skimmed

Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. tok en kikk på raskt
adj. uten krem
Word Forms
Past Tenseskimmed
Past Participleskimmed

Phrases & Collocations

skimmed milk

fettfri melk

skimmed the surface

skummet overflaten

skimmed milk powder

skummet melk pulver

Example Sentences

a pond skimmed with ice

en løv med is på overflaten

skimmed through the newspaper.

søkte gjennom avisa.

The skier skimmed across the snow.

Skiløperen skred over snøen.

he sat down and skimmed the report.

han satte seg ned og søkte gjennom rapporten.

The swallows skimmed along the ground.

Sværmene fløy langs bakken.

She skimmed the milk of its cream.

Hun søkte mjølken av dens krem.

He skimmed little stones over a lake.

Han kastet små steiner over en elve.

A bird skimmed low over the heather.

En fugl fløy lavt over heisen.

The puddles skimmed over during the cold night.

Lerkjeksene ble passert under den kolde natten.

In the strong breeze the catamaran skimmed over the water, keeping abreast of the motorlaunch.

I den sterke vinden skjøt katamaranen over vannet og holdt seg opp mot motorbåten.

The little bird skimmed over the waves looking for food.

Det lille fjerfeet flyttet seg over bølger for å finne mat.

I've skimmed over the report but I haven't had time to look at it in detail.

Jeg har søkt gjennom rapporten, men jeg har ikke hatt tid til å se på den i detalj.

Real-world Examples

If I'm being honest, I skimmed that part.

Hvis jeg skal være ærlig, så gikk jeg gjennom det delen.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

The cook skimmed the fat from the soup.

Kokken skummet fettet fra soppa.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Tess was in a dream as she skimmed.

Tess var i en drøm mens hun skummet.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

And it looks like he's gambling every chip he's ever skimmed.

Og det ser ut som han spiller alle chipene han noensinne har skummet.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Perhaps the Talbothays milk was not very well skimmed that afternoon.

Kanskje melken fra Talbothays ikke ble skummet så godt den eftermiddagen.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

So I skimmed. I learned a thing or two.

Så skummet jeg. Jeg lærte en ting eller to.

Source: Billions Season 1

And that's when I realized you've been skimming.

Og det var da jeg forsto at du har skummet.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

But before he did, I skimmed a little off the top.

Men før han gjorde det, skummet jeg litt av toppen.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

A few bats skimmed his nose now and again and scared him half to death.

Noen fluer skummet hans nese av og til og skremte ham halvveis til døden.

Source: The Adventures of Pinocchio

Now, really just skim the surface this time, ladies.

Nå, bare skumm overflaten denne gangen, damer.

Source: Black Swan Selection

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