durchsickern — meaning in English

English meaning

• leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
• ooze verb To leak or flow out slowly, especially a thick or sticky substance.
• percolate verb To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
• permeate verb To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture
• seep verb To flow or leak slowly through small openings or a porous surface.

Senses

durchsickern is used for these senses in English:

• percolate (intransitive, figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
• permeate (transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

leak — full definition

1. noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
2. noun The unauthorized release of secret or private information.
3. verb To let liquid or gas escape through an opening, or to escape that way.
4. verb To reveal secret information to the public, usually without permission.

ooze — full definition

1. verb To leak or flow out slowly, especially a thick or sticky substance.
2. verb To display a quality very strongly and noticeably.
3. noun Soft, wet mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a river, lake, or seabed.

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