écrémer
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écrémer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (culinary)
2. (figurative) (to select the best of)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to cream off the best of (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
La responsable des ressources humaines a écrémé les dossiers de candidature.The human resources manager creamed off the best of the application files.
Conjugations
Indicative of "écrémer"
Irregularities are in red
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Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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