cream of the crop

English - Turkish

Definition of cream of the crop in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) kaymak tabaka

en iyisi

bir şeyin en âlâsı

Related Terms

the cream of the crop

mahsulün krem

the cream of the crop

(deyim) Kaymak tabaka; en iyiler. "May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop.", "The students had drawn many good pictures and the teacher chose the cream of the crop to hang up when the parents came to visit."

English - English

Definition of cream of the crop in English English dictionary

The best or most desirable among some selection

They hoped to hire only the cream of the crop for the new project team.

{i} finest, the choicest, best there is

Turkish pronunciation

krim ıv dhi kräp

Synonyms

aristocracy, beau monde, beautiful people, best of the best, cream of society, cream of the cream, crème de la crème, haut monde, high society, pick of the litter, privileged class, smart set, the elite, the finest, the privileged

Pronunciation

/ˈkrēm əv ᴛʜē ˈkräp/ /ˈkriːm əv ðiː ˈkrɑːp/

Etymology

[ 'krEm ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English creime, creme, from Middle French craime, cresme, from Late Latin cramum, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh cramen scab, crust.