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leaks

/liːks/

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noun

Leck, Undichtigkeit

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 found several leaks in the old pipes under the kitchen sink. "

Der Klempner fand mehrere Lecks in den alten Rohren unter der Küchenspüle.

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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

Informant, Quelle

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 several electricity leaks in the old wiring, which explained the high energy bill." "

Der Elektriker fand mehrere Stromleckstellen in der alten Verkabelung, was die hohe Energierechnung erklärte.

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noun

Lecks, Undichtigkeiten

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 mal pinkeln.

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verb

Undicht sein, lecken

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

Auslaufen, lecken

(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 unbelüfteten 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 es unseren Konkurrenten verraten haben, dass das neue Produkt bald herauskommt.

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