leak

fuite, brèche

Trou ou fissure laissant entrer ou sortir du liquide ou du gaz là où il ne devrait pas passer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : leak in something (The plumber found a leak in the pipe.)

Synonymes : hole, crack

Expressions courantes : leak in something, roof leak, repair a leak

fuite, divulgation

Communication d’informations secrètes à des personnes qui ne devaient pas les connaître.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : disclosure, unauthorized release

Expressions courantes : information leak, security leak, leak to someone

fuite de mémoire, fuite de ressources

Problème d’un programme qui conserve inutilement de la mémoire ou d’autres ressources, réduisant celles disponibles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : memory leak, resource leak, detect a leak

fuir, laisser échapper

Pour un objet, laisser passer du liquide ou du gaz par un trou ou une fissure.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : let out, let through

Expressions courantes : leak water, leak gas, leak oil

divulguer, faire fuiter

Communiquer des informations secrètes à des personnes qui ne devraient pas les recevoir.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : leak something to someone/something (Someone leaked the report to a newspaper.)

Synonymes : disclose, reveal, divulge

Contraires : conceal

Expressions courantes : leak information, leak a document, leak to someone

s'échapper, s'infiltrer

Pour un liquide ou un gaz, passer par un trou ou une fissure où il ne devrait pas passer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : escape, seep

Expressions courantes : leak through something, leak into something, leak out