Also means
to cream off
Usage Note
Scremare literally means to remove the cream (panna) from milk, and by extension it means to select only the best from a group or eliminate the weakest — a common figurative use in journalism and sport. It takes avere as its auxiliary in compound tenses.
Examples
"Scremare il latte prima di usarlo."
Natural Translation
Skim the milk before using it.
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