| Level | C1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | leak |
| IPA | /liːk / verb |
| Back | sızdırmak, kaçırmak; … kaçağı olmak |
| Back 2 | leak (verb) /liːk
/ verb
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to allow liquid or gas
to get through a hole or crack
sızdırmak, kaçırmak; …
kaçağı olmak
The boat was leaking badly.
2 [intransitive]
(used about liquid or gas)
to get out through a hole or crack
(sıvı, gaz) sızmak, kaçmak
Water is leaking in through the roof.
3 [transitive]
leak sth (to sb)
to give secret
information to sb
(bilgi, haber vb.) sızdırmak
The committee's findings were leaked to the
press before the report was published.
PHRASAL VERB
leak
out
(used about secret
information) to become known
sızmak
The government did not want the details to
leak out.
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