scum
To remove the layer of scum fromTo remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
» You are scum.
Du bist der letzte Dreck.
Ты мерзавец.
Вы мерзавец.
Ты подлец.
Вы подлец.
Ти негідник.
Ти мерзотник.
Meaning
6 sensesTo remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
remove the scum from
To remove (something) as scum.
To become covered with scum.
(informal)To startscum or savescum.
(obsolete)To scour (the land, sea, etc.).
(obsolete)To gather together, as scum.
Examples
27 sentencesYou are scum.
Ти негідник.
ruТы мерзавец.
deDu bist der letzte Dreck.
You are the scum of the earth.
This scoundrel is the scum of humanity.
These people are the scum of the earth.
Liars are like the scum of the earth.
Origin
From Middle English scum, scome, skum, skome, scumme, from Middle Low German or Middle DutFrom Middle English scum, scome, skum, skome, scumme, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), from Old Dutch *scūm, from Frankish *skūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).
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Forms
scums, scumming, scummed, scummedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle