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1 leak
[li:k] 1. noun1) (a crack or hole through which liquid or gas escapes: Water was escaping through a leak in the pipe.) štrbina2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) unikanie3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) prezradenie2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) tiecť2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) unikať; vyzradiť•- leakage- leaky* * *• zvod• trhlina• unikat• unikát• tiect• prenikat• preniknút• presakovat• prepúštat• prepustit• byt deravý• rozptyl• otvor -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) ujsť2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) uniknúť3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uniknúť4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uniknúť2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) útek; únik- escapism- escapist* * *• útek• vyhnút sa• ujst• únik• uniknút• autoregister
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