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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.) plyšys, skylė2) (the passing of gas, water etc through a crack or hole: a gas-leak.) nutekėjimas, ištekėjimas3) (a giving away of secret information: a leak of Government plans.) (slaptos informacijos) išdavimas2. verb1) (to have a leak: This bucket leaks; The boiler leaked hot water all over the floor.) tekėti, (pra)leisti2) (to (cause something) to pass through a leak: Gas was leaking from the cracked pipe; He was accused of leaking secrets to the enemy.) sunktis, nutekėti, išduoti•- leakage- leaky -
2 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pabėgti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) išvengti3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) praslysti, išslysti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) veržtis, nutekėti2. 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.) pabėgimas, nutekėjimas- escapism- escapist
См. также в других словарях:
have a leak — [B] urinate, take a pee [B] When you go camping, it s okay to have a leak in the woods, eh … English idioms
have a leak — ► have (or take) a leak informal urinate. Main Entry: ↑leak … English terms dictionary
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leak — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets the gas or liquid flow out or flow through: The roof always leaks when it rains. | leak sth: My car seems to be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leak — n an act of urination. Usually in the expressions have a leak or take a leak . The origin of this predictable usage may be nautical … Contemporary slang
leak — I. allow people to know, tell the media Details of the program were leaked to a newspaper. II. See have a leak … English idioms
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have (or take) a leak — informal urinate. → leak … English new terms dictionary
leak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small hole/crack VERB + LEAK ▪ have ▪ The boat had a small leak. ▪ develop, spring ▪ The pipe has sprung a leak. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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