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A n1 ( crack) (in container, roof) fuite f ; ( in ship) voie f d'eau ; to plug/stop a leak gen boucher/arrêter une fuite ; Naut aveugler une voie d'eau ; to spring a leak [pipe, tank] se mettre à fuir ; the vessel sprang a leak une voie d'eau s'est ouverte dans le bateau ;2 ( escape) (of liquid, gas) fuite f, échappement m ; Elec ( of charge) fuite f électrique or de courant ; gas/radiation leak fuite de gaz/radioactive ;3 Journ ( disclosure) fuite f (about au sujet de) ; a press ou newspaper leak une fuite dans la presse ; a security leak une fuite de documents secrets.B vtr1 ( disclose) divulguer [information, report, document] ;C vi2 ( seep) [chemical, liquid, gas] échapper (from, out of de) ; to leak into se répandre dans [sea, soil].to take a leak ◑ aller se soulager ○.■ leak away s'écouler.■ leak in [water] s'infiltrer (through par). -
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leak [li:k]1. nounb. [of information] fuite fb. [gas, liquid] fuira. [+ liquid] répandre• the tanker had leaked its contents all over the road le contenu du camion-citerne s'était répandu sur la routeb. [+ information] divulguer[gas, liquid] s'échapper ; [secret, news] filtrer• it finally leaked out that... on a fini par apprendre que...* * *[liːk] 1.to spring a leak — [pipe, tank] se mettre à fuir
2) ( escape) fuite f2.transitive verb1) ( disclose) divulguer [information, document]2) ( expel) répandre [oil, effluent]; dégager [fumes]3.1) ( have crack) [container, pipe, roof] fuir; [boat] faire eau2) ( seep) [liquid, gas] échapper (from, out of de)to leak into — se répandre dans [sea, soil]
•Phrasal Verbs:- leak out••to take a leak — (sl)aller se soulager (colloq)
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['siːpɪdʒ]noun ( trickle) suintement m; ( leak) ( from container) fuite f; (into structure, soil) infiltration f -
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