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перечитывать; перечитатьСинонимический ряд:read over quickly (verb) browse; brush over; glance at; leaf through; look through; read over quickly; read summarily; skim; thumb through -
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Ⅰ.read1 [ri:d]lire ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (f), 2 (j), 3 (a), 3 (b) interpréter ⇒ 2 (c) comprendre ⇒ 2 (c) recevoir ⇒ 2 (d) étudier ⇒ 2 (e) indiquer ⇒ 2 (g) annoncer ⇒ 2 (h)(pt & pp read [red])1 noun∎ to have a read lire;∎ I enjoy a good read j'aime lire;∎ he was having a quiet read il lisait tranquillement;∎ can I have a read of your paper? est-ce que je peux jeter un coup d'œil sur ton journal?∎ it's an easy read c'est facile à lire;∎ her books are a good read ses livres se lisent bien∎ I read it in the paper je l'ai lu dans le journal;∎ have you got anything to read? avez-vous de quoi lire ou quelque chose à lire?;∎ to read sth over and over (again) lire et relire qch;∎ everything I've read about the subject tout ce que j'ai lu à ce sujet;∎ she read herself to sleep elle a lu jusqu'à ce qu'elle s'endorme;∎ for "Barry" read "Harry" lire "Harry" à la place de "Barry";∎ can you read music/braille/Italian? savez-vous lire la musique/le braille/l'italien?;∎ to read sb's lips lire sur les lèvres de qn;∎ figurative read my lips! écoutez-moi bien!;∎ Administration read and approved (stamp on document) lu et approuvé;∎ to take sth as read (evident) considérer qch comme allant de soi; (agreed upon) considérer qch comme entendu∎ to read sb sth, to read sth to sb lire qch à qn;∎ read me a story lis-moi une histoire;∎ to read a paper at a conference présenter un exposé à une conférence;∎ Religion to read the lesson lire un passage de l'Évangile;∎ to read the news Radio lire les informations; Television présenter le journal;∎ Law to read a will exécuter la lecture d'un testament∎ I read it this way c'est comme ça que je l'interprète;∎ to read sb's mind or thoughts lire dans les pensées de qn;∎ to read sb's palm or hand lire les lignes de la main à qn;∎ I can read him like a book! je sais comment il fonctionne!;∎ Sport he reads the game very well c'est un très bon stratège;∎ he read that well il a bien anticipé(d) (via radio) recevoir;∎ do you read me? est-ce que vous me recevez?; figurative est-ce que tu me comprends?;∎ reading you loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq; figurative oui, oui j'ai compris∎ he read history il a étudié l'histoire, il a fait des études d'histoire;∎ to read law/medicine faire son droit/sa médecine, faire des études de droit/de médecine(f) (temperature, thermometer, barometer) lire;∎ to read the meter relever le compteur(g) (register → of gauge, dial, barometer) indiquer;∎ the thermometer is reading 40° le thermomètre indique 40°(h) (announce → of notice) annoncer;∎ a sign on the door read "staff only" un écriteau sur la porte indiquait "réservé au personnel";∎ the inscription on the monument reads… on peut lire sur le monument…∎ this computer only reads double-density disks cet ordinateur ne lit que les disquettes (à) double densité∎ she's learning to read elle apprend à lire;∎ to read to sb faire la lecture à qn;∎ to read aloud lire à haute voix;∎ to read to oneself lire;∎ read quietly to yourselves lisez en silence;∎ I enjoy reading j'aime beaucoup lire ou la lecture;∎ I'd read about it in the papers je l'avais lu dans les journaux;∎ we read of his death in the newspaper nous avons appris sa mort dans le journal;∎ we've all read about or of such phenomena nous avons tous lu des textes qui traitent de tels phénomènes∎ to read between the lines lire entre les lignes;∎ she read in the cards that I would be famous elle a lu dans les cartes que je serais célèbre∎ her article reads well/badly son article est bien/mal écrit;∎ the table reads from left to right le tableau se lit de gauche à droite;∎ the book reads like a translation à la lecture, on sent que ce roman est une traduction;∎ article 22 reads as follows voici ce que dit l'article 22;∎ her life story reads like a fairytale sa vie ressemble à un conte de fées(d) (gauge, meter etc)∎ the dials read differently les cadrans n'indiquent pas le même chiffre∎ what's he reading? qu'est-ce qu'il fait comme études?;∎ British I'm reading history je fais des études d'histoire;∎ to read for a degree préparer un diplôme;∎ to read for the Bar faire des études de droit►► Computing read head tête f de lecture(dictated letter) relire∎ you shouldn't read too much into their silence vous ne devriez pas accorder trop d'importance à leur silence;∎ you're reading far too much into it tu interprètes beaucoup trop(b) (figure on dial, scale etc) releverlire la suite(skim) parcourir; (examine closely) lire en détail, examiner;∎ Theatre to read through a play faire la lecture d'une pièceétudierétudierⓘ Read my lips Il s'agit d'un extrait de la formule utilisée par George Bush lors de sa campagne électorale de 1988, avant son élection à la présidence des États-Unis. La formule complète était: read my lips, no new taxes ("regardez bien mes lèvres: pas d'augmentation des impôts"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette expression pour insister sur le fait que ce que l'on dit est vrai.Ⅱ.read2 [red]1 pt & pp of read∎ he's widely read c'est un homme cultivé;∎ her books are widely read ses livres sont très lus -
