skim
1 verb remove sth TRANSITIVEscimeáil verb bearr verb skim the fat off the top bearr an gheir den bharr 2 verb pass over sth INTRANSITIVEthe birds were skimming over the waves bhí na héin ag scinneadh de bharr na dtonnta
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3 verb throw stone TRANSITIVEscimeáil verb he skimmed a stone over the water scimeáil sé cloch ar an uisce, chuir sé cloch ag léim ar an uisce 4 verb read quickly
TRANSITIVEscimeáil verb súil thapa a chaitheamh armearléamh a dhéanamh arshe skimmed the essay chaith sí súil ghasta ar an aiste, scimeáil sí an aiste
INTRANSITIVEscimeáil verb he skimmed through the book chaith sé súil thapa ar an leabhar, thug sé ruaill ar an leabhar
5 verb deal with superficially TRANSITIVEléim thar far too often she skims the issues léimeann sí thar na ceisteanna i bhfad rómhinic, is rómhinic nach bpléann sí na ceisteanna sách mion
to skim the surface of a question gan dul isteach go domhain i gceist, gan dul go croí ceiste INTRANSITIVEit just skims over the real issue ní dhéanann sé ach baint don cheist mhór, ní dhéanann sé ach sciorradh thar an gceist mhór
6 verb informal steal TRANSITIVEbearr verb scimeáil verb he was skimming money from the account bhí sé ag scimeáil airgid as an gcuntasshe skims the profits off the business bearrann sí an brabús den ghnó 7 verb FIN copy TRANSITIVEscimeáil verb they're skimming cards tá siad ag scimeáil cártaí