leak

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leak
[liːk]
sustantivo
1(in bucket) (in pipe) (in roof) (in ship) (familiar)
    agujero (m) ; fuga (f) , escape (m) ; gotera (f) ; vía (f) de agua
  • to take or ->
  • have a leak -> echar una meadita (británico)
2fuga (f) escape (m) (of liquid, gas); filtración (f) (of information)
verbo transitivo
3tener una fuga or un escape de (liquid, gas); filtrar (information)
verbo intransitivo
4tener una fuga or un escape (pipe); tener goteras (roof); calar (shoe); hacer agua (ship)
  • this bucket's leaking -> este cubo pierde
5salirse, escaparse (liquid, gas); filtrarse (information)

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leak [lik]
sustantivo
1vía de agua. (Marina)
2Goteo, filtración, paso de un flúido por una grieta, rendija o cualquier abertura.
  • To spring a leak -> (Mar.) hacer aguas, o abrir agua un barco (ship)
  • To fother a leak -> (Mar.) atajar una corriente, cegar una vía de agua
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Gotear, hacer agua; derramarse, rezumarse. (n)
  • The ship leaks -> (Mar.) el navío hace agua
  • A barrel that leaks -> barril que se rezuma
  • Leak out -> escaparse, fugarse (gas, liquid)

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leak [liːk]
noun
1 (hole) (in roof) gotera; (f) (in pipe, radiator, tank) rotura; (f) (in boat) vía de agua; (f)
there's a leak in the roof a leak in the radiator the pipe's got a leak
spring
in May engineers found a leak in a hydrogen fuel line Workers were dispatched to repair the leak
2 (escape) [of gas, water, chemical] escape; (m) fuga; (f)
a gas leak It's thought a gas leak may have caused the blast never look for a gas leak with a naked flame a large leak of [radioactivity] at Windscale
3 [of information, document] filtración; (f)
the leak caused deep embarrassment for the Government Several papers give prominence to the leak of a confidential document concerning the policy the leak of a confidential document There will be a formal inquiry into the leak of the memorandumThere will be More serious leaks, possibly involving national security, are likely to be investigated by the police
security
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to go for have take a leakoror (very_informal) echar una meada; (very_informal) mear; (very_informal)
Anyway I need a leak I must have a leak
verb:intransitive
1 (be leaky) [+roof] tener goteras; [+pipe, radiator, tank] gotear; tener una fuga; [+boat] hacer agua; [+pen] perder tinta
...faulty, leaking drainpipes Do you remember the way the [boat] leaked?... the roof leaks
her shoes leaked le entraba agua en por los zapatos;or the window is leaking a bit entra un poco de agua por la ventana; my pen has leaked onto my shirt me ha caído tinta del bolígrafo en la camisa
2 (escape)
gas is still leaking water is still leaking oil had leaked from an underground fuel tank
radioactive gas was leaking from a reactor había un escape fuga de gas radiactivo en un reactor;or
millions of gallons of crude oil leaked from the tanker when it struck a reef radioactive gas appears to be leaking from a nuclear waste dump a lot of blood leaked from my cuts through the bandaging a quantity of diesel oil leaked [into] the river The report said that large quantities of gasoline and lesser amounts of other gases had leaked into the sewer system Aviation fuel leaked onto the runway
water was leaking through the roof entraba agua por el tejado; goteaba agua del tejado
verb:transitive
1 [+liquid] (discharge) perder; (pour out) derramar
the car was leaking brake fluid the tanker is leaking large amounts of fuel the ship began leaking oil from holes in the bow and stern
a tanker has leaked oil into the Baltic Sea un petrolero ha derramado petróleo al mar Báltico; it is feared that these weapons could leak plutonium se teme que se produzca un escape de plutonio de estas armas
2 [+information, document] filtrar;to a
a civil servant leaked information about a delivery of cruise missiles to RAF Greenham Common
his letter was leaked to the press su carta se filtró a la prensa
Last year, a civil servant was imprisoned for leaking a document to the press He made sure the [story] was leaked to the media. He revealed who leaked a confidential police report A memo leaked to the Labour Party revealed that...

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Verb Conjugation for "leak"

Imperative
  • leak
  • you leak
  • he/she leaks
  • we leak
  • you leak
  • they leak
Preterite
  • I leaked
  • you leaked
  • he/she leaked
  • we leaked
  • you leaked
  • they leaked
Present Continuous
  • I am leaking
  • you are leaking
  • he/she is leaking
  • we are leaking
  • you are leaking
  • they are leaking
Present Perfect
  • I have leaked
  • you have leaked
  • he/she has leaked
  • we have leaked
  • you have leaked
  • they have leaked
Past Continuous
  • I was leaking
  • you were leaking
  • he/she was leaking
  • we were leaking
  • you were leaking
  • they were leaking
Past Perfect
  • I had leaked
  • you had leaked
  • he/she had leaked
  • we had leaked
  • you had leaked
  • they had leaked
Future
  • I will leak
  • you will leak
  • he/she will leak
  • we will leak
  • you will leak
  • they will leak
Future Perfect
  • I will have leaked
  • you will have leaked
  • he/she will have leaked
  • we will have leaked
  • you will have leaked
  • they will have leaked
Future Continuous
  • I will be leaking
  • you will be leaking
  • he/she will be leaking
  • we will be leaking
  • you will be leaking
  • they will be leaking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been leaking
  • you have been leaking
  • he/she has been leaking
  • we have been leaking
  • you have been leaking
  • they have been leaking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been leaking
  • you will have been leaking
  • he/she will have been leaking
  • we will have been leaking
  • you will have been leaking
  • they will have been leaking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been leaking
  • you had been leaking
  • he/she had been leaking
  • we had been leaking
  • you had been leaking
  • they had been leaking
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