"crème de la crème" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \kʁɛm də la kʁɛm\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-crème de la crème.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-crème de la crème.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-crème de la crème.wav
  1. Le meilleur de quelque chose.
    Sense id: fr-crème_de_la_crème-fr-noun-mqBbQDSG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fine fleur, fin du fin Translations: cream of the crop (Anglais), best of the best (Anglais), flor y nata [feminine] (Espagnol), 精華 (seika) (Japonais), 精髄 (seizui) (Japonais), crème de la crème (Suédois)
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