Definition
A soft substance applied to the skin for care or treatment.
Translations
- English
- cream
- Français
- crème
- Türkçe
- krem
- Polski
- krem
- Русский
- крем
- Українська
- крем
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Creme
- A2
- Noun
- Body & Health
- Clothing & Appearance
cream
/diː ˈkʁeːm/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Cremes
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Body & HealthPrimaryClothing & Appearance
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Diese Creme hilft gegen trockene Haut.NominativSing.This cream helps with dry skin.
- Tragen Sie die Creme zweimal täglich auf.AkkusativSing.Apply the cream twice a day.
- Der Apotheker mischt der Creme einen kühlenden Wirkstoff bei.DativSing.The pharmacist adds a cooling active ingredient to the cream.
- Die Wirkung der Creme ist angenehm.GenitivSing.The effect of the cream is pleasant.
- Cremes stehen im Regal.NominativPlur.Creams are on the shelf.
- Viele Menschen kaufen Cremes für die Hautpflege.AkkusativPlur.Many people buy creams for skin care.
- Die Apothekerin gibt den Cremes neue Etiketten.DativPlur.The pharmacist gives the creams new labels.
- Die Inhaltsstoffe der Cremes sind unbedenklich.GenitivPlur.The ingredients of the creams are harmless.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Creme/ˈkʁeːm/
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Article phrase
die Creme/diː ˈkʁeːm/
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Plural
Cremes/ˈkʁeːməs/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Creme | die Cremes |
| Akkusativ | die Creme | die Cremes |
| Dativ | der Creme | den Cremes |
| Genitiv | der Creme | der Cremes |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine feuchtigkeitsspendende Creme
- CollocationCreme auf die Haut auftragen
- CollocationCreme gegen trockene Haut
- Verb constructionder Creme eine Wirkung zuschreiben + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionmit der Creme behandelnmit + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Creme zieht schnell ein.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSalbe — ointment
A Salbe is usually fattier and forms a more protective film than a Creme.
- Related termLotion
A Lotion is usually more fluid and lighter than a Creme; both are used for external skin care.
- Related termGel
A Gel is usually more transparent and less greasy than a Creme; both are applied to the skin.
- Narrower termGesichtscreme
Gesichtscreme denotes a Creme specifically intended for the skin of the face.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Creme“ is an established loanword in German; no reliable productive decomposition into modern constituents is available.