cream

cream
kri:m 1. noun
1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) fløte
2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) -krem, fløte-
3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) kremen (av), toppen (av)
4) ((also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) kremfarge(t)
2. verb
1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) røre sammen, røre hvitt
2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) skumme (av fløten)
3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) plukke ut
•
- creaminess
- cream of tartar
fløte
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krem
I
subst. \/kriːm\/
1) fløte
2) krem (som dessert og kakefyll)
• the cake was filled with chocolate cream
kaken var fylt med sjokoladekrem
3) suppe tilsatt fløte
4) krem (for hud, sko e.l.)
5) (overført) krem, de(n) aller beste
• these singers are the cream of the music class
6) krem(farge)
7) cream (kvalitetsbetegnelse for whisky og sherry)
be the cream of the crop stå på toppen, være den fremste\/beste
the cream of det beste av\/i
cream of tomato soup klar tomatsuppe
II
verb \/kriːm\/
1) (smør og sukker e.l.) røre hvitt
2) ha fløte i, tilberede med fløte, (fløte)stue
• the coffee is so strong that I need to cream it
kaffen er så sterk at jeg må ha fløte i den
3) forklaring: smøre inn med (hud)krem
4) sette fløte, danne fløte
5) skumme (fløten av)
6) (slang) rundjule, slå sønder og sammen
7) (amer., hverdagslig) mose, slå ettertrykkelig i en konkurranse
• did we beat them? no, we creamed them!
om vi slo dem? nei vi moste dem
8) (slang) sprute (ejakulere)
cream (off) ta ut det beste av
III
adj. \/kriːm\/
kremfarget, fløtefarget, gulhvit

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