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1 skim
To remove the scum that rises to the surface from a liquid when it is boiled. The top layer of the liquid, such as the cream from milk or the foam and fat from stock, soups or sauces, can be removed using a spoon, ladle or skimmer. Soups, stews or sauces can be chilled so that the fat coagulates on the surface and may be easily removed before reheating.To remove impurities, whether scum or fat, from the surface of a liquid during cooking, thereby resulting in a clear, cleaner-tasting final produce. -
2 radere
shavesfiorare skimradere al suolo raze (to the ground)* * *radere v.tr.1 to shave: radere la barba, i baffi, to shave off one's beard, one's moustache; farsi radere, to have a shave; si è rasato i capelli a zero, he has shaved his hair off2 ( abbattere) to raze: la città fu rasa al suolo dalle bombe, the city was razed (to the ground) by the bombs3 (fig.) ( sfiorare) to graze, to skim: l'aeroplano rase il suolo, the plane grazed (o skimmed) the ground; un canale rade le mura, a canal flows past the walls; i proiettili radevano la nostra casa, the bullets grazed our house; radere la superficie dell'acqua, to skim the surface of the water◘ radersi v.rifl. to shave (oneself): mi rado tutte le mattine, I shave every morning; ti radi da solo o vai dal barbiere?, do you shave yourself or do you go to the barber's?; mi rado con le lamette, I shave with a safety razor.* * *1. ['radere]vb irreg vt2) (fig : sfiorare) to graze, skim3)radere al suolo — to raze to the ground2. vr (radersi)to shave (o.s.)* * *['radere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rasare) to shave* [persona, testa, viso, gambe]; to shave* off [barba, capelli, baffi]radere a zero qcn. — to shave sb.'s head
radere al suolo — to level, to raze [sth.] to the ground [edificio, città]
3) (sfiorare) to graze, to skim2.* * *radere/'radere/ [58]1 (rasare) to shave* [persona, testa, viso, gambe]; to shave* off [barba, capelli, baffi]; radere a zero qcn. to shave sb.'s head2 (distruggere) radere al suolo to level, to raze [sth.] to the ground [edificio, città]3 (sfiorare) to graze, to skimII radersi verbo pronominaleto shave*, to have* a shave; - rsi la barba to shave off one's beard; - rsi le gambe to shave one's legs. -
3 rasentare
( sfiorare) scrapefig ( avvicinarsi) verge onrasentare il muro hug the wall* * *rasentare v.tr.1 to graze, to skim, to miss (s.o., sthg.) by a hair's breadth, to brush past (s.o., sthg.), to skim past (s.o., sthg.), to shave: l'autobus rasentò il muro, the bus grazed the wall; l'automobile ci rasentò mentre attraversavamo la strada, the car only just missed us while we were crossing the street; il proiettile mi rasentò la testa, the bullet skimmed past my head; l'uccello rasentò la superficie del lago, the bird skimmed over the surface of the lake2 (fig.) to border on (sthg.): ciò che ha detto rasenta l'idiozia, what he said borders on the ridiculous; rasenta la quarantina, he is bordering on (o coming up to) forty; rasentare la pazzia, to border on insanity // questa azione rasenta il codice penale, this action just misses being illegal (o is just inside the law) // rasentare la galera, to escape prison by a hair's breadth.* * *[razen'tare]verbo transitivo1) (sfiorare) [vettura, autista] to shave*, to keep* close to, to hug [palo, muro]; [ uccello] to skim [ alberi]; [ proiettile] to graze [ persona]2) fig. to border on [insolenza, follia, assurdo]; to verge on [stupidità, ridicolo]* * *rasentare/razen'tare/ [1]1 (sfiorare) [vettura, autista] to shave*, to keep* close to, to hug [palo, muro]; [ uccello] to skim [ alberi]; [ proiettile] to graze [ persona]2 fig. to border on [insolenza, follia, assurdo]; to verge on [stupidità, ridicolo]; rasentare la cinquantina to be nearly fifty. -
4 fiore
