to skim
01
svepa över, glida lätt över
to lightly and quickly move over a surface
Intransitive: to skim somewhere
Exempel
With a light touch, the artist's brush began to skim over the canvas.
Med en lätt beröring började konstnärens pensel glida över duken.
1.1
svepa, flyga lågt
to cause something to lightly and quickly move over a surface
Complex Transitive: to skim sth somewhere
Exempel
With a gentle touch, the musician began to skim his fingers over the strings of the guitar.
Med en mjuk beröring började musikern svepa sina fingrar över gitarrens strängar.
02
svepa, snudda vid
to move swiftly over a surface, making minimal contact or barely touching it
Transitive: to skim a surface
Exempel
In the quiet library, the pages of the open book seemed to skim one another as the gentle breeze swept through the room.
I det tysta biblioteket verkade sidorna i den öppna boken svepa förbi varandra när en mild bris svepte genom rummet.
03
skumma, avfetta
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
Exempel
The beekeeper carefully skimmed the beeswax from the top of the honeycombs.
Biodlaren skummade försiktigt bivaxet från toppen av bikakorna.
04
skumma, läsa snabbt igenom
to quickly read through a text, focusing on key information and main points rather than delving into details
Transitive: to skim a text
Exempel
Unable to read the entire novel before the book club meeting, she opted to skim the chapters
Oförmögen att läsa hela romanen innan bokklubbens möte valde hon att skumma kapitlen.
05
kasta en platt sten horisontellt över vattenytan, få en sten att studsa över vattnet
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
Exempel
Tim focused on finding the flattest stone to skim across the tranquil pond on their countryside picnic.
Tim fokuserade på att hitta den plattaste stenen för att låta den studsa över den lugna dammen under deras landsbygdspicknick.
06
skumma, täcka med ett tunt lager
to cover a surface with a thin layer of coating
Transitive: to skim a surface
Exempel
As the candle burned, a thin layer of wax began to skim the candleholder.
När ljuset brann började ett tunt lager vax täcka ljusstaken.
07
skumma, nämna i förbifarten
to briefly address or handle a subject with only a cursory overview
Transitive: to skim a topic
Exempel
Recognizing the time constraints, the journalist had to skim the background information in the article.
Med insikt om tidsbegränsningarna var journalisten tvungen att skumma bakgrundsinformationen i artikeln.
Skim
01
the act of going through text rapidly to get the main ideas
Exempel
A skim of the notes was enough to refresh his memory.
02
a light layer or coating floating on the surface
Exempel
A skim of dust covered the table.
skim
01
(of dairy products) having the cream removed
Exempel
Skim cheese is often used in diet recipes.
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