Was (wer) ist Skim - definition
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Skimming; Skimming (liquids); Skim (disambiguation)
skim
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v.
1) (d; intr.) to skim through ('to read quickly') (to skim through an article)
2) (P; intr., tr.) ('to bounce') the boy skimmed stones along the surface of the water
skim
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¦ verb (skims, skimming, skimmed)
1. remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.
2. move quickly and lightly over or on a surface or through the air.
throw (a flat stone) so that it bounces several times on the surface of water.
3. read (something) quickly, noting only the important points.
(skim over) deal with or treat briefly or superficially.
4. informal steal or embezzle (money) in small amounts over a period of time.
5. [usu. as noun skimming] fraudulently copy (credit or debit card details) with a card swipe or other device.
¦ noun
1. a thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.
2. an act of reading something quickly or superficially.
Origin
ME: back-form. from skimmer, or from OFr. escumer, from escume 'scum, foam'.
Aussprachebeispiele für Skim
1. And readers can skim.
Good in a Room _ Stephanie Palmer _ Talks at Google
2. You can skim read.
How Comics Help Your Memory & Career _ Neil Gibson _ Talks at Google
3. I skim it.
I Will Teach You to Be Rich _ Ramit Sethi _ Talks at Google
4. skim milk, corn syrup.
Grocery - The Buying and Selling of Food in America _ Michael Ruhlman _ Talks at Google
5. particularly skim milk.
The Four-Hour Chef _ Tim Ferriss _ Talks at Google
Beispiele aus Textkorpus für Skim
1. There are suppliers, who skim materials from state–run enterprises.
2. In some battalions, soldiers claim, commanders skim cash for themselves.
3. But the magazines skim over Portland‘s quirkier qualities.
4. No flat–screen TVs, no triple–shot skim vanilla lattes and no air conditioning.
5. Citing a local adage, she said she now can drink whole milk instead of skim.