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Синонимический ряд:1. glance (verb) browse; dip into; flip; flip through; glance; glance over; riff through; riffle through; run over; run through; scan; skim through2. read over quickly (verb) brush over; leaf through; look through; read over; read over quickly; read summarily; skim; thumb through -
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Синонимический ряд:1. glance (verb) browse; dip into; flip; flip through; glance; glance over; riff through; riffle through; run over; run through; scan; skim through2. read over quickly (verb) brush over; glance at; leaf through; look through; read over; read over quickly; read summarily; skim -
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1. n снятие2. n тонкая плёнка3. v снимать4. v тех. сгребать шлак5. v покрывать тонкой плёнкойa pond skimmed with ice — пруд, затянутый тонким льдом
6. v амер. наносить последний слой штукатурки7. v с. -х. снимать дернину8. n лёгкое скольжение; скольжение по поверхности9. v легко и плавно скользить; нестись, едва касаясь поверхностиhe seems to skim the ground — он бежит, словно не касаясь земли
10. v проноситься над поверхностью, не касаясь её11. v запускать; бросатьhe skimmed a flat stone across the water — он бросил плоский камешек, и камешек запрыгал по воде
12. v поверхностно знакомиться13. v бегло просматривать14. v прост. утаивать доходskim money — утаённый доход; доход, скрываемый при уплате налога
Синонимический ряд:1. glance (verb) browse; brush; brush over; carom; dap; dip into; flip; glance; glance at; graze; kiss; leaf through; look through; read over; read over quickly; read summarily; ricochet; riffle through; run through; scan; shave; skip; thumb through2. sail (verb) dart; drift; float; flutter; fly; glide; hover; sail; scud; shoot; skirr3. skip (verb) carom; graze; ricochet; skip4. take off floating layer (verb) bail; dip; ladle; remove scum; remove the cream; scoop off; separate; take off floating layer -
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skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) desnatar, descremar, espumar2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) deslizar3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hojear, leer por encima•- skimmed milk
tr[skɪm]2 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando3 (read quickly) hojear, leer por encima1 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando (across/over, -)2 (read quickly) hojear (through/over, -), leer por encima (through/over, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto skim stones hacer cabrillas2) : echarle un vistazo a (un libro, etc.), pasar rozando (un superficie)skim adj: descremadoskim milk: leche descremadav.• desnatar (Alimentación) v.• espumar v.• examinar ligeramente v.• rasar v.• rozar v.skɪm
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- mm- transitive verb1) ( Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar2)a) ( glide over) \<\<watereetops\>\> pasar casi rozandob) ( 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
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vi1) ( glide)2) ( read quickly) leer* por encimamy eye skimmed down the page — le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página
[skɪm]to skim through something — leer* algo por encima
1. VT1) [+ milk] desnatar, descremar; [+ soup, liquid] espumarto 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] rozarto skim the ground — [plane, bird etc] volar a ras de la tierra
3) [+ stone] hacer cabrillas con, hacer el salto de la rana con4) (fig) [+ subject] tratar superficialmente2.VIto skim through a book — (fig) echar una ojeada or hojear a un libro
- skim off* * *[skɪm]
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- mm- transitive verb1) ( Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar2)a) ( glide over) \<\<water/treetops\>\> pasar casi rozandob) ( 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
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vi1) ( glide)2) ( read quickly) leer* por encimamy 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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1. transitive verb,- mm-1) (remove) abschöpfen; abrahmen [Milch]2) (touch in passing) streifen3) (pass closely over)skim something — dicht über etwas (Akk.) fliegen
4) (scan briefly) see academic.ru/91663/skim_through">skim through2. intransitive verb,- mm- segelnPhrasal Verbs:- skim off* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) abschöpfen2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) gleiten•- skim milk- skimmed milk* * *<- mm->[skɪm]I. vt1. (move lightly above)to \skim the surface of sth ( fig) nur an der Oberfläche von etw dat kratzen; (deal with) etw nur oberflächlich behandelnto \skim the surface of the water die Wasseroberfläche kaum berühren2. (bounce off water)to \skim stones on the water Steine über das Wasser hüpfen lassen3. (read)▪ to \skim sth etw überfliegen▪ to \skim sth etw abschöpfento \skim the cream from the milk die Milch entrahmenII. vi* * *[skɪm]1. vthe skimmed stones across the water —
