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1 skim the surface
нахвататься верховHe seems knowledgeable in many different areas but he only skims the surface of everything he touches.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > skim the surface
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подойти́ (к де́лу) пове́рхностноThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > skim/scratch the surface
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скользить по поверхности; относиться поверхностноSellers... said, ‘You want to try any more questioning?’ ‘Of course,’ I said, ‘You haven't skimmed the surface yet.’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘Shills Can't Cash Chips’, ch. 11) — - Хотите задать еще вопрос мисс Дешлер? - спросил Селлерс... - Конечно, - ответил я. - Вы же весьма поверхностно допросили ее.
Man is just scratching the surface of the atom's energy... The energy man can extract is pitifully small compared with the locked up energy beyond his reach. (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. XIV) — Человек пользуется пока только крохами энергии, заключенной в атоме... Извлекаемая сейчас энергия ничтожно мала по сравнению с той, которая лежит под спудом и недоступна человеку.
Here I want only to reach a sense of the complexity of the task... I have skimmed the surface, nothing more. (W. Lippmann, ‘Drift and Mastery’, ch. VIII) — Я хочу уяснить себе, насколько сложна задача, которая стоит передо мной... Пока же я делаю только первые шаги в поисках ее решения.
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(of smth.)cкoльзить пo пoвepxнocти (чeгo-л.); oтнocитьcя пoвepxнocтнo (к чeму-л.); cдeлaть пepвыe шaги (в чём-л.) Man is just scratching the surface of the atom's energy... That energy man can extract is pitifully small compared with the locked up energy beyond his reach (R. E. Lapp). Here I want only to reach a sense of the complexity of the task... I have skimmed the surface, nothing more (W. Lippmann) -
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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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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. -
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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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1) ( move lightly above)to \skim sth etw streifen, über etw akk streichen;( deal with) etw nur oberflächlich behandeln;to \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 überfliegento \skim sth etw abschöpfen;to \skim the cream from the milk die Milch entrahmen vi -
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I1. [skım] n1. снятие (пены, накипи и т. п.)2. = skim milk3. тонкая плёнка (на поверхности чего-л.)2. [skım] v1. 1) снимать (пену, накипь и т. п.; тж. skim off)to skim milk - снимать сливки /пенки/ с молока
to skim the cream from /off/ the milk - снять сливки с молока [ср. тж. ♢ ]
2) тех. сгребать шлак2. 1) покрывать тонкой плёнкойa pond skimmed (over) with ice - пруд, затянутый тонким льдом
2) амер. наносить последний слой штукатурки3. с.-х. снимать дернинуII♢
to skim the cream off - снимать сливки, брать лучшее [ср. тж. 1, 1)]1. [skım] nлёгкое скольжение; скольжение по поверхности2. [skım] v1. 1) легко и плавно скользить; нестись, едва касаясь поверхностиhe seems to skim the ground - он бежит, словно не касаясь земли
to skim the surface - спорт. скользить по поверхности воды
2) (обыкн. over) проноситься над поверхностью, не касаясь еёto skim the bar - спорт. переходить планку вплотную ( при прыжке)
a bird is skimming (over) the sea [the ground] - птица летает низко над морем [над землёй]
the aeroplane skimmed above /over/ the trees - самолёт летел, почти касаясь верхушек деревьев
2. запускать; бросать ( придавая горизонтальное направление при полёте)he skimmed a flat stone across the water - он бросил плоский камешек, и камешек запрыгал по воде
3. 1) (обыкн. over) поверхностно знакомиться (с чем-л.)to skim (over) a subject - подходить поверхностно /относиться несерьёзно/ к предмету
2) (обыкн. over, through) бегло просматриватьto skim over /through/ a book [a document, a letter] - бегло просматривать книгу [документ, письмо]
II [skım] v прост.read carefully, do not skim - читай всё, ничего не пропускай
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I 1. ['sɜːfɪs]1) (of water, land, object) superficie f.on the surface — (of liquid) in superficie; (of solid) sulla superficie
2) fig.to come o rise to the surface — [tensions, emotions] venire a galla, manifestarsi, affiorare
4) (worktop) piano m. di lavoro2.2) fig. [resemblance, problem] superficialeII 1. ['sɜːfɪs]verbo transitivo pavimentare [ road]2.to surface sth. with — rivestire qcs. con
2) fig. (come to surface) [tension, anxiety, racism, problem] manifestarsi; [evidence, scandal] emergere3) (reappear) [ person] (after absence) ricomparire, rifarsi vivo; (from bed) alzarsi; [ object] ricomparire* * *['sə:fis] 1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) superficie2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) apparenza2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) (rifare il manto)2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) emergere•* * *I 1. ['sɜːfɪs]1) (of water, land, object) superficie f.on the surface — (of liquid) in superficie; (of solid) sulla superficie
2) fig.to come o rise to the surface — [tensions, emotions] venire a galla, manifestarsi, affiorare
4) (worktop) piano m. di lavoro2.2) fig. [resemblance, problem] superficialeII 1. ['sɜːfɪs]verbo transitivo pavimentare [ road]2.to surface sth. with — rivestire qcs. con
2) fig. (come to surface) [tension, anxiety, racism, problem] manifestarsi; [evidence, scandal] emergere3) (reappear) [ person] (after absence) ricomparire, rifarsi vivo; (from bed) alzarsi; [ object] ricomparire -
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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
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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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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 -
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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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[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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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-
См. также в других словарях:
skim the surface — {v. phr.} To do something very superficially. * /He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches./ … Dictionary of American idioms
skim the surface — {v. phr.} To do something very superficially. * /He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches./ … Dictionary of American idioms
skim\ the\ surface — v. phr. To do something very superficially. He seems knowledgeable in many different areas but his familiarity is very superficial, since he only skims the surface of everything he touches … Словарь американских идиом
scratch the surface — Synonyms and related words: be innocent of, coquet with, dabble, give up, have no idea, know a little, know not, know not what, know nothing of, not know, not rightly know, pass, skim, skim over, skim the surface, smatter, touch upon, toy with,… … Moby Thesaurus
skim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ barely (figurative) ▪ This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject. ▪ only ▪ low ▪ A bird skimmed low over th … Collocations dictionary
surface — n. 1) a bumpy; even, smooth; frozen; plane; rough surface 2) below, beneath, under the surface (also fig.) 3) on the surface (also fig.) 4) (misc.) to scratch, skim the surface ( to treat superficially ) * * * [ sɜːfɪs] beneath even frozen … Combinatory dictionary
skim — Synonyms and related words: avalanche, ball the jack, barrel, blink, boom, bowl along, breeze, breeze along, browse, brush, brush by, carefully ignore, caress, carom, clip, coast, cold shoulder, come in contact, contact, cream, cut a corner, cut… … Moby Thesaurus
skim — /skim/, v., skimmed, skimming, n. v.t. 1. to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk. 2. to clear (liquid) thus: to skim milk. 3. to move or glide lightly over or… … Universalium
skim — [skım] v past tense and past participle skimmed present participle skimming [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from scum to remove scum (14 19 centuries), from scum (noun)] 1.) [T] to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 passes just… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skim — [ skım ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move quickly over the surface of something, or to make something do this: We stood on the bridge watching swallows skimming the water. skim across/over: Water skiers skimmed across the bay. a )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English