crème de la crème
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See also: creme de la creme and Crème de la Crème
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French crème de la crème (literally “cream of the cream”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
crème de la crème (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, singular only) Best of the best; something superlative; the very best.
- To be an astronaut you must be the crème de la crème.
- 1961, Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, page 14:
- ‘Plainly,’ said Miss Brodie, ‘you were not listening to me. If only you small girls would listen to me I would make of you the crème de la crème.’
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
best of the best
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
crème de la crème f (uncountable)
- crème de la crème (the best of something)
Descendants[edit]
- → Danish: creme de la creme, crème de la crème
- → Dutch: crème de la crème
- → English: crème de la crème, creme de la creme
- → German: Crème de la Crème
- → Norwegian: crème de la crème
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