Meanings (ES + gloss)
agujero • gotera • rotura • vía
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
a leak in a boat
a leak in a roof
fuga • leak • liqueo • pérdida
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
The babies' diapers had big leaks.
The leak gained on the ship's pumps.
filtración • propalación
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military.
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
delatar • filtrar • parlar • pregonar • propalar
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
That's another of those irregular verbs, isn't it? I give confidential press briefings; you leak; he's being charged under section 2(A) of the Official Secrets Act.