écrémer

Definitions of écrémer
  1. verb
    coat (a liquid) with a layer
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    type of:
    couvrir, recouvrir
    put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
  2. verb
    remove from the surface
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    type of:
    enlever, ôter
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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