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skim off

/skɪm ɒf/

/skɪm ɔf/

skim offverb

skimmed off

Past Simple

skimmed off

Past Participle

skimming off

Gerund

/skɪm ɒf/

/skɪm ɔf/

Translations

She used a spoon to skim off the fat from the soup.

Она использовала ложку, чтобы снять жир с супа.

The chef needs to skim off the cream to make the dish lighter.

Повару нужно обезжирить сливки, чтобы сделать блюдо легче.

Definitions

To remove a substance from the surface of a liquid.

She used a spoon to skim off the fat from the top of the soup.

To take the best part of something for oneself, often in a dishonest way.

The corrupt official was caught skimming off funds from the charity.

Synonyms

take off