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skimming

/ˈskɪmɪŋ/

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verb

ざっと目を通す, 表面をかすめる

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

Examples :

"The bird was skimming the surface of the lake, looking for food. "

鳥は食べ物を探して、湖の表面をかすめていた。

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verb

掠める, ざっと目を通す

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

Examples :

"The bird was skimming the surface of the lake as it searched for food. "

鳥は食べ物を探しながら、湖面を掠めていた。

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verb

ざっと目を通す, 拾い読みする

To hasten along with superficial attention.

Examples :

"She was skimming the article for the main points because she was short on time. "

彼女は時間がなかったので、主要なポイントを見つけるために記事をざっと目を通していました。

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verb

仕上げの漆喰を塗る

To put on a finishing coat of plaster.

Examples :

"The painter is skimming the walls with a final coat of plaster to smooth out the imperfections. "

画家は、欠陥を滑らかにするために、漆喰の最終的な層で壁に仕上げを塗っています。

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verb

水切りをする

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

Examples :

"At the lake, my brother was skimming stones, trying to get them to bounce across the water as many times as possible. "

湖で、兄はできるだけ多く水面を跳ねさせようと、石で水切りをしていました。

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verb

水切りをする, さらう

Examples :

"The ball skimmed off the top of the table, landing softly on the floor. "

ボールはテーブルの上を水切りして、床にそっと着地した。

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verb

拾い読みする, ざっと目を通す

To read quickly, skipping some detail

Examples :

"I skimmed the newspaper over breakfast."

朝食中に新聞を拾い読みしました。

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verb

すくい取る, 削り取る

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

Examples :

"She was skimming the foam off the top of the homemade soup. "

彼女は自家製スープの表面から泡をすくい取っていた。

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verb

すくい取る, 表面をすくう

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"

牛乳をすくい取る; スープの表面をすくう

utensil food substance action

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verb

すくい取る, 表面を削る

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"

クリームをすくい取る

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verb

横領する, ごまかす

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

Examples :

"The accountant was suspected of skimming money from the company's payroll. "

会計士は会社の給与から金を横領した疑いがある。

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verb

スキミングする、情報を盗む

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

Examples :

"The cashier was arrested for skimming customers' credit card information while processing payments. "

支払いを処理中に顧客のクレジットカード情報をスキミングしたとして、レジ係が逮捕されました。

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verb

覆われる, 被覆する

To become coated over.

Examples :

"The hot chocolate was skimming over with a thin layer of cooled milk. "

ホットチョコレートは、冷めた牛乳の薄い層で覆われていた。

material substance appearance

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noun

すくい取ること, 表面をなぞること

Something skimmed from a surface etc.

Examples :

"aluminium skimmings"

アルミニウムのすくい取り

amount substance thing

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noun

スキミング、掠めること

A motion or action that skims.

Examples :

"The skimming of the lake's surface by the swallows was beautiful to watch. "

ツバメが湖面を掠める様子は見ていて美しかった。

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noun

スキムボード

The sport of skimboarding.

Examples :

"My favorite summer activity is skimming at the beach. "

夏の一番好きな活動は、ビーチでのスキムボードです。