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to skim
01
svepa över, glida lÀtt över
to lightly and quickly move over a surface
Intransitive: to skim somewhere
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansÀttning
enkelt
rörelseverb
regelbundet
presens
skim
3:e person singular
skims
presens particip
skimming
enkelt preteritum
skimmed
perfekt particip
skimmed
Exempel
With a light touch, the artist's brush began to skim over the canvas.
Med en lÀtt beröring började konstnÀrens pensel glida över duken.
1.1
svepa, flyga lÄgt
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 strÀngar.
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 nÀr 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 frÄn toppen av bikakorna.
04
skumma, lÀsa 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 lÀsa hela romanen innan bokklubbens möte valde hon att skumma kapitlen.
05
kasta en platt sten horisontellt över vattenytan, fÄ 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 pÄ att hitta den plattaste stenen för att lÄta den studsa över den lugna dammen under deras landsbygdspicknick.
06
skumma, tÀcka 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.
NÀr ljuset brann började ett tunt lager vax tÀcka ljusstaken.
07
skumma, nÀmna 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 tidsbegrÀnsningarna var journalisten tvungen att skumma bakgrundsinformationen i artikeln.
08
skimma, olagligt kopiera
to illegally copy information from a credit card to use it without permission
Exempel
The police caught a man skimming credit cards at a gas station.
Polisen tog fast en man som skummade kreditkort pÄ en bensinstation.
Skim
01
snabb lÀsning, ögnande
the act of going through text rapidly to get the main ideas
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansÀttning
sammansÀttning
orÀknebart
Exempel
A skim of the notes was enough to refresh his memory.
En snabb titt pÄ anteckningarna rÀckte för att friska upp hans minne.
02
tunt lager, hinna
a light layer or coating floating on the surface
Exempel
A skim of dust covered the table.
Ett tunt lager damm tÀckte bordet.
skim
01
skummjölk, fettfattig
(of dairy products) having the cream removed
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansÀttning
enkelt
relationellt
ograderbart
Exempel
Skim cheese is often used in diet recipes.
LÀtt ost anvÀnds ofta i dietrecept.
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