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Skim
UK
/skɪm/
US
/skɪm/
Translation skim into russian
skim
Verb
UK
/skɪm/
US
/skɪm/
She skimmed the cream from the milk.
Она сняла сливки с молока.
He skimmed through the report before the meeting.
Он просмотрел отчет перед встречей.
The bird skimmed over the surface of the water.
Птица скользила над поверхностью воды.
skim
Noun
UK
/skɪm/
US
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I prefer to drink skim milk with my cereal.
Я предпочитаю пить обезжиренное молоко с моими хлопьями.
The skim of oil on the water was visible from the shore.
Поверхностный слой масла на воде был виден с берега.
Definitions
skim
Verb
UK
/skɪm/
US
/skɪm/
To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.
She used a spoon to skim the cream off the top of the milk.
To read or glance through something quickly.
He skimmed the report to get a general idea of its contents.
To move or pass swiftly and lightly over a surface.
The bird skimmed the surface of the water as it flew by.
To embezzle or steal money in small amounts over time.
The accountant was caught skimming funds from the company accounts.
skim
Noun
UK
/skɪm/
US
/skɪm/
A thin layer or film that forms on the surface of a liquid.
She removed the skim from the top of the soup before serving it.
A quick or superficial reading or examination of something.
He gave the report a quick skim before the meeting.
A method of fraudulently taking small amounts of money over time.
The accountant was caught in a skim operation that siphoned funds from the company.
Idioms and phrases
skim the surface
He only skimmed the surface of the topic during the presentation.
скользить по поверхности
Он только скользил по поверхности темы во время презентации.
skim through (something)
He skimmed through the report before the meeting.
бегло просмотреть (что-то)
Он бегло просмотрел отчёт перед встречей.
skim along
The boat skimmed along the surface of the water.
скользить по
Лодка скользила по поверхности воды.
skim off impurities
The chef skimmed off impurities from the boiling soup.
снимать примеси
Шеф-повар снял примеси с кипящего супа.
skim a stone
The children were having fun skimming stones on the lake.
пускать камешек по воде
Дети развлекались, пуская камешки по озеру.
skim a document
He quickly skimmed the document before the meeting started.
бегло просмотреть документ
Он быстро бегло просмотрел документ перед началом совещания.
skim off the top
He was accused of skimming off the top from the company's profits.
снимать сливки
Его обвинили в том, что он снимал сливки с прибыли компании.
skim off the cream
The manager was found to be skimming off the cream from the department's budget.
снимать сливки
Менеджер был уличен в снятии сливок с бюджета отдела.
skim over the surface
He skimmed over the surface of the water effortlessly.
скользить по поверхности
Он легко скользил по поверхности воды.
skim over the details
He tends to skim over the details in meetings.
пробежать по деталям
Он склонен пробегать по деталям на встречах.
skim over the text
He quickly skimmed over the text before the exam.
пробежать по тексту
Он быстро пробежал по тексту перед экзаменом.