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1 skim
[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.) ξαφρίζω2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) περνώ ξυστά3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) διαβάζω στα πεταχτά•- skimmed milk -
2 Skim
v. trans.Pass lightly over: V. ποτᾶσθαι ὑπέρ (gen.), νωτίζειν (acc.), ψαίρειν (acc.), ἐξακρίζειν (acc.); fly.met., run through hurriedly: P. ἐπιτρέχειν περί (gen.).Taste of: P. and V. γεύεσθαι (gen.).Skim the cream of, pick out the best, met.: V. λωτίζεσθαι (acc.), ἀπολωτίζειν (acc.), ἀκροθινιάζεσθαι (acc.)They skim off the part of the milk which rises to the top and consider it more valuable ( than the rest): P. τὸ μὲν αὐτοῦ (τοῦ γάλακτος) ἐπιστάμενον ἀπαρύσαντες ἡγεῦνται εἶναι τιμιώτερον (Hdt. 4, 2).Skim through the air: Ar. διατρέχειν τὸν ἀέρα Av. 1409).——————subs.Use P. τὸ ἐφιστάμενον (Hdt.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Skim
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3 skim
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4 skim milk
(milk from which the cream has been skimmed.) αποβουτυρωμένο γάλα -
5 skimmed
past tense, past participle; see skim -
6 Brush
subs.Broom: Ar. κόρημα, τό.Tail: Ar. and P. κέρκος, ὁ.Skirmish: P. ἀκροβολισμός, ὁ.——————v. trans.Ar. and P. κορεῖν, V. σαίρειν.Cleanse: P. and V. καθαίρειν.Graze, touch: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.), προσθιγγάνειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.), προσψαύειν (gen.).Skim: V. ψαίρειν.Brushing aside a stone that fell beneath his foot: V. μεταψαίρων πέτρον ἴχνους ὑπόδρομον (Eur., Phoen. 1390).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Brush
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7 Cream
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cream
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8 Touch
subs.Sense of: P. ἁφή, ἡ, ἐπαφή, ἡ.Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ.Be in touch with: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.).Put the finishing touch to: see under Finishing.——————v. trans.P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐφάπτεσθαι (gen.) (Plat.), V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (also Xen.), προσθιγγάνειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.) (rare P.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.), προσψαύειν (absol.), ποτιψαύειν (absol.), χρώζειν (acc.) (Eur., Phoen. 1625).met., affect, move: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), V. ἀνθάπτεσθαι (gen.), θιγγάνειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.); see Affect.Overcome: P. κατακλᾶν, P. and V. θέλγειν (Plat. but rare P.), τέγγειν (Plat. but rare P.), V. νικᾶν.Soften: V. μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μαλάσσειν.Take in hand: P. and V. ἅπτεσθαι (gen.), ἐγχειρεῖν (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.). Ar. and P. μεταχειρίζειν (or mid.). V. θιγγάνειν (gen.) (also Xen. but rare P.), προσθιγγάνειν (gen.), ψαύειν (gen.), ἐπιψαύειν (gen.).Touch at, put in at: P. and V. προσσχεῖν ( 2nd aor. of προσέχειν) (dat. or εἰς, acc. or V. acc. alone). P. σχεῖν ( 2nd aor. of ἔχειν) (dat. or πρός. acc.), V. ψαύειν (gen.) (Eur., Or. 369); see under put in.Touch on: see touch upon.Border on: P. ἔχεσθαι (gen.).Touch up, work up: Ar. and P. ἀπεργάζεσθαι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Touch
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