Hledat
to skim
01
lehce se dotýkat, rychle klouzat
to lightly and quickly move over a surface
Intransitive: to skim somewhere
Příklady
The bird skimmed the surface of the pond, catching insects in flight.
Pták sjel po hladině rybníka a chytal hmyz za letu.
1.1
letmo se dotknout, letět nízko nad
to cause something to lightly and quickly move over a surface
Complex Transitive: to skim sth somewhere
Příklady
The pilot skillfully skimmed the airplane over the clouds, giving the passengers a breathtaking view from above.
Pilot obratně provedl letoun nad mraky, čímž pasažérům poskytl dechberoucí výhled shora.
02
lehkce se dotknout, klouzat
to move swiftly over a surface, making minimal contact or barely touching it
Transitive: to skim a surface
Příklady
The skipping rope in the hands of the playful child would intermittently skim the ground as they jumped with joy.
Švihadlo v rukou hravého dítěte občas přejelo po zemi, když skákalo radostí.
03
sbírat pěnu, odstraňovat tuk
to remove a substance, such as foam or fat, from the surface of a liquid or object, typically by gently scooping or brushing it off
Transitive: to skim a substance or particle from sth | to skim a substance or particle off sth
Příklady
He decided to skim the excess oil off the top of the soup to reduce its richness.
Rozhodl se sebrat přebytečný olej z povrchu polévky, aby snížil její bohatost.
04
prolistovat, letmo číst
to quickly read through a text, focusing on key information and main points rather than delving into details
Transitive: to skim a text
Příklady
To keep up with the latest news, he would regularly skim the headlines of major newspapers.
Aby držel krok s nejnovějšími zprávami, pravidelně procházel titulky hlavních novin.
05
házet placatý kámen po vodě, pouštět žabky
to throw a flat stone horizontally over the surface of water in a manner that allows it to bounce multiple times
Transitive: to skim a stone
Příklady
With a flick of his wrist, Jake managed to skim the perfect flat stone across the pond.
Jedním pohybem zápěstí se Jakeovi podařilo hodit dokonalý plochý kámen přes rybník.
06
sbírat pěnu, pokrýt tenkou vrstvou
to cover a surface with a thin layer of coating
Transitive: to skim a surface
Příklady
With each passing day, a layer of dust began to skim the neglected bookshelves.
S každým dalším dnem začala vrstva prachu pokrývat zanedbané knihovny.
07
letmo probrat, povrchně probírat
to briefly address or handle a subject with only a cursory overview
Transitive: to skim a topic
Příklady
As the debate heated up, the moderator had to skim the controversial topic.
Jak debata zesílila, moderátor musel letmo probrat kontroverzní téma.
Skim
01
the act of going through text rapidly to get the main ideas
Příklady
I gave the report a quick skim before the meeting.
02
a light layer or coating floating on the surface
Příklady
The lake had a skim of morning frost.
skim
01
(of dairy products) having the cream removed
Příklady
He bought a carton of skim milk from the store.
Lexikální Strom
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