1 (be leaky) [+roof] tener goteras; [+pipe, radiator, tank] gotear; tener una fuga; [+boat] hacer agua; [+pen] perder tinta ...faulty, leaking drainpipes Do you remember the way the [boat] leaked?... the roof leaks
her shoes leaked le entraba agua en or por los zapatos; the window is leaking a bit entra un poco de agua por la ventana; my pen has leaked onto my shirt me ha caído tinta del bolígrafo en la camisa
2 (escape) gas is still leaking water is still leaking oil had leaked from an underground fuel tank
radioactive gas was leaking from a reactor había un escape or fuga de gas radiactivo en un reactor
millions of gallons of crude oil leaked from the tanker when it struck a reef radioactive gas appears to be leaking from a nuclear waste dump a lot of blood leaked from my cