skim in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for skim in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skim <pres part skimming; pt, pp skimmed> [Am skɪm, Brit skɪm] VB trans

1. skim FOOD:

skim milk

descremar

skim milk

desnatar Spain

skim soup

espumar

to skim sth off sth skim the fat off the stock

quítele la grasa al caldo

2.1. skim (glide over):

skim water/treetops

pasar casi rozando

the ducks skimmed the surface of the pond

los patos volaron casi rozando la superficie del estanque

he did no more than skim the surface of the problem

no hizo más que tocar el problema muy por encima

2.2. skim (throw):

to skim stones

hacer cabrillas

to skim stones

hacer patitos CSur Mex

to skim stones

hacer pan y quesito Col

3. skim (read quickly):

skim book/article/page

leer por encima

skim book/article/page

echarle una ojeada a

skim book/article/page

echarle un vistazo a

4. skim FIN:

skim credit card/debit card

clonar

II.skim <pres part skimming; pt, pp skimmed> [Am skɪm, Brit skɪm] VB intr

1. skim (glide):

the speedboat skimmed over the sea

la lancha apenas rozaba la superficie del mar

2. skim (read quickly):

skim

leer por encima

my eye skimmed down the page

le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página

to skim through sth

leer algo por encima

to skim through sth

echarle una ojeada or un vistazo a algo

skim milk, skimmed milk Brit [skɪm] N U

skim milk

leche f descremada

skim milk

leche f desnatada Spain

Translations for skim in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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espumar

to skim

desnatar

to skim

descremar

to skim

leche desnatada

skim milk Am

clonar

to skim

lectura rápida

skim reading

pañetar

to skim … with plaster

rasar

to skim

skim in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skim in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.skim [skɪm] VB trans -mm-

1. skim (move above):

skim

rozar

2. skim FOOD:

skim

espumar

skim milk

desnatar

II.skim [skɪm] VB intr

to skim over sth

pasar rozando algo

to skim through sth fig

hojear algo

skimmed milk N Brit, skim milk N Am no pl

skimmed milk

leche f desnatada

Translations for skim in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

descremar

to skim

desnatar

to skim

pañetar

to skim with plaster

rasar

to skim

recorrer

to skim

pasar

to skim

skim Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to skim over sth

pasar rozando algo

to skim through sth fig

hojear algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Make your morning meal a bowl of instant oatmeal prepared with skim milk.

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It has also been reported that spectacled flying foxes skim over the surface of water to drink and are sometimes eaten by crocodiles.

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I would skim headlines, peruse the police blotter and fold up the paper to work on the puzzles in class.

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Butter was a primary product while the skim milk was fed to hogs.

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He urged people to enrich their milk and food with powdered skim milk, blackstrap molasses, and brewer's yeast.

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This would not only soften the hardtack but the insects, mostly weevil larvae, would float to the top and the soldiers could skim off the insects and resume consumption.

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The fabric's sunray pleats skim over any faults, while cleverly creating slimming contours on the bust, waist and hips, but it remains demure.

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Skim milk has 8 grams of protein per serving, while soymilk has 6 grams and almond milk as one.

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The skim milk is then fractionated using ultrafiltration to make a skim concentrate that is lactose-reduced.

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When you taste and compare skim milk with whole milk, however, you will agree the additional milk fat does give it more body and richness.

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