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1 skim
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. -
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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 -
3 skim
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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4 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.) 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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7 skim coat
couche de finition f, couche de lissage f, enduit pelliculaire mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > skim coat
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8 skim milk
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9 skim coat
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > skim coat
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > plaster skim coat
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12 to skim off
[U]1) prélever le meilleur [des candidats, p. ex.] ; écrémer2) fam. taper dans la caisse; se servirEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to skim off
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13 to skim through
parcourir; fÉUilleter rapidement; lire en diagonaleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to skim through
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14 surface
surface [ˈsɜ:fɪs]1. nounsurface f• under the surface [of sea, lake] sous l'eau• on the surface ( = at first sight) à première vue4. compounds* * *['sɜːfɪs] 1.1) lit surface fon the surface — ( of liquid) à la surface; ( of solid) sur la surface
2) fig apparence fto skim the surface of — effleurer [problem, issue]
to come ou rise to the surface — se manifester
3) (of solid, cube) côté m4) ( worktop) plan m de travail2.3.surface measurements — superficie f; fig superficiel/-ielle
transitive verb faire le revêtement de4.1) lit [person, object] remonter à la surface; [submarine] faire surface2) fig [tension, anxiety, racism] se manifester; [problem, evidence, scandal] apparaître3) ( reappear) [person] ( after absence) refaire surface (colloq); ( from bed) se lever; [object] réapparaître -
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16 cream
A n2 fig the cream of la crème de [students, graduates etc] ; the cream of society fig la crème or la fine fleur de la société ;5 ( chocolate) chocolat m fourré ; ( biscuit) biscuit m fourré ; orange cream chocolat or biscuit fourré à l'orange ;D vtr1 Culin travailler ; cream the butter and sugar travailler le beurre et le sucre en pâte lisse ; creamed potatoes purée f de pommes de terre ;2 ( skim) écrémer [milk] ;to look like the cat that's got the cream avoir l'air très content de soi.■ cream off:▶ cream off [sth], cream [sth] off garder [qch] pour soi [best pupils, profits] ; ( illegally) détourner [funds, profits]. -
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B vtr1 (scratch, scrape) to graze one's knee/shin s'écorcher le genou/tibia (on, against sur) ;2 (skim, touch lightly) [lips, fingers, bullet] frôler [surface, skin] ;C vi2 ○ [person] grignoter. -
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A n1 lit (of water, land, object) surface f ; on ou at the surface ( of liquid) à la surface ; on the surface ( of solid) sur la surface ; to work at the surface Mining travailler en surface or au jour ;2 fig apparence f ; to skim the surface of effleurer [problem, issue] ; on the surface it was a simple problem en apparence le problème était simple ; beneath the surface he's very shy au fond il est très timide ; violence is never far below the surface la violence est toujours latente ; to come ou rise to the surface [tensions, feelings, emotions] se manifester ;4 ( worktop) plan m de travail.B modif1 lit [vessel, fleet, transport] de surface ; [work, worker] en surface, au jour ; [wound] superficiel/-ielle ; surface measurements superficie f ;2 fig [problem, resemblance] superficiel/-ielle ;3 Ling [structure, grammar, analysis] de surface.D vi2 fig ( come to surface) [tension, anxiety, racism] se manifester ; [problem, evidence, scandal] apparaître ;3 ( reappear) [person] ( after absence) refaire surface ○, réapparaître ; ( from bed) se lever ; [object] réapparaître. -
20 clip
∎ clip the coupon out of the magazine découpez le bon dans le magazine;∎ I clipped five seconds off my personal best j'ai amélioré mon record de cinq secondes;∎ to clip a bird's wings rogner les ailes d'un oiseau;∎ figurative to clip sb's wings laisser moins de liberté à qn∎ to clip a microphone to sb's tie attacher ou fixer un micro à la cravate de qn∎ to clip sb round the ear flanquer une taloche à qn∎ I clipped the gate as I drove in j'ai effleuré la barrière en rentrant la voiture;∎ the bullet clipped his arm la balle lui a effleuré le bras2 noun∎ to give sth a clip donner un coup de ciseaux à qch∎ bicycle or trouser clip pince f à pantalon, pince-pantalon m inv(d) (for bullets) chargeur m∎ he got a clip round the ear il s'est pris une taloche;∎ American figurative at one clip d'un seul coup∎ at a (good) clip à vive allure□, à toute vitesse□►► Computing clip art clipart m;familiar clip joint = boîte de nuit où l'on pratique des prix excessifs➲ clip on(a) (document) attacher (avec un trombone)(b) (brooch, earrings) mettres'attacher ou se fixer avec une pinceattacher
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Skim — Skim, v. i. 1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface. [1913 Webster] Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English