écumer

1. (intransitive) to foam, foam up, froth, froth up
2. (intransitive) to lather (as of a horse)
3. (transitive) to unfoam, remove foam from
4. (transitive) to take the scum off
5. (transitive) to skim
6. (figuratively) to scour (shops, etc., looking for something)
7. (figuratively) to grift (to skim off profits etc.)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ky.me/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: escumer

Inherited from Old French: escumer

In summary

Inherited from Middle French escumer, from Old French escumer. By surface analysis, écume + -er.

Concepts

foam

froth

foam up

be frothy

skim

boil

skim off

froth up

froth at the mouth

scum

comb

foaming

lather

scour

Synonyms

mousser

mousse

bouillir

pétiller d’animation

écumant

être en effervescence

faire écumer

Translations

köpürmek

schäumen

espumar

schuimen

espumar

köpüklenmek

köpüğünü almak

spumeggiare

schiumare

afschuimen

escumejar

αφρίζω

spumare

ξαφρίζω

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