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1 skim stones
v.hacer cabrillas, hacer patitos. -
2 to skim stones
hacer cabrillas -
3 skim
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
1.
- 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
2.
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
- skim off* * *[skɪm]
1.
- 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
2.
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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