he skimmed his hat across the room — er schleuderte seinen Hut quer durchs Zimmer
the book merely skims the surface of the problem — das Buch berührt das Problem nur an der Oberfläche
3) (= read quickly) überfliegen2. vi(across, over über +acc) (= move quickly) fliegen; (aircraft also) rasch gleiten; (stones) springen, hüpfen* * *skim [skım]A v/t1. (auch fig Gewinne) abschöpfen:skim the cream off bes fig den Rahm abschöpfen2. abschäumen3. Milch entrahmen:4. fig (hin)gleiten über (akk)5. fig ein Buch etc überfliegen, flüchtig lesen6. sl Gewinne etc verschleiernB v/i1. gleiten, streichen ( beide:over über akk)* * *1. transitive verb,- mm-1) (remove) abschöpfen; abrahmen [Milch]2) (touch in passing) streifenskim something — dicht über etwas (Akk.) fliegen
4) (scan briefly) see skim through2. intransitive verb,- mm- segelnPhrasal Verbs:- skim off* * *(over, along) v.gleiten v.(§ p.,pp.: glitt, ist geglitten)streichen (über, entlang) v. v.absahnen v.abschäumen v.abschöpfen v.entrahmen (Milch) v.flüchtig lesen (Buch) ausdr.überfliegen v. -
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[skɪm] 1.1) (remove floating matter) scremare [ milk]; schiumare [ liquid]; sgrassare [ sauce]2) (touch lightly) [plane, bird] rasentare [surface, treetops]3) (read quickly) scorrere [ page]4) AE colloq. non dichiarare [ part of income]2.1) [plane, bird]to skim over o across o along sth. — passare rasente qcs., rasentare qcs
2) [ reader]to skim through o over sth. scorrere qcs.; to skim over sth. — sfiorare [ facts]
* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) scremare2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) sfiorare, (passare rasente)3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) scorrere•- skimmed milk* * *[skɪm]1. vt2) (stone) far rimbalzare(
subj: bird, plane) to skim the water/ground — sfiorare or rasentare l'acqua/il suolo2. vito skim across or along — sfiorare
to skim through a book fig — scorrere or dare una scorsa a un libro
* * *skim /skɪm/n.1 strato sottile; pellicola2 scorsa; rapida occhiata3 (agric.) coltello superiore dell'aratro● skim coulter, avanvomere □ (spec. USA) skim milk, latte scremato □ (market.) skim strategy, scrematura.(to) skim /skɪm/A v. t.1 schiumare; scremare; spannare ( il latte): He skimmed the milk ( of its cream), ha scremato il latte2 sfiorare; rasentare: The plane was skimming the roofs, l'aereo sfiorava i tetti; ( tennis: della palla) to skim the net, sfiorare la rete5 far saltellare; far balzellare: to skim stones ( across the water), lanciare sassi facendoli rimbalzare sulla superficie dell'acquaB v. i.● skimmed milk, latte scremato □ ( slang) skimming dish, motoscafo veloce; panfilo dal fondo piatto.* * *[skɪm] 1.1) (remove floating matter) scremare [ milk]; schiumare [ liquid]; sgrassare [ sauce]2) (touch lightly) [plane, bird] rasentare [surface, treetops]3) (read quickly) scorrere [ page]4) AE colloq. non dichiarare [ part of income]2.1) [plane, bird]to skim over o across o along sth. — passare rasente qcs., rasentare qcs
2) [ reader]to skim through o over sth. scorrere qcs.; to skim over sth. — sfiorare [ facts]
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[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryge hen over3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skimme•- skimmed milk* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryge hen over3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skimme•- skimmed milk -
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v/t (unreg., untr., hat)2. fig. (lesen) glance over, skim (through); eine Liste etc. mit den Augen überfliegen auch run one’s eyes over ( oder down) a list etc.3. Lächeln etc.: flit across s.o.’s face* * *to overfly; to scan* * *über|flie|gen [yːbɐ'fliːgn] ptp überflogen [yːbɐ'floːgn]vt insep irreg2) (fig)ein Lächeln/eine leichte Röte überflog ihr Gesicht — a smile/a faint blush flitted across her face
3) (= flüchtig ansehen) Buch etc to take a quick look at, to glance through or at or over* * *1) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) scan2) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skim* * *über·flie·gen *[y:bɐˈfli:gn̩]▪ etw \überfliegen* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (hinwegfliegen über) fly over; overfly (formal)2) (flüchtig lesen) skim [through]* * *überfliegen v/t (irr, untrennb, hat)2. fig (lesen) glance over, skim (through);eine Liste etc3. Lächeln etc: flit across sb’s face* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (hinwegfliegen über) fly over; overfly (formal)2) (flüchtig lesen) skim [through]* * *v.to fly over v.to overfly v.to scan through v.to skim v. -
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skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumme2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) danse over, stryke forbi3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumlese•- skimmed milkskummeIverb \/skɪm\/1) skumme (av)• did they skim the cream?2) stryke (frem)over, gli (frem)over3) ( flyktig) titte gjennom, skumme, skumlese, bla gjennom4) kaste smutt, slå smuttjeg lærte hvordan jeg skulle kaste smutt med en flat stein tvers over dammen5) dekke med et tynt lag, legge et tynt lag overskim off skumme avskim the cream off ( overført) skumme fløten avIIadj. \/skɪm\/skum-, skummet- -
