skim

1. (intransitive)To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.

   move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

2. (transitive)To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

3. To hasten along with superficial attention.

4. To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

   coat (a liquid) with a layer

5. (transitive)To throw an object so it bounces on water.

   skimming stones

   springen lassen, hüpfen lassen, flitschen

   пуска́ть бли́нчикиpuskátʹ blínčiki

   travel on the surface of water

6. (intransitive)To ricochet.

   abprallen

   рикошети́роватьrikošetírovatʹ, бить рикоше́томbitʹ rikošétom

7. (transitive)To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.

   (through)

   I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast.

   überfliegen, querlesen

   бе́гло прочи́тыватьbéglo pročítyvatʹ, проли́стыватьprolístyvatʹ, листа́тьlistátʹ

8. (transitive)To scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface

   abschöpfen, abstreichen

   remove from the surface

9. (transitive)To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.

   to skim milk

   to skim broth

10. (transitive)To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.

    to skim cream

    снима́тьsnimátʹ

11. To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.

12. To surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.

1. Tom doesn't like skimmed milk.

   Том не любить обезжирене молоко.

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2. I didn't have much time so I just skimmed through the article.

   ruВремени у меня было немного, поэтому я просто пробежал статью глазами.

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3. Tom skimmed the report.

   deTom überflog den Bericht.

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4. Tom skimmed the list.

   ruТом пробежал глазами список.

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5. I skimmed the list.

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regular · Lesson

• skim offTo separate (the best part of something from the remainder).
• skim throughTo go through something hastily