Signification visuelle de 'skims'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

Illustration visuelle de skims: Effleure, rase - Image 1

verb

Effleure, rase

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. "

L'oiseau effleure la surface du lac à la recherche de nourriture.

action nature physics

Illustration visuelle de skims: Effleurer, raser, glisser - Image 1

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verb

Effleurer, raser, glisser

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. "

L'oiseau effleure la surface du lac, à la recherche de poissons.

action nature physics

verb

Parcourir rapidement, survoler

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." "

L'étudiant parcourt rapidement le chapitre du manuel avant le cours, espérant avoir une idée générale du sujet sans lire tous les détails.

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verb

Enduire, lisser

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

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

Le plâtrier enduit le mur pour créer une surface lisse avant de peindre.

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verb

Faire ricocher

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. "

Le petit Timmy fait ricocher des pierres plates sur le lac, en essayant de les faire rebondir autant de fois que possible.

action sport nature

verb

Ricocher, rebondir

To ricochet

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

La pierre plate ricochete sur la surface de l'étang avant de couler.

physics sport nature

verb

Parcourir rapidement, survoler

To read quickly, skipping some detail

"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."

J'ai parcouru le journal rapidement pendant le petit-déjeuner.

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verb

Écrémer, enlever

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

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

Elle écrème l'écume du dessus de la confiture maison.

action process

verb

Écrémer, dégraisser

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"

écrémer le lait ; dégraisser le bouillon

utensil food substance action

verb

Écrémer, enlever l'écume

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"

Écrémer la crème

food process substance agriculture

verb

Détourner de l'argent, frauder

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. "

Le caissier détourne un peu d'argent de chaque vente en espèces, espérant que personne ne remarquera les petits montants manquants à la fin de la journée.

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verb

Cloner, pirater les données d'une carte

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. "

Le voleur clone les cartes de crédit à la pompe à essence pour voler l'argent des gens.

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verb

Se recouvrir, se couvrir

To become coated over.

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

Le lait sur le dessus des céréales se recouvre si je le laisse trop longtemps dehors.

appearance material condition