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[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) posneti2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) drseti po3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) preleteti•- skimmed milk* * *[skim]1.transitive verb & intransitive verbposneti (peno, smetano); drseti po (prek); rahlo se dotakniti, oplaziti; tvoriti tanko plast (na); figuratively na hitro prebrati, preleteti (z očmi) ( a book knjigo)to skim the cream off — (tudi figuratively) posneti smetanoto skim over — posneti peno, zdrsniti čez; hitro in nizko leteti, dotakniti se v poletu; preleteti ( a newspaper časopis);2.nounkar je posneto; drsenje (čez, po); figuratively hiter, bežen pogled;3.adjective (redko) posnet (o mleku) -
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[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) escumar2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) deslizar3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) ler em diagonal•- skimmed milk* * *[skim] n 1 escuma, espuma. 2 escumação. 3 sl renda não declarada para evitar pagamento de impostos. • vt+vi 1 escumar, desnatar, tirar da superfície. 2 deslizar sobre, passar levemente sobre. 3 ler às pressas, folhear, passar os olhos. 4 cobrir-se com camada leve (de gelo, de espuma). 5 cobrir com camada leve. to skim along/ to skim over passar por cima, deslizar. -
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[skɪm]vt(also: skim off) cream, fat zbierać (zebrać perf); ( glide over) prześlizgiwać się (prześlizgnąć się perf) po +loc; (also: skim through) przeglądać (przejrzeć perf) (pobieżnie)* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) zbierać, szumować2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) pruć, sunąć3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) czytać pobieżnie/wybiórczo•- skimmed milk -
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v. skumma igenom, läsa flyktigt; ta bort skinn (från mjölk etc.); skumma; kasta smörgås (med en flat sten)* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) skumma2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) stryka (glida) fram över3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) skumma, ögna igenom•- skimmed milk -
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[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) fleyta ofan af2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) renna yfir3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hlaupa (lauslega) yfir•- skimmed milk -
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érint, leszed, felületesen átfut, súrol, lefölöz* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) lefölöz2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) súrol (felületet)3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) felületesen átfut•- skimmed milk -
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v. kaymağını almak, yağını almak, köpüğünü almak, sıyırmak, sıyırıp geçmek, sektirmek, su üzerinde kaydırmak, göz gezdirmek, sekmek, kayar gibi gitmek* * *al* * *[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) sıyırıp almak2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) üzerinden kaymak3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) çabucak gözden geçirmek• -
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• hipaista• vilkaista• silmäillä• pyyhkäistä• kevyesti koskettaa• liukua yli• kuoria• kuoria pois vaahto• kuoria pois• leijailla* * *skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) kuoria2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) kiitää3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) lukaista nopeasti•- skimmed milk -
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[skim]past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) noņemt (no virsas); nosmelt; nokrejot2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) slīdēt pāri; viegli skart3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) izšķirstīt (grāmatu); pārslīdēt acīm (pār tekstu)•- skimmed milk* * *nosmelt, noņemt; pārslīdēt, viegli skart; izšķirstīt, pārlapot; nokrejots
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run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
look — look1 [ luk ] verb *** ▸ 1 direct eyes at someone/something ▸ 2 search for someone/something ▸ 3 have an appearance ▸ 4 seem ▸ 5 for saying how likely ▸ 6 making someone pay attention ▸ 7 face a direction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to direct… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fall — fall1 [ fɔl ] (past tense fell [ fel ] ; past participle fall|en [ fɔlən ] ) verb intransitive *** ▸ 1 move downward quickly ▸ 2 become lower in amount ▸ 3 change to another state ▸ 4 lose power/control ▸ 5 hang down ▸ 6 belong to group/activity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
look — 1 /lUk/ verb 1 SEE (I) to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it: Sorry, I didn t see I wasn t looking. | If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a naked man. (+ at): It s time we left, Ian said, looking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
