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verb

Roza, pasa

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

"The bird skims the surface of the lake as it searches for food. "

El pájaro roza la superficie del lago mientras busca comida.

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verb

Rozar, rozar la superficie, deslizarse

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

"The bird skims the surface of the lake, searching for fish. "

El pájaro roza la superficie del lago, buscando peces.

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verb

Echar un vistazo, hojear

To hasten along with superficial attention.

"Example Sentence:

"The student skims the textbook chapter before class, hoping to get a general idea of the topic without reading every detail." "

El estudiante echa un vistazo al capítulo del libro de texto antes de la clase, con la esperanza de obtener una idea general del tema sin leer todos los detalles.

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verb

Enlucir, aplicar una capa final de yeso

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

"The plasterer skims the wall to create a smooth surface before painting. "

El enlucidor aplica una capa final de yeso a la pared para crear una superficie lisa antes de pintar.

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verb

Hacer rebotar

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

"Little Timmy skims flat stones across the lake, trying to make them bounce as many times as possible. "

El pequeño Timmy hace rebotar piedras planas sobre el lago, tratando de que reboten tantas veces como sea posible.

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verb

Rebotar, rozar

To ricochet

"The flat stone skims across the surface of the pond before sinking. "

La piedra plana rebota sobre la superficie del estanque antes de hundirse.

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verb

Hojea, lee por encima

To read quickly, skipping some detail

"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."

Leí el periódico por encima durante el desayuno.

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verb

Descremar, quitar

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

"She skims the foam from the top of the homemade jam. "

Ella descrema la espuma de la parte superior de la mermelada casera.

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verb

Descremar, espumar

To 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 caldo

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verb

Descremar, quitar la nata

To 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 crema

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verb

Desviar fondos, estafar

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

"The cashier skims a little money from each cash sale, hoping no one will notice the small amounts missing at the end of the day. "

El cajero desvía un poco de dinero de cada venta en efectivo, esperando que nadie note las pequeñas cantidades que faltan al final del día.

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verb

Clonar, robar información de la tarjeta

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

"The thief skims credit cards at the gas pump to steal people's money. "

El ladrón clona las tarjetas de crédito en la gasolinera para robar el dinero de la gente.

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verb

Cubrirse, formarse una capa

To become coated over.

"The milk on top of the cereal skims over if I leave it out too long. "

La leche encima del cereal se cubre si la dejo afuera demasiado tiempo.

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