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(milk from which the cream has been skimmed.) lait écrémé -
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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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[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.) écrémer; dégraisser2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) glisser sur qqch.3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) feuilleter•- skimmed milk -
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skim [skɪm]a. [+ milk] écrémer ; [+ soup] écumer• to skim the cream/scum/grease from sth écrémer/écumer/dégraisser qchb. to skim the ground/water [bird] raser le sol/la surface de l'eau• to skim across the water/along the ground raser l'eau/le sol3. compounds[+ cream, grease] enlever* * *[skɪm] 1.transitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) ( remove cream) écrémer; ( remove scum) écumer; ( remove fat) dégraisser2) ( touch lightly) [plane, bird] raser, frôler [surface, treetops]3) ( read quickly) parcourir4) (colloq) US Finance ne pas déclarer [part of income]2.intransitive verb (p prés etc - mm-)1) [plane, bird]to skim over ou across ou along something — raser quelque chose
2) [reader]to skim through ou over something — parcourir quelque chose
to skim over — passer rapidement sur [event, facts]
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A vtr1 ( remove cream) écrémer [milk] ; ( remove scum) écumer [liquid] ; ( remove fat) dégraisser [sauce, soup] ; to skim the fat from the surface of the soup, to skim the soup to remove the fat dégraisser la soupe ; to skim oil from the sea enlever le pétrole de la surface de la mer par écumage ;2 ( touch lightly) [plane, bird] raser, frôler [surface, treetops] ; the article only skims the surface of the problem l'article ne fait qu'effleurer le problème ;3 ( read quickly) parcourir [letter, page] ;4 ( throw on water) faire des ricochets avec [piece of glass, object] ; to skim stones faire des ricochets avec des cailloux ;5 ○ US Tax ne pas déclarer [part of income].B vi1 [plane, bird] to skim over ou across ou along sth raser qch ;2 [reader] to skim through ou over sth parcourir qch ; in his speech he skimmed over the unpalatable facts dans son discours il est passé rapidement sur les faits désagréables.■ skim off:▶ skim off [sth], skim [sth] off retirer, enlever [cream, fat, scum, dross] ; to skim off the fat from the sauce dégraisser la sauce ; skim off the cream from the milk écrémer le lait.
См. также в других словарях:
Skim milk — Skim Skim, a. Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}. [1913 Webster] {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster. {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land. {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skim milk or skimmed milk — [ ,skımd mılk ] noun uncount milk which has the cream removed from it: NONFAT MILK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skim milk — skim′ milk′ or skimmed′ milk′ n. coo milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
skim milk — skim n milk from which the cream has been taken called also skimmed milk * * * milk from which some or all of the cream has been removed; see lowfat m. and nonfat m … Medical dictionary
skim milk — n. milk from which the cream has been removed: also skimmed milk … English World dictionary
skim milk — noun milk from which the cream has been skimmed • Syn: ↑skimmed milk • Ant: ↑whole milk • Hypernyms: ↑milk * * * noun also skimmed milk … Useful english dictionary
skim milk — /skɪm ˈmɪlk/ (say skim milk) noun milk from which the cream has been removed. Also, skimmed milk …
skim milk — nugriebtas pienas statusas Aprobuotas sritis pienininkystė apibrėžtis Ne didesnio kaip 0,5 proc. riebumo termiškai apdorotas geriamasis pienas. atitikmenys: angl. skim milk; skimmed milk vok. entrahmte Milch rus. обезжиренное молоко; снятое… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
skim milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed. Also called skimmed milk. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
skim milk powder — сухое обезжиренное молоко powder fruit juice сухой концентрат плодово ягодного сока milk powder factory завод по производству сухого молока coffee with milk powder порошкообразный кофе с молоком powder milk plant завод по производству сухого… … English-Russian travelling dictionary
skim milk — noun Date: 1596 milk from which the cream has been taken called also skimmed milk … New Collegiate Dictionary