leak

1. (transitive)To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.

   The wells are believed to have been leaking oil for decades, long after the operating company ceased to exist.

   lecken, tropfen

   течьtečʹ, протека́тьprotekátʹ

2. (intransitive)(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.

   The faucet has been leaking since last month.

   No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room.

3. (ambitransitive)To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.

   Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.

   durchsickern, durchstechen, leaken

   tell anonymously

4. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive)To pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked.

5. (broadly, figuratively, transitive)To allow anything through that would normally or preferably be blocked.

6. To emit bodily fluids:

   (euphemistic, slang, sometimes)To urinate.

   I had to leak in the woods since there were no toilets around.

7. (US, slang)To bleed.

   He shanked him, now he's leaking.

8. (slang, vulgar)To ejaculate.

1. There's a leak in the roof.

   Дах протікає.

   ruКрыша протекает.

   deDas Dach ist undicht.

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2. Every time it rains, the roof leaks.

   Кожен раз, коли йде дощ, дах протікає.

   ruКаждый раз в дождь крыша течёт.

   deImmer wenn es regnet, leckt das Dach.

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3. Someone leaked the secret to the enemy.

   Хтось видав секрет ворогові.

   ruКто-то выдал секрет врагу.

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4. The tire leaks air.

   Колесо спускає.

   ruКолесо спускает.

   deDer Reifen verliert Luft.

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5. The faucet is leaking.

   Кран тече.

   ruКран протекает.

   deDer Wasserhahn tropft.

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