cream

生クリーム、クリーム

料理や飲食物に使う、牛乳の濃くて脂肪の多い部分。

やさしい英語で： The thick, fatty part of milk, used in cooking or added to food and drinks.

• Would you like some cream?
• She poured cream over the strawberries.
• We served the cake with whipped cream.

よく使う表現： whipped cream, double cream, cream in coffee

クリーム

肌を柔らかくしたり、肌の問題を改善したりするために塗る油分のあるもの。

やさしい英語で： A smooth, oily substance put on the skin to soften it or treat a problem.

• This cream makes my hands soft.
• Rub a little cream onto the dry skin.
• Which face cream do you use?

類義語： skin cream

よく使う表現： face cream, hand cream, apply cream

クリーム色

白に少し黄色が混じった淡い色。

やさしい英語で： A pale colour that is white with a little yellow in it.

• I prefer cream to white.
• We painted the bedroom walls cream.
• The curtains came in blue, green, and cream.

類義語： ivory, off-white

よく使う表現： pale cream, cream and white, shade of cream

薬用クリーム、クリーム剤

皮膚の問題を治すために塗る、薬の入ったクリーム。

やさしい英語で： A smooth substance containing medicine that you put on your skin to treat a problem.

• The doctor gave me a cream.
• Apply this cream to the rash twice daily.
• The cream stopped the itching after a few days.

類義語： medicated cream

よく使う表現： medicated cream, antibiotic cream, apply cream

精鋭、最良のもの

ある集団の中で最も優れた人々や物。

やさしい英語で： The best people or things in a group.

• These players are the cream of the club.
• The school attracts the cream of local talent.
• Only the cream of the crop reached the final.

使い方： the cream of something (These students are the cream of the school.)

類義語： best, elite

よく使う表現： cream of something, cream of society

コーヒーフレッシュ、ポーションミルク

主にコーヒーに入れる、一回分の小さなクリーム。

やさしい英語で： A small serving of the fatty part of milk, usually for adding to coffee.

• I'd like two cream with my coffee.
• She asked for an extra cream.
• He ordered a coffee with one cream and two sugars.

類義語： portion of cream

よく使う表現： two cream, an extra cream, coffee with cream

クリーム色の

白に少し黄色が混じった淡い色をしている。

やさしい英語で： Having a pale colour that is white with a little yellow in it.

• She wore a cream dress.
• The kitchen has cream walls and blue cupboards.
• We bought a pale cream carpet for the bedroom.

類義語： cream-coloured, off-white, ivory

よく使う表現： cream walls, cream dress, pale cream

すりつぶす、ピューレにする

食べ物を混ぜたりつぶしたりして、滑らかなペーストや液体にする。

やさしい英語で： To mix or crush food until it becomes smooth and thick or liquid.

• Cream the vegetables until smooth.
• She creamed the potatoes with warm milk.
• Cream the mixture in a blender before serving.

使い方： cream something with something (Cream the cooked vegetables with a little stock.)

類義語： purée, blend

よく使う表現： cream the vegetables, cream something together, cream the mixture