skim

skim
skim
past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb
1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) desnatar, descremar, espumar
2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) deslizar
3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hojear, leer por encima
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- skimmed milk
skim
tr[skɪm]
transitive verb (pt & pp skimmed, ger skimming)
1 (milk) desnatar, descremar (off, a); (soup) espumar (off, a)
2 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando
■ the plane skimmed the ground el avión volaba a ras de suelo
3 (read quickly) hojear, leer por encima
intransitive verb
1 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando (across/over, -)
2 (read quickly) hojear (through/over, -), leer por encima (through/over, -)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to skim stones hacer cabrillas
skim milk leche nombre femenino desnatada, leche nombre femenino descremada
skim ['skɪm] vt, skimmed ; skimming
1) or to skim off : espumar, descremar (leche)
2) : echarle un vistazo a (un libro, etc.), pasar rozando (un superficie)
skim adj
: descremado
skim milk: leche descremada
skim
v.
• desnatar (Alimentación) v.
• espumar v.
• examinar ligeramente v.
• rasar v.
• rozar v.
skɪm
1.
-mm- transitive verb
1) (Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar

skim the fat off the stock — quítele la grasa al caldo

2)
a) (glide over) \<\<watereetops\>\> pasar casi rozando
b) (throw)

to skim stones — hacer* cabrillas, hacer* patitos (CS, Méx), hacer* pan y quesito (Col)

3) (read quickly) leer* por encima, echarle una ojeada a

2.
vi
1) (glide)

the speedboat skimmed over the sea — la lancha apenas rozaba la superficie del mar

2) (read quickly) leer* por encima

my eye skimmed down the page — le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página

to skim through something — leer* algo por encima

[skɪm]
1. VT
1) [+ milk] desnatar, descremar; [+ soup, liquid] espumar

to skim the cream off the milk — quitar la nata a la leche, desnatar la leche

skimmed milk — leche f descremada or desnatada

2) (=graze) [+ surface] rozar

to skim the ground — [plane, bird etc] volar a ras de la tierra

3) [+ stone] hacer cabrillas con, hacer el salto de la rana con
4) (fig) [+ subject] tratar superficialmente
2.
VI

to skim along the ground — pasar rozando la tierra

to skim through a book — (fig) echar una ojeada or hojear a un libro

* * *
[skɪm]
1.
-mm- transitive verb
1) (Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar

skim the fat off the stock — quítele la grasa al caldo

2)
a) (glide over) \<\<water/treetops\>\> pasar casi rozando
b) (throw)

to skim stones — hacer* cabrillas, hacer* patitos (CS, Méx), hacer* pan y quesito (Col)

3) (read quickly) leer* por encima, echarle una ojeada a

2.
vi
1) (glide)

the speedboat skimmed over the sea — la lancha apenas rozaba la superficie del mar

2) (read quickly) leer* por encima

my eye skimmed down the page — le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página

to skim through something — leer* algo por encima


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