skim over

• Verbe à particule signifiant lire ou parcourir rapidement et superficiellement quelque chose, sans s'attarder sur les détails. Il peut aussi évoquer le fait de survoler ou d'effleurer un sujet.

A phrasal verb meaning to read or examine something quickly and superficially, without paying close attention to details.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Read quicklyinformal

   To read or look at something quickly without paying attention to every detail.

   parcourir rapidement

   • I only had time to skim over the report before the meeting.
   • She skimmed over the article to find the main points.
   • He skimmed over the instructions and missed an important step.

   Synonymesbrowsedip intoglance overrun throughscan

   Antonymesexamineporescrutinizestudy

2. Treat superficiallyinformal

   To deal with or mention something briefly without going into detail.

   effleurer

   • The lecture skimmed over the complex theory too quickly.
   • The report skimmed over the financial issues.
   • We can't just skim over the safety concerns.

   Synonymesdip intogloss overscanskate overtouch on

   Antonymesanalyzeexamineexploreinspectinvestigateprobescrutinizestudy

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