m flowernelle carte fiori pl clubsa fior d'acqua on the surface of the wateressere in fiore be in flower* * *fiore s.m.1 flower; (spec. di albero da frutto) blossom: un mazzo di fiori, a bunch of flowers; un giardino pieno di fiori, a garden full of flowers; cogliere un fiore, to pick a flower; annaffiare i fiori, to water the flowers // fiori di ciliegio, cherry blossom; fiori di campo, wild flowers; fiori primaverili, spring flowers; fiori freschi, freshly cut flowers; fiori secchi, dried flowers; fiori artificiali, artificial flowers // (med.) fiori di Bach, Bach flowers // (bot.) fiore a corolla, trumpet flower // mostra di fiori, flower show; vaso da fiori, ( di terracotta) flower pot, ( per fiori recisi) vase // essere il fiore all'occhiello di qlcu., to be a feather in s.o.'s cap // a fiori, floral: un abito a fiori, a flowered dress (o a dress with a floral pattern)2 ( fioritura) bloom: in fiore, in bloom (o in flower o in blossom); essere in fiore, to be in bloom (o to be in blossom o to bloom o to blossom); una fanciulla in fiore, a girl in the bloom of youth; essere nel fiore della giovinezza, to be in the flower (o bloom o prime) of youth; morì nel fiore degli anni, he died in his prime3 ( parte scelta) the pick, the best part, the cream, the flower: fiore di farina, superfine flour; il fiore della sua produzione, the cream of his work; il fiore della società, the cream of society // un fior di mascalzone, a notorious rascal // un fior di ragazza, a beautiful girl // è un fior di galantuomo, he is a real gentleman // ha fior di quattrini, he has pots (o bags) of money6 ( sommità, parte esterna): a fior d'acqua, at water level: volare a fior d'acqua, to skim the water; uno scoglio a fior d'acqua, a half-submerged rock; un sorriso a fior di labbra, a shadow of a smile (o a fleeting smile); sussurrare qlco. a fior di labbra, to whisper sthg. under one's breath; una scottatura a fior di pelle, a superficial burn; ho i nervi a fior di pelle, my nerves are all on edge.* * *['fjore] 1.sostantivo maschile1) flower-i di campo o selvatici wild flowers; -i freschi freshly cut flowers; -i di melo apple blossom; in fiore in bloom o blossom o flower; mettere i -i [ pianta] to flower; a -i [tessuto, camicia] floral, flowered, flowery; è il suo fiore all'occhiello — fig. that's a feather in his cap
il fiore, il fior fiore di — the flower of [ gruppo]
nel fiore degli anni — in one's prime, in the prime of life, in the bloom o flower of youth
3) (un) fior diguadagnare fior di quattrini — colloq. to make big money
2.un fior di galantuomo — a gentleman first and last, a perfect gentleman
••la vita non è tutta rose e -i — life is not a bed of roses o a bowl of cherries o all beer and skittles
* * *fiore/'fjore/I sostantivo m.1 flower; da fiore [ pianta] flowering; -i di campo o selvatici wild flowers; - i freschi freshly cut flowers; - i di melo apple blossom; in fiore in bloom o blossom o flower; mettere i -i [ pianta] to flower; a -i [tessuto, camicia] floral, flowered, flowery; è il suo fiore all'occhiello fig. that's a feather in his cap2 (parte migliore) il fiore, il fior fiore di the flower of [ gruppo]; il fior fiore della società the cream of society; nel fiore degli anni in one's prime, in the prime of life, in the bloom o flower of youth3 (un) fior di guadagnare fior di quattrini colloq. to make big money; un fior di galantuomo a gentleman first and last, a perfect gentleman; un fior di mascalzone a thorough scoundrelII fiori m.pl.(delle carte) clubs + verbo sing. o pl.; carta di -i clubaveva i nervi a fior di pelle his nerves were jangling o on edge; rispondere a fior di labbra to answer under one's breath; la vita non è tutta rose e -i life is not a bed of roses o a bowl of cherries o all beer and skittles\fiore di farina superfine flour.
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