уте́чка — meaning in English

English meaning

• drain noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
• efflux noun The process of flowing out.
• leak noun A crack or hole that lets liquid or gas escape or get in when it shouldn't.
• leakage noun The escape of liquid, gas, or electric current through an unwanted gap.

Senses

уте́чка is used for these senses in English:

• drain Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return.
• efflux The process of flowing out.
• leak A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
• leak The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
• leak A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
• leakage An act of leaking, or something that leaks.

drain — full definition

1. noun A pipe or channel that carries away unwanted liquid.
2. verb To cause liquid to flow away, or for liquid to flow away, from something.
3. verb To gradually use up someone's energy, money, or resources.
4. noun Something that steadily consumes resources without giving anything back.

efflux — full definition

1. noun The process of flowing out.
2. noun Something which has flowed out.

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