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leaks

/liːks/

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noun

Утечка, протечка

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

Examples :

"a leak in a boat"

Утечка в лодке.

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noun

Утечка, протечка

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. "

Водопроводчик обнаружил несколько протечек в старых трубах под кухонной раковиной.

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noun

Утечка, разглашение

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

Examples :

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

Утечки, сделанные Челси Мэннинг, показали секреты американских военных.

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noun

Источник утечки, осведомитель

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

Examples :

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

Пресса, должно быть, узнала о плане через источник утечки.

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noun

Утечка, пробой

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." "

Электрик обнаружил несколько утечек электричества в старой проводке, что объясняло высокий счет за электроэнергию.

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noun

Утечки

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

Examples :

"memory leak"

утечка памяти

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noun

Мочеиспускание

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

Examples :

"I have to take a leak."

Мне нужно помочиться.

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verb

Протекать, давать течь

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

Examples :

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

Кран протекает с прошлого месяца.

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verb

Протекать, вытекать

(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."

Никто не заметил, что пропан вытекал из ржавого бака в зоне обслуживания, медленно заполняя непроветриваемое помещение.

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verb

Разглашать, сливать

To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

Examples :

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

Кто-то, должно быть, слил нашим конкурентам информацию о том, что новый продукт скоро выйдет.

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