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How do you say "skim" as in reading?

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In English we say "skim" or "skimming" when we talk about reading something quickly just to get the jist or to review the important parts of the book/article. How do you say that in Spanish?

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updated Feb 28, 2011
posted by skwd

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leer algo por encima

updated Feb 28, 2011
posted by Izanoni1
gracias! mi amiga tambien me dijo que puede decir "pasar por encima"....casi lo mismo... - skwd, Feb 28, 2011
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Bienvenido al foro skwd, también se puede decir 'hojear algo'

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updated Feb 28, 2011
posted by margaretbl
hojear is more like page throught something. But it is lot shorter. - BellaMargarita, Feb 28, 2011