No. 15,848 in German

überfliegen

"Überfliegen" means "to skim or glance through quickly."

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Ich habe den Artikel schnell überflogen.
I quickly glanced through the article.
Here, 'überflogen' is used in the sense of quickly reading or scanning a text without focusing on details.
Das Flugzeug überflog die Stadt.
The airplane flew over the city.
In this case, 'überflog' refers to physically flying over a location from above.
Er überflog die Landschaft mit einem Fernglas.
He scanned the landscape with binoculars.
Here, 'überflog' is used metaphorically to describe visually scanning or surveying an area.

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