaisuus velouté קְרֵמִיוּת मलाईपन glatkoća, bjelina bő tejszíntartalom; bársonyosság; krémszerűség kehalusan silkimÿkt morbidezza クリーム状 희고 매끈함 panašumas į grietinėlę ar kremą krējumainība kehalusan romigheid det å være silkemyk aksamitność suavidade catifelare жирность (молока) hebkosť mazavost kremastost gräddighet, krämighet ความข้นเหมือนครีม yumuşaklık 奶油色 кремоподібна консистенція بالائى كا سا sự có nhiều kem 奶油色

cream of tartar

an ingredient in baking powder. kremetart زُبْدَة الطَّرطـيـر кремотартар vinný kámen vinsten der Weinstein συστατικό αραβοσιτάλευρου crémor tártaro viinakivi پتاسیم بی تارترات viinikivi crème de tartre קְרֶם טַרטָר बेकिंग पाउडर का एक अवयव vinski kamen, srijež tisztított borkő krim tartar vínsteinsduft cremore di tartaro 酒石英 주석영(酒石英) kalio vandenilio tartratas, vyno akmuo vīnakmens krim tartar cremon tartari cremor tartari, vinstein winian potasu ingredient în praful de copt винный камень vínny kameň vinski kamen tartar sos ส่วนประกอบในผงฟู krem tartar 塔塔粉(發粉成份) винний камінь پاؤڈر بنان‍ے می‍ں استعمال هونيوالى ايک چیز một chất trong bột nở 酒石

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cream → قشدة, كريمى krémový, smetana creme, cremefarvet cremefarben, Sahne κρέμα, κρεμώδης color crema, nata kerma, kermanvärinen crème kremast, vrhnje color crema, panna クリーム, クリーム色の 크림, 크림색의 crème, crèmekleurig fløte, fløtefarget kremowy, śmietanka creme, nata крем, кремовый grädde, gräddfärgad เป็นสีนวล, ส่วนที่เป็นไขมันของนมซึ่งลอยขึ้นมาบนผิวนม krem renkli, krema kem, màu kem 含奶油的, 奶油