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(a) (milk) écrémer; (jam) écumer; (floating matter → with skimmer) écumer, enlever avec une écumoire; (→ with spatula) enlever avec une spatule;∎ to skim the froth from or off a glass of beer enlever la mousse d'un verre de bière;∎ to skim the fat from the gravy dégraisser la sauce;∎ to skim the cream from the milk écrémer le lait(b) (glide over → surface) effleurer, frôler;∎ the seagull skimmed the waves la mouette volait au ras de l'eau ou rasait les vagues;∎ the glider skimmed the tops of the trees le planeur frôlait ou rasait la cime des arbres;∎ the stone skimmed the lake la pierre a ricoché à la surface du lac;∎ figurative the book only skims the surface le livre ne fait qu'effleurer ou que survoler la question∎ the children were skimming stones over the lake les enfants faisaient des ricochets sur le lac∎ to skim over the ground/across the waves (bird) raser le sol/les vagues;∎ to skim over or across the lake (stone) faire des ricochets sur le lac►► American skim milk lait m écrémé(a) (cream, froth) enlever (avec une écumoire);∎ figurative the book dealers skimmed off the best bargains les marchands de livres ont fait les meilleures affaires;∎ the accounts department skims off the best recruits la comptabilité récupère les meilleures recrues(b) (steal → money)∎ he skimmed a little off the top for himself il s'est un peu servi au passage(letter, report) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (difficult passage) lire superficiellement, parcourir rapidement(letter, page) parcourir, lire en diagonale; (magazine) feuilleter;∎ I only had time to skim through the report je n'ai eu que le temps de lire le rapport en vitesse
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Skimmer — Skim mer, n. 1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which liquids are skimmed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus {Rhynchops}, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skimmer — [skim′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that skims 2. any utensil used in skimming liquids 3. any of a family (Rynchopidae) of long winged shorebirds that use their elongated lower bill to scoop up food while skimming over water 4. any of a family… … English World dictionary
Skimmer — Taxobox name = Skimmers image width = 250px image caption = Black Skimmer regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Rhynchopidae familia authority = Bonaparte, 1838 genus = Rhynchops genus authority =… … Wikipedia
skimmer — /skim euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that skims. 2. a shallow utensil, usually perforated, used in skimming liquids. 3. any of several gull like birds of the family Rynchopidae, that skim the water with the elongated lower mandible immersed while … Universalium
skimmer — • glitter, glans, sken, skimmer, flitter • glans, sken, ljus, glitter, briljans, skimmer, lyster, blänk • sken, skimmer, glans, ljusflöde, ljussken, glimt, reflex, glitter • glimt, sken, stråle, reflex, skimmer • glitter, glans, sken • glitter,… … Svensk synonymlexikon
Skimmer — Ein Skimmer ist Skimmer (Oberflächenabsauger), zur Reinhaltung von Gewässern in der Wasserwirtschaft Skimmer (Ölwehr), zur Bewältigung von Ölschichten auf Gewässern Skimmer (Ionenoptik), eine konische elektrostatische Linse zur Trennung von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
skimmer — 1) young silver bream, Abramis brama (Cyprinidae) 2) protein skimmer (an aquarium chemical filtration system which removes dissolved organic compounds and microscopic particles. Many small bubbles are sent through a column of water, forming a… … Dictionary of ichthyology
skimmer bream — skimmer (1) … Dictionary of ichthyology
skimmer — skim·mer s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tecn. depuratore per piscine che elimina gli elementi inquinanti galleggianti sul pelo dell acqua {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1983. ETIMO: ingl. skimmer propr. schiumatore , der. di (to) skim schiumare … Dizionario italiano
skimmer — U.S. Naval Term. Any naval crewman of a ship or craft that operates on the surface of the water. In common use in today s U.S. Navy, this informal term derives from one meaning of the verb skim, meaning To glide or pass quickly over or along (a… … Dictionary of american slang
skimmer — U.S. Naval Term. Any naval crewman of a ship or craft that operates on the surface of the water. In common use in today s U.S. Navy, this informal term derives from one meaning of the verb skim, meaning To glide or pass quickly over or along (a… … Dictionary of american slang