skim

skim
(pt & pp skimmed)
[skɪm]
verbo transitivo
1quitar la nata a (milk) (español de España), sacar la crema a (Am); espumar (soup)
2rozar apenas (surface)
  • to skim stones (on water) (soup) -> hacer cabrillas or la rana (en el agua)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to skim along or over the ground -> pasar rozando el suelo

skim [skim]
1Desnatar, quitar la nata a la leche u otros líquidos.
2Espumar, quitar la espuma.
3Pasar ligeramente por encima de una cosa tocando su superficie.
4Tratar superficialmente acerca de alguna cosa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Deslizarse o moverse una cosa con rapidez por encima de otra, tocando suavemente su superficie. (n)
  • To skim the ocean -> (Mar.) Peinar las olas
va.
sustantivo
1Acción de desnatar o espumar; espuma, desecho.

skim [skɪm]
verb:transitive
1 [+milk] desnatar; descremar; [+soup, liquid] espumar
to skim the cream off the milk quitar la nata a la leche; desnatar la leche; skimmed milk leche descremada desnatada; (f)or
2 (graze) [+surface] rozar
to skim the ground [+plane, bird etc] volar a ras de la tierra
3 [+stone] hacer cabrillas con; hacer el salto de la rana con
4 [+subject] tratar superficialmente
verb:intransitive
to skim along the ground pasar rozando la tierra; to skim through a book echar una ojeada hojear a un libro;or

Verb Conjugation for "skim"

Imperative
  • skim
  • you skim
  • he/she skims
  • we skim
  • you skim
  • they skim
Preterite
  • I skimmed
  • you skimmed
  • he/she skimmed
  • we skimmed
  • you skimmed
  • they skimmed
Present Continuous
  • I am skimming
  • you are skimming
  • he/she is skimming
  • we are skimming
  • you are skimming
  • they are skimming
Present Perfect
  • I have skimmed
  • you have skimmed
  • he/she has skimmed
  • we have skimmed
  • you have skimmed
  • they have skimmed
Past Continuous
  • I was skimming
  • you were skimming
  • he/she was skimming
  • we were skimming
  • you were skimming
  • they were skimming
Past Perfect
  • I had skimmed
  • you had skimmed
  • he/she had skimmed
  • we had skimmed
  • you had skimmed
  • they had skimmed
Future
  • I will skim
  • you will skim
  • he/she will skim
  • we will skim
  • you will skim
  • they will skim
Future Perfect
  • I will have skimmed
  • you will have skimmed
  • he/she will have skimmed
  • we will have skimmed
  • you will have skimmed
  • they will have skimmed
Future Continuous
  • I will be skimming
  • you will be skimming
  • he/she will be skimming
  • we will be skimming
  • you will be skimming
  • they will be skimming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been skimming
  • you have been skimming
  • he/she has been skimming
  • we have been skimming
  • you have been skimming
  • they have been skimming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been skimming
  • you will have been skimming
  • he/she will have been skimming
  • we will have been skimming
  • you will have been skimming
  • they will have been skimming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been skimming
  • you had been skimming
  • he/she had been skimming
  • we had been skimming
  • you had been skimming
  • they had been skimming
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