skimming

Finnish translation: skimmaus

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English term or phrase:skimming
Finnish translation:skimmaus
Entered by: Hannele Franklin

15:42 Feb 20, 2013
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Slang / credit card fraud
English term or phrase: skimming
A credit card can be "skimmed", or read with a reader in order to copy it.
Is there a Finnish slang word for it?
Tom Pesch
Finland
Local time: 20:37
skimmaus
Explanation:
I'm 99% sure the best way to say it in slang in Finnish is to derive a Finnish word from the original.

i.e.:
skimmer --> skimmaaja
skimming --> skimmaus
to skim --> skimmata
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Hannele Franklin
United States
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skimmaus


Explanation:
I'm 99% sure the best way to say it in slang in Finnish is to derive a Finnish word from the original.

i.e.:
skimmer --> skimmaaja
skimming --> skimmaus
to skim --> skimmata


    Reference: http://nixu.net/blogi/2009/marraskuu/
Hannele Franklin
United States
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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