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écumage fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > skimming
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Crim., EU [litt. écrémer] vol d'informations contenues dans la puce d'une carte bancaireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > skimming
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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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Skimming — may refer to: *Skimming (liquids), separating liquids or solids from the top of a liquid, e.g. as cream from whole milk. *Skimming (reading) or speed reading * a very common form of white collar theft, skimming refers to taking cash off the top… … Wikipedia
skimming — skim‧ming [ˈskɪmɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. MARKETING when a company charges a very high price for a new product in order to make as large a profit as possible before competing products appear on the market and force the company to lower the price… … Financial and business terms
Skimming — (vom englischen skim für „absahnen“, „abschäumen“, „abschöpfen“ oder „auslesen“) bezeichnet: eine Abschöpfungsstrategie (englisch skimming pricing) eine Art des Ausspähens von Bank oder Kreditkartendaten, siehe Skimming (Betrug) eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Skimming — Skim ming, n. 1. The act of one who skims. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skimming — Skimming. См. Сгребание шлака. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
skimming — [skim′iŋ] n. [usually pl.] anything that has been skimmed from a liquid … English World dictionary
Skimming — Skim Skim (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed} (sk[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken. [root]158. See {Scum}.] 1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying thereon, by means of a utensil that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skimming — [1] Para el fraude de tarjetas de crédito, véase Skimming (fraude). El skimboard surgió hace unos 70 años, en una playa de California, (Laguna Beach), aunque de una manera muy diferente a como hoy podemos concebir este deporte gracias a la enorme … Wikipedia Español
Skimming — An electronic method of capturing a victim s personal information used by identity thieves. The skimmer is a small device that scans a credit card and stores the information contained in the magnetic strip. Skimming can take place during a… … Investment dictionary
skimming — n. The act of stealing credit card data by swiping the card through a machine that reads information on the magnetic strip. Example Citation: A former waiter at a Manhattan restaurant charged last week with swiping credit card information is the… … New words
skimming — /skim ing/, n. 1. Usually, skimmings. something that is removed by skimming. 2. skimmings, Metall. dross. 3. Slang. the practice of concealing gambling or other profits so as to avoid paying taxes, commissions, etc. [1400 50; late ME skemmyng.… … Universalium