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leak

/liːk/

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noun

Leck, Riss

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.

Examples :

"a leak in a boat"

Ein Leck in einem Boot.

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noun

Leck, Undichtigkeit

The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.

Examples :

"The plumber fixed the leak in the kitchen sink. "

Der Klempner reparierte das Leck im Küchenbecken.

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noun

Veröffentlichung, Enthüllung

A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.

Examples :

"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."

Die Veröffentlichungen von Chelsea Manning zeigten die Geheimnisse des US-Militärs.

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noun

Quelle, Informant

The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.

Examples :

"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."

Die Presse muss durch eine Quelle von dem Plan erfahren haben.

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noun

Leck, Durchschlag

A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.

Examples :

"The electrician found the leak in the wiring behind the oven using a special meter. "

Der Elektriker fand das Leck in der Verkabelung hinter dem Ofen mit einem speziellen Messgerät.

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noun

Leck, Verlust

The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.

Examples :

"memory leak"

Speicherleck

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noun

Urinieren, Wasserlassen

(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.

Examples :

"I have to take a leak."

Ich muss urinieren.

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verb

Lecken, undicht sein

To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Examples :

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

Der Wasserhahn tropft schon seit letztem Monat.

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verb

Lecken, auslaufen

(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

Examples :

"No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."

Niemand bemerkte, dass Propangas aus einem rostigen Tank im Verkaufsbereich auslief und langsam den ungelüfteten Raum füllte.

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verb

Durchsickern lassen, verraten

To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

Examples :

"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."

Jemand muss unseren Konkurrenten verraten haben, dass das neue Produkt bald herauskommt.

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adjective

Undicht, leck

Examples :

"The old water pipe was leak, so we had to call a plumber. "

Das alte Wasserrohr war undicht, also mussten wir einen Klempner rufen.

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