cream

cream
cream [{{t}}kri:m]
1 noun
(a) (of milk) crème f;
do you like cream in your coffee? vous prenez de la crème dans votre café?;
strawberries and cream des fraises fpl à la crème;
cream of tomato/asparagus soup velouté m de tomates/d'asperges
(b) (filling for biscuits, chocolates) fondant m; (individual chocolate) chocolat m fourré;
vanilla cream (biscuit) biscuit m fourré à la vanille; (dessert) crème f à la vanille; (individual chocolate) chocolat m fourré à la crème
(c) (mixture) mélange m crémeux
(d) {{}}figurative{{}} (best, pick) crème f;
the cream of society la crème ou le gratin de la société;
they were the cream of their year at university ils formaient l'élite de leur promotion à l'université;
the cream of the crop le dessus du panier
(e) (for face, shoes etc) crème f
(f) (colour) crème m
2 compound-forming noun
(cake) à la crème; (jug) à crème
3 adjective
(colour) crème (inv)
4 transitive verb
(a) (skim → milk) écrémer
(b) {{}}Cookery{{}} (beat) écraser, travailler;
cream the butter and sugar travailler le beurre et le sucre en crème
(c) (hands, face) mettre de la crème sur
(d) (add cream to → coffee) mettre de la crème dans
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (defeat) battre à plate couture, mettre la pâtée à; {{}}American{{}} (beat up) casser la figure à;
we got creamed 4-0 on s'est fait écraser 4-0
(f) {{}}American{{}}
to cream the market écrémer le marché
(g) {{}}vulgar{{}}
to cream one's jeans prendre son pied
5 intransitive verb
(a) {{}}vulgar{{}} (man → ejaculate) décharger, balancer la sauce; (woman → be aroused) mouiller
(b) (milk) crémer
►► cream bun = petit pain au lait servi avec de la crème chantilly;
cream cheese fromage m frais;
{{}}British{{}} cream cracker biscuit m sec;
cream eyeshadow ombre f à paupières en crème;
cream puff chou m à la crème;
cream sherry sherry m ou xérès m doux;
cream slice = sorte de mille-feuille;
cream soda = boisson gazeuse aromatisée à la vanille;
cream soup velouté m;
{{}}Cookery{{}} cream of tartar crème f de tartre;
{{}}British{{}} cream tea = goûter composé de thé et de scones servis avec de la confiture et de la crème;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Cookery{{}} cream of wheat farine f de blé (pour bouillies)
cream off separable transitive verb
(profits) accaparer;
to cream off the best students sélectionner les meilleurs étudiants;
they have creamed off the elite ils se sont accaparé l'élite

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