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skimmed

/skɪmd/

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verb

Überfliegen, entlanggleiten

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

Examples :

"The small boat skimmed across the still lake, barely making a ripple. "

Das kleine Boot glitt über den ruhigen See und verursachte kaum eine Welle.

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verb

Überfliegen, streifen

To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.

Examples :

"The bird skimmed the surface of the pond as it searched for food. "

Der Vogel überflog die Oberfläche des Teichs, als er nach Nahrung suchte.

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verb

überfliegen, übersehen

To hasten along with superficial attention.

Examples :

"She skimmed the article, only reading the headings and first sentences. "

Sie überflog den Artikel und las nur die Überschriften und die ersten Sätze.

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verb

Verputzen, glattziehen

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

Examples :

"The painter skimmed a thin layer of plaster over the wall before adding the final decorative paint. "

Der Maler verputzte eine dünne Schicht Putz auf die Wand, bevor er die abschließende dekorative Farbe auftrug.

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verb

Schleudern, übers Wasser hüpfen lassen

To throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)

Examples :

"He skimmed a flat, grey stone across the lake, watching it bounce three times before sinking. "

Er schleuderte einen flachen, grauen Stein über den See und beobachtete, wie er dreimal hüpfte, bevor er versank.

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verb

Abprallen, hüpfen

Examples :

"The flat stone skimmed across the surface of the lake, bouncing several times. "

Der flache Stein hüpfte über die Oberfläche des Sees und sprang mehrmals ab.

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verb

überfliegen, überlesen

To read quickly, skipping some detail

Examples :

"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."

Ich überflog die Zeitung beim Frühstück.

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verb

Abschöpfen, abrahmen

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

Examples :

"She skimmed the foam off the top of the hot chocolate. "

Sie schöpfte den Schaum von der heißen Schokolade ab.

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verb

Abschöpfen

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

Examples :

"to skim milk; to skim broth"

Milch abschöpfen; Brühe abschöpfen

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verb

Abschöpfen, abrahmen

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

Examples :

"to skim cream"

Sahne abschöpfen

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verb

Abzweigen, unterschlagen

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

Examples :

"The cashier skimmed money from the register each night by not ringing up a few sales. "

Der Kassierer unterschlug jede Nacht Geld aus der Kasse, indem er ein paar Verkäufe nicht verbuchte.

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Auslesen, heimlich Daten abgreifen

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

Examples :

"The thief skimmed the credit card at the store to steal the cardholder's information. "

Der Dieb las die Kreditkarte im Geschäft aus, um die Daten des Karteninhabers zu stehlen.

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verb

Sich überziehen

To become coated over.

Examples :

"The hot chocolate sat for too long, and a thin layer of skin had skimmed over the top. "

Die heiße Schokolade stand zu lange, und eine dünne Haut hatte sich obenauf überzogen.

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