skim
suomi-englanti sanakirjaskim englannista suomeksi
lukea hutaisten, lukea pintapuolisesti, vilkaista
lukaista läpi
kuoria, kuurnita, kuurnia
ohut kerros, kuori, kalvo
liitää
pyyhkäistä
kuorittu
heittää leipää, viskata, heittää leipiä
silmäillä
peittyä ohuelti
Verbi
lukea pintapuolisesti">lukea pintapuolisesti, lukea hutaisten">lukea hutaisten, lukaista, silmäillä
Substantiivi
skim englanniksi
To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course; to glide along near the surface.
(RQ:Pope Essay on Criticism)
To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
{{quote-text|en|year=1817|author=William Hazlitt|title=The Round Table
To hasten along with superficial attention.
{{RQ:Watts Improvement
To put on a finishing coat of plaster.
(ux)
To ricochet.
To read quickly, skipping some detail.
To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or lying on it, by means of a utensil that passes just beneath the surface.
To clear a liquid from (scum or substance floating or lying on it), especially the cream that floats on top of fresh milk.
To steal money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
{{quote-text|en|year=2006|author=Herbert Snyder|title=Small Change, Big Problems|page=48
{{quote-text|en|year=2009|author=Tracy L. Coenen|title=Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide|page=109
To surreptitiously scan a card in order to obtain its information for fraudulent purposes.
To become coated over.
{{quote-text|en|year=2012|author=John Friend; Allen Hickling|title=Planning Under Pressure|page=xxii
{{quote-text|en|year=2010|author=Gary G. Kindley|title=Growing Older Without Fear: The Nine Qualities of Successful Aging
The act of skimming.
{{quote-text|en|year=1969|title=Newsweek|volume=74|page=75
That which is skimmed off.
Theft of money from a business before the transaction has been recorded, thus avoiding detection.
(quote-av)
{{quote-text|en|year=1989|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee|title=Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at Federally Funded Wastewater Treatment Construction Projects|volume=4
(l): non-fat milk; milk that has had the cream removed.