infiltration

Unterwanderung, Infiltration

Das heimliche Eindringen in einen Ort oder eine Gruppe, oft um Informationen zu sammeln oder Schaden anzurichten.

In einfachem Englisch: Secretly entering a place or group, often to collect information or cause harm.

• The guards watched for enemy infiltration.
• Police infiltration of the gang took months.
• Better security could prevent infiltration by foreign agents.

So benutzt man es: infiltration of something (The infiltration of the group went unnoticed.); infiltration by someone (The files revealed infiltration by undercover officers.)

Synonyme: penetration

Häufige Wendungen: enemy infiltration, infiltration of something, prevent infiltration

Versickerung, Infiltration

Das Eindringen von Flüssigkeit durch kleine Zwischenräume in Erde, Gewebe oder anderes Material.

In einfachem Englisch: The process of liquid moving into soil, tissue, or another material through small spaces.

• Rain increased water infiltration into the soil.
• Clay soils often have a low infiltration rate.
• The test measured fluid infiltration into the tissue.

So benutzt man es: infiltration into something (Cracks allowed water infiltration into the walls.)

Synonyme: seepage

Häufige Wendungen: water infiltration, infiltration rate, infiltration into something