leak

S2 W1

BrE /liːk/ AmE /lik/

verb / noun en → es

past leaked pp leaked ing leaking

1 LIQUID FLOW [intransitive] A2

to flow out of a container or pipe through a small hole or crack

filtrar, gotear, derramar

  • water leaks from somewhere

Collocations leak water · fix a leak

  • The roof is leaking again.

    El techo está filtrando de nuevo.

2 SECRET DISCLOSURE [transitive] B1

to make a secret known to people who should not know it

filtrar, revelar, divulgar

  • leak information to somebody

Collocations leak a secret · stop the leak of information

  • The story was leaked by an anonymous source.

    La historia fue filtrada por una fuente anónima.

3 NOUN LIQUID FLOW [singular] A2

a small amount of liquid that flows out through a hole or crack in something

filtración, gotera, fuga

  • there is a leak somewhere

Collocations fix the leak · stop the leak

  • There's a leak in the roof.

    Hay una filtración en el techo.

1 NOUN SECRET DISCLOSURE [singular] B1

the act of making a secret known to people who should not know it

filtración, revelación, divulgación

  • there is a leak somewhere

Collocations stop the leak of information · investigate the leak

  • The leak was traced back to an employee.

    La filtración se rastreó hasta un empleado.

Phrasal verbs

leak out SECRET DISCLOSURE B1

filtrar, revelarse

  • The news leaked out before the official announcement.

    Las noticias se filtraron antes del anuncio oficial.

leak off LIQUID FLOW B2

filtrar, gotear

  • The water leaked off the roof.

    El agua se filtró desde el techo.

Idioms

leak like a sieve B2

filtrar como un colador

  • The old roof leaks like a sieve.

    El techo viejo filtra como un colador.

leak out like water through a sieve C1

filtrar como agua por un colador

  • The secret leaked out like water through a sieve.

    El secreto filtró como agua por un colador.