skims in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for skims in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.skim [Brit skɪm, Am skɪm] N

1. skim (scum):

skim

schiuma f

2. skim Am (thin layer of ice):

skim

sottile lastra f di ghiaccio

3. skim (of plough):

skim

coltello m superiore

4. skim (skimmed milk):

skim

latte m scremato

II.skim <forma in -ing skimming, pt, pp skimmed> [Brit skɪm, Am skɪm] VB trans

1. skim:

skim (remove cream) milk

scremare

skim (remove scum) liquid

schiumare

skim (remove fat) sauce, soup

sgrassare

to skim the fat from the surface of the soup, to skim the soup to remove the fat

schiumare il grasso dalla minestra

to skim oil from the sea

ripulire il mare dal petrolio

2. skim (touch lightly) plane, bird:

skim surface, treetops

rasentare

the article only skims the surface of the problem

l'articolo sfiora soltanto il problema

3. skim (read quickly):

skim letter, page

scorrere

4. skim (throw on water):

skim piece of glass, object

fare saltellare [qc] sull'acqua

to skim stones

fare saltellare delle pietre sull'acqua

5. skim Am inf part of income:

skim

non dichiarare

III.skim <forma in -ing skimming, pt, pp skimmed> [Brit skɪm, Am skɪm] VB intr

1. skim plane, bird:

to skim over or across or along sth

passare rasente qc or rasentare qc

2. skim reader:

to skim through or over sth

scorrere qc

in his speech he skimmed over the unpalatable facts

nel suo discorso ha sfiorato appena i fatti spiacevoli

skim off VB [skɪm -] (skim off [sth], skim [sth] off)

skim off cream, fat, scum, dross:

skim off

togliere

to skim off the fat from the sauce

sgrassare il sugo

skim off the cream from the milk

scremare il latte

skim-coulter [ˈskɪmˌkəʊltə(r)] N

skim-coulter

avanvomere m

skimmed milk [Brit], skim milk [ˌskɪmˈmɪlk] N

skimmed milk

latte m scremato

Translations for skims in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avanvomere

skim co(u)lter

scremato

skim attrib.

spannare

to skim

scremare

to skim

trasvolare su argomento

to skim or pass over

schiumare latte, brodo

to skim

skims in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skims in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.skim <-mm-> [skɪm] VB trans

1. skim FOOD:

skim

asportare

skim milk

scremare

2. skim (move above):

skim

rasentare

II.skim <-mm-> [skɪm] VB intr

to skim over sth

passare rasente qc

to skim through sth fig

dare una scorsa a

skim milk N

skim milk

latte m scremato

Translations for skims in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

planare (imbarcazione)

to skim

scartabellare

to skim through

scremare

to skim

skims Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to skim over sth

passare rasente qc

to skim through sth fig

dare una scorsa a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A special drain traps silt and skims oil from the work yard and parking area before it can reach the water.

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