leak

fuga, grieta

Agujero o grieta por donde entra o sale líquido o gas cuando no debería.

En inglés sencillo: A hole or crack that lets liquid or gas enter or escape where it should not.

• There is a leak in the roof.
• The plumber repaired two leaks in the tank.
• Water entered the boat through a small leak.

Cómo se usa: leak in something (The plumber found a leak in the pipe.)

Sinónimos: hole, crack

Expresiones frecuentes: leak in something, roof leak, repair a leak

filtración

Divulgación de información secreta a personas que no debían conocerla.

En inglés sencillo: The release of secret information to people who were not supposed to know it.

• The leak revealed the secret plan.
• Officials investigated a leak of private emails.
• Several leaks to the press damaged the government's reputation.

Cómo se usa: leak of something (The leak of confidential documents caused a scandal.); leak to someone/something (The minister ordered an investigation into the leak to the press.)

Sinónimos: disclosure, unauthorized release

Expresiones frecuentes: information leak, security leak, leak to someone

fuga de memoria, fuga de recursos

Problema de un programa que retiene memoria u otros recursos innecesarios y reduce los disponibles.

En inglés sencillo: A problem where a program keeps computer resources it no longer needs, leaving fewer available.

• The program has a memory leak.
• A resource leak eventually made the server crash.
• The developer fixed several leaks in the new version.

Expresiones frecuentes: memory leak, resource leak, detect a leak

tener una fuga, perder

Dejar pasar líquido o gas por un agujero o una grieta, por no ser hermético.

En inglés sencillo: If something does this, it lets liquid or gas pass through a hole or crack.

• The tap is leaking.
• Our old car leaked oil onto the driveway.
• Does this tank leak when it is full?

Sinónimos: let out, let through

Expresiones frecuentes: leak water, leak gas, leak oil

filtrar, revelar

Dar información secreta a personas que no deberían recibirla.

En inglés sencillo: To give secret information to people who are not supposed to have it.

• Someone leaked the secret plan.
• An employee leaked private emails to the press.
• Who has been leaking information about the talks?

Cómo se usa: leak something to someone/something (Someone leaked the report to a newspaper.)

Sinónimos: disclose, reveal, divulge

Antónimos: conceal

Expresiones frecuentes: leak information, leak a document, leak to someone

escaparse, filtrarse

Pasar un líquido o gas por un agujero o una grieta por donde no debería.

En inglés sencillo: If liquid or gas does this, it passes through a hole or crack where it should not.

• Water leaked onto the floor.
• Gas was leaking through a loose connection.
• Oil has leaked into the river from the damaged tank.

Cómo se usa: leak from/out of something (Gas leaked from a damaged pipe.); leak into something (Water leaked into the basement.); leak through something (Rainwater leaked through the roof.)

Sinónimos: escape, seep

Expresiones frecuentes: leak through something, leak into something, leak out