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noun

Fuite

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

Examples :

"a leak in a boat"

Une fuite dans un bateau.

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noun

Fuite

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. "

Le plombier a trouvé plusieurs fuites dans les vieux tuyaux sous l'évier de la cuisine.

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noun

Divulgation, fuite

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

Examples :

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

Les fuites de Chelsea Manning ont révélé les secrets de l'armée américaine.

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noun

La source, la taupe

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

Examples :

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

La presse a dû apprendre le plan grâce à une taupe.

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noun

Fuite, déperdition

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." "

L'électricien a trouvé plusieurs fuites d'électricité dans le vieux câblage, ce qui expliquait la facture d'énergie élevée.

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noun

Fuites

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

Examples :

"memory leak"

fuite de mémoire

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noun

Faire pipi, uriner

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

Examples :

"I have to take a leak."

Je dois faire pipi.

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verb

Fuire, laisser fuir

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

Examples :

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

Le robinet fuit depuis le mois dernier.

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verb

Fuiter, couler

(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."

Personne n'a réalisé que du gaz propane fuyait d'un réservoir rouillé dans la zone de restauration, remplissant lentement la pièce non ventilée.

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verb

Divulguer, fuiter

To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

Examples :

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

Quelqu'un a dû divulguer à nos concurrents que le nouveau produit sortirait bientôt.

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