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1 skim
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. -
2 skim
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 -
3 skim off
transitive verb1) abschöpfen2) (fig.) see academic.ru/85831/cream_off">cream off* * *◆ skim offvt▪ to \skim off off ⇆ sth etw abschöpfenthe cream has been \skim offmed off the milk die Milch ist entrahmt wordento \skim off off the best people die besten Leute [irgendwo] abziehento \skim off off money Geld absahnen [o abschöpfen]* * *vt sepabschöpfen; (fig) absahnen* * *transitive verb1) abschöpfen2) (fig.) see cream off -
4 skim off
vtto \skim off off <-> sth etw abschöpfen;the cream has been \skim offmed off the milk die Milch ist entrahmt worden;to \skim off off the best people die besten Leute [irgendwo] abziehen;to \skim off off money Geld absahnen [o abschöpfen]
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