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- From the verb skim: (⇒ conjugate)
- skimmed is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past
- v past p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| skimmed adj | (dairy: with fat removed) | desnatado/a adj |
| | | descremado/a adj |
| | Jo had a skimmed yoghurt for dessert. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| skim [sth]⇒ vtr | (glide over) | sobrevolar⇒ vtr |
| | | volar por encima de loc verb |
| | | rozar⇒ vi |
| | The swan finally took off, skimming the surface of the water for several yards. |
| | El cisne al fin echó a volar. Durante varios metros, estuvo sobrevolando el agua. |
| skim [sth] vtr | figurative (read a text quickly) | echarle un vistazo a, echarle una ojeada a loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | leer por encima loc verb |
| | | ojear⇒ vtr |
| | Jake skimmed the report, looking for any mention of problems. |
| | Jake le echó un vistazo al informe para ver si se mencionaba algún problema. |
| skim [sth] vtr | (milk: remove surface) (leche) | desnatar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar la nata loc verb |
| | | colar⇒ vtr |
| | The dairymaid skimmed the milk. |
| | La lechera desnató la leche. |
| skim [sth] vtr | (throw: bounce along surface) | hacer cabrillas con loc verb |
| | | hacer sapito con, hacer patito con loc verb |
| | I spent hours trying to skim stones across the surface of the lake. |
| | Estuve horas tratando de hacer cabrillas con las piedras en la superficie del lago. |
| Additional Translations |
| skim n | (thin coating) | capa delgada nf + adj |
| | There was a skim of slime on the surface of the pond. |
| | Había una capa delgada de limo en la superficie del estanque. |
| skim [sth] vtr | figurative (money: steal) | robar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | afanar⇒ vtr |
| | Josh was found guilty of skimming money from the business. |
| | Josh fue declarado culpable de robar dinero del negocio. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| skip⇒ vi | (jump lightly) | saltar⇒ vtr |
| | The little girl skipped happily down the street. |
| | La niña pequeña saltaba felizmente calle abajo. |
| skip vi | UK (game, sport: jump rope) | saltar la soga, saltar a la soga loc verb |
| | | saltar a la comba loc verb |
| | The children skipped and played hopscotch on the playground. |
| | Los niños saltaban la soga y jugaban a la rayuela en el patio. |
| skip [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (not attend, miss) | faltar a vi + prep |
| | | no ir a, no asistir a loc verb + prep |
| | I skipped the meeting because I was too busy. |
| | Falté a la reunión porque estaba muy ocupado. |
| skip [sth] vtr | informal (omit) | saltarse⇒, saltearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | omitir⇒ vtr |
| | My advice is to skip the second course, and leave room for the fish. |
| | Mi consejo es que te saltes el segundo plato y dejes sitio para el pescado. |
| skip [sth] vtr | informal (pass by) | saltarse, saltearse v pnl |
| | He skipped three chapters of the book. |
| | Se saltó tres capítulos del libro. |
| skip [sth] vtr | US, figurative (education: omit a grade) | saltarse⇒, saltearse⇒ v prnl |
| | My parents would not let their child skip third grade. |
| | Mis padres no deberían dejar a su niño saltarse el tercer curso. |
| skip n | (bouncing walk) | paso nm |
| | | andar nm |
| | She walked with a light skip, like a young girl. |
| | Andaba con un paso ligero, como una niña pequeña. |
| | Caminaba con un andar ligero, como una niña pequeña. |
| Additional Translations |
| skip n | (ricochet) | rebote nm |
| | The child watched the skips of the rock across the surface of the water. |
| | El niño miraba los rebotes de la piedra en la superficie del agua. |
| skip n | UK (large refuse container) | contenedor nm |
| | | contenedor de basura nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | volquete nm |
| | (UY) | volqueta nf |
| Note: The closest US equivalent is an open-top Dumpster®. | | | The man tossed some rubbish into the skip. |
| | El hombre arrojó basura al contenedor. |
| skip⇒ vi | (misfire) | fallar⇒ vi |
| | The engine skips sometimes when it's cold. |
| | El motor falla a veces cuando está frío. |
| skip vi | (ricochet) | rebotar⇒ vi |
| | The rock skipped on the ground three times. |
| | La roca rebotó tres veces en el suelo. |
| skip [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (avoid) | evitar⇒, esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | When driving around here, it's hard to skip all the holes in the road. |
| | Cuando se conduce por aquí es difícil esquivar los hoyos en la carretera. |
skip [sth],
also UK: skim [sth]⇒ vtr | (make ricochet) | hacer saltar loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | hacer la rana loc verb |
| | | hacer rebotar loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hacer sapito loc verb |
| | She skipped a flat stone over the surface of the pond. |
| | Hizo saltar piedras planas en la superficie del estanque. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Locuciones verbales
skim | skip | skimmed |
| skim [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (remove from the surface) | descremar⇒ vtr |
| | | desnatar⇒ vtr |
| | | retirar⇒, remover⇒ vtr |
| | The housewife skimmed the cream off the fresh milk to make butter. |
| | El ama de casa descremó la leche para hacer manteca. |
| skim [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative (take [sth] valuable) | llevarse lo mejor loc verb |
| | The accountant had been skimming off a few thousand dollars a month before the employer caught on. |
| skim over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (read quickly) | echarle un vistazo a, echarle una ojeada a loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | leer por encima loc verb |
| | | ojear⇒ vtr |
| | Don't just skim over the text when studying, read it carefully. | | | Skim over the music score to see where the clarinet starts playing. |
| | No le eches solo un vistazo al texto cuando estudies: léelo con cuidado. |
| | Ojea la partitura para ver cuándo empieza a tocar el clarinete. |
| skim over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (move just above) | volar al ras de loc verb |
| | It's amazing to watch a flying seagull skim over the waves. |
| | Es maravilloso ver a las gaviotas volar al ras de las olas. |
| skim through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (read in a cursory way) | echarle un vistazo a, echarle una ojeada a loc verb + prep |
| | (informal) | leer por encima loc verb |
| | | ojear⇒ vtr |
| | Read chapter 1 carefully, but just skim through chapter 2. |
| | Lean atentamente el capítulo 1, pero solo échenle un vistazo al capítulo 2. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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