crème de la crème

See also: creme de la creme and Crème de la Crème

English

Alternative forms

• creme de la creme

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Borrowing from French crème de la crème (literally “cream of the cream”).

Noun

crème de la crème (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, singular only) Best of the best; something superlative. The very best.

   To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.

Synonyms

• cream of the crop
• best of the best
• pick of the crop

Translations

best of the best

• Danish: creme de la creme c
• Dutch: crème de la crème
• French: crème de la crème (fr) f, top du top (fr) m, fin du fin (fr) m, fine fleur (fr) f
• German: Crème de la Crème f

• Norwegian: crème de la crème, kremen av kremen, der oppe
• Portuguese: nata da sociedade f
• Spanish: lo mejor de lo mejor
• Swedish: gräddan (only in definite form)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛm də la kʁɛm/

Noun

crème de la crème f (uncountable)

1. crème de la crème (the best of something)