verb🔗ShareEffleurer, raserTo 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. "L'oiseau rasait la surface du lac, à la recherche de nourriture.actionnaturephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEffleurer, raserTo 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. "L'oiseau rasait la surface du lac alors qu'il cherchait de la nourriture.actionnaturesailingsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSurvoler, parcourir rapidementTo hasten along with superficial attention."She was skimming the article for the main points because she was short on time. "Elle survolait l'article pour en saisir les points principaux, car elle manquait de temps.actioncommunicationprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnduire, lisserTo put on a finishing coat of plaster."The painter is skimming the walls with a final coat of plaster to smooth out the imperfections. "Le peintre enduit les murs d'une dernière couche de plâtre pour lisser les imperfections.materialarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire ricocherTo 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. "Au bord du lac, mon frère faisait ricocher des pierres, essayant de les faire rebondir sur l'eau autant de fois que possible.actionsportnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRicocher, sauterTo ricochet"The ball skimmed off the top of the table, landing softly on the floor. "La balle a ricoché sur le dessus de la table, atterrissant doucement sur le sol.physicsactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParcourir, survolerTo read quickly, skipping some detail"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."J'ai parcouru le journal pendant le petit-déjeuner.languageeducationcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcrémer, enleverTo scrape off; to remove (something) from a surface"She was skimming the foam off the top of the homemade soup. "Elle enlevait l'écume du dessus de la soupe faite maison.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcrémer, dégraisserTo 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"écrémer le lait ; dégraisser le bouillonutensilfoodsubstanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcrémer, dégraisserTo 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"Écrémer la crèmefoodsubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSoutirer de l'argent, détourner des fondsTo 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. "Le comptable était soupçonné de soutirer de l'argent de la paie de l'entreprise.businesseconomyfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCloner, piraterTo 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. "Le caissier a été arrêté pour avoir cloné les informations de carte de crédit des clients lors du traitement des paiements.technologyelectronicsbusinessinternetcomputingfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe recouvrir, se voilerTo become coated over."The hot chocolate was skimming over with a thin layer of cooled milk. "Le chocolat chaud se voilait d'une fine couche de lait refroidi.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcrémage, dénaturationSomething skimmed from a surface etc."aluminium skimmings"Écrémages d'aluminiumamountsubstancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'écrémage, l'effleurementA motion or action that skims."The skimming of the lake's surface by the swallows was beautiful to watch. "L'effleurement de la surface du lac par les hirondelles était magnifique à regarder.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe skimboardThe sport of skimboarding."My favorite summer activity is skimming at the beach. "Mon activité estivale préférée est le skimboard à la plage.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
