lire en diagonale — meaning in English
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English meaning
- skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
Senses
lire en diagonale is used for these senses in English:
- skim (transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.
- skim through to read something hurriedly without being attached to details
skim — full definition
- verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
- verb To move or pass lightly and quickly along or just above a surface.
- verb To remove a substance floating on top of a liquid.
- verb To illegally copy card details, or steal small amounts of money from transactions, without detection.