verb🔗ShareRozar, deslizarseTo pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface."The bird was skimming the surface of the lake, looking for food. "El pájaro rozaba la superficie del lago, buscando comida.actionnaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRozar, pasar por encimaTo pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of."The bird was skimming the surface of the lake as it searched for food. "El pájaro rozaba la superficie del lago mientras buscaba comida.actionnaturesailingsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOjeada, leer por encimaTo hasten along with superficial attention."She was skimming the article for the main points because she was short on time. "Ella estaba ojeando el artículo en busca de los puntos principales porque tenía poco tiempo.actioncommunicationprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnlucirTo put on a finishing coat of plaster."The painter is skimming the walls with a final coat of plaster to smooth out the imperfections. "El pintor está enluciendo las paredes con una capa final de yeso para alisar las imperfecciones.materialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer rebotarTo throw an object so it bounces on water (skimming stones)"At the lake, my brother was skimming stones, trying to get them to bounce across the water as many times as possible. "En el lago, mi hermano estaba haciendo rebotar piedras, tratando de que rebotaran en el agua tantas veces como fuera posible.actionsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRebotar, rozarTo ricochet"The ball skimmed off the top of the table, landing softly on the floor. "La pelota rebotó en la parte superior de la mesa, aterrizando suavemente en el suelo.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOjeada, leer por encimaTo read quickly, skipping some detail"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."Leí el periódico por encima durante el desayuno.languageeducationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescremar, quitarTo scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface"She was skimming the foam off the top of the homemade soup. "Ella estaba descremando la espuma de la parte superior de la sopa casera.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescremar, espumarTo 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"descremar la leche; espumar el caldoutensilfoodsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescremar, quitar la nataTo 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"Descremar la cremafoodsubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesviar fondos, robarTo steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection."The accountant was suspected of skimming money from the company's payroll. "Se sospechaba que el contable estaba desviando dinero de la nómina de la empresa.businesseconomyfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClonar, robar datosTo surreptitiously scan a payment card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes."The cashier was arrested for skimming customers' credit card information while processing payments. "El cajero fue arrestado por robar los datos de las tarjetas de crédito de los clientes mientras procesaba los pagos.technologyelectronicsbusinessinternetcomputingfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCubrirse, recubrirseTo become coated over."The hot chocolate was skimming over with a thin layer of cooled milk. "El chocolate caliente se estaba cubriendo con una fina capa de leche fría.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDescremado, eliminaciónSomething skimmed from a surface etc."aluminium skimmings"Descremados de aluminioamountsubstancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl descremado, el desnatadoA motion or action that skims."The skimming of the lake's surface by the swallows was beautiful to watch. "El descremado de la superficie del lago por las golondrinas fue hermoso de ver.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSkimboardingThe sport of skimboarding."My favorite summer activity is skimming at the beach. "Mi actividad favorita de verano es el skimboarding en la playa.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
