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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.) razpoka2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) uhajanje plina, vode3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) uhajanje, pronicanje (informacij)2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) puščati2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) uhajati, širiti•- leakage- leaky* * *I [li:k]nounrazpoka, luknja; voda (para), ki uhaja skozi razpoko; figuratively kar se razve, predre v javnost (novica); electrical izguba električnega toka zaradi slabe izolacije; odpor, ki omogoča odtekanje pozitivnega toka v cevi (radio)American vulgar to take a leak — scatiII [li:k]intransitive verbcurljati, kapljati, puščati, biti preluknjan; teči iz česa, uhajati ( out); teči v, predreti (in) -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pobegniti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izogniti se3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) uiti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) uhajati2. 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.) pobeg; uhajanje- escapism- escapist* * *I [iskéip]nounpobeg, odrešitev, osvoboditev; iztekanje, uhajanje, izhlapevanje; izhod v sili; podivjana vrtna rastlinato make one's escape — zbežati, rešiti sefire escape — požarne stopnice, požarna lestevescape literature — literatura, ki omogoča umik iz realnostiII [iskéip]1.intransitive verbzbežati, izpuhtevati, izhlapevati, izginiti; rešiti se; podivjati (rastlina);2.transitive verbizogibati se komu, uitiyour point escapes — me kaj ste hoteli reči?, ne razumem vas
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