skimming

• Sustantivo con varios sentidos: acción de retirar material de la superficie de un líquido; práctica de leer o revisar algo rápidamente; acto ilegal de ocultar ingresos para evadir impuestos; o acción de tocar ligeramente algo al pasar.

A noun with multiple meanings: the act of removing material from the surface of a liquid; the practice of reading or glancing through something quickly; the illegal act of concealing income to avoid taxation; or the act of lightly brushing against something while passing.

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1. Removing surface materialB1formalculinary

   The act of removing floating material, such as fat or debris, from the surface of a liquid.

   Desespumado o desnatado

   • The chef used a spoon for skimming the fat off the soup.
   • Skimming the foam from the boiling broth improves the clarity of the stock.
   • The pool cleaner is responsible for skimming leaves from the water surface.

2. Quick readingB2informal

   The practice of reading or glancing through text quickly to get a general idea of the content.

   lectura rápida

   • Skimming the article before the meeting helped her understand the main points.
   • He used skimming to review the textbook chapters before the exam.
   • Skimming through emails is a common way to manage a busy inbox.

   Sinónimosbrowsingleafingscanning

   Antónimosperusalscrutinystudy

3. Tax evasionC1formallegal

   The illegal practice of failing to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it.

   Ocultación de ingresos para evadir impuestos

   • The businessman was arrested for skimming profits from his company.
   • Skimming cash payments is a common form of tax evasion.
   • The audit revealed a pattern of skimming that had gone unnoticed for years.

   Sinónimostax evasion

   Antónimoscompliancedeclaration

4. B2informal

   The act of lightly brushing against something while passing by.

   roce

   • The skimming of her sleeve against the wall left a mark.
   • He felt the skimming of a branch as he walked through the forest.
   • The car's side mirror was damaged by the skimming of a passing truck.

   Sinónimosbrushinggrazingshavingsweepingtouching

• Verbo que significa leer o mirar rápidamente algo para captar las ideas principales, o retirar algo de la superficie de un líquido.

A verb used to indicate the act of reading or glancing through something quickly to get the main ideas, or removing a substance from the surface of a liquid.

1. Travel on the surface of waterB2formal

   To move lightly and quickly across the surface of a liquid, often skipping or gliding.

   deslizarse rozando la superficie

   • The stone skimmed across the lake, bouncing three times before sinking.
   • Birds skimmed the water's surface looking for fish.
   • The boat skimmed over the calm sea at high speed.

   Sinónimosglideplanescudskipskittersweep

2. Move swiftly and lightly over a surfaceB2formal

   To pass quickly and lightly over or near a surface without touching it deeply.

   Pasar rozando o deslizarse

   • The dragonfly skimmed the surface of the pond.
   • Her fingers skimmed over the piano keys effortlessly.
   • The helicopter skimmed the treetops during the rescue mission.

   Sinónimosbrushdartflitglidegrazescudskateskipslipsweep

   Antónimosdiveplungesinksubmerge

3. Examine hastilyB1informal

   To read or look at something quickly and superficially, without paying close attention to details.

   hojear

   • I only had time to skim the newspaper headlines this morning.
   • She skimmed the report before the meeting to get the main points.
   • He skimmed through the contract, missing a few important clauses.

   Sinónimosbrowsedip intoglancelook-overrun throughscan

   Antónimosanalyzeexamineinspectperusescrutinizestudy

4. Cause to skip over a surfaceB2informal

   To make an object bounce or skip across a surface, typically water.

   Hacer rebotar o deslizar sobre una superficie

   • The children skimmed stones across the river for fun.
   • He skimmed a flat rock across the pond, making it skip five times.
   • They were skimming pebbles on the lake during their picnic.

   Sinónimosbouncericochetskip

5. Coat a liquid with a layerC1formal

   To form or cover the surface of a liquid with a thin layer of something.

   Cubrir la superficie de un líquido con una capa

   • The soup was skimmed with a thin layer of oil.
   • After cooling, the broth was skimmed with a layer of fat.
   • The pond was skimmed with a green layer of algae.

   Sinónimoscoatfilmoverlay

6. Remove from the surfaceB2formal

   To take something off the top of a liquid, such as cream, foam, or impurities.

   Quitar de la superficie

   • She skimmed the cream off the milk to make butter.
   • The chef skimmed the foam from the boiling stock.
   • He skimmed the impurities from the surface of the molten metal.

   Sinónimoscreamladlescoopspoon

   Antónimosdipimmersesinksubmerge

7. Read superficiallyB1informal

   To read quickly and without full comprehension, focusing only on the main ideas.

   Leer por encima

   • I skimmed the textbook chapter before the exam.
   • She skimmed the article to see if it was relevant to her research.
   • He tends to skim emails rather than reading them thoroughly.

   Sinónimosbrowseglance overrun throughscan

   Antónimosperusescrutinizestudy

Variantes phrasalskim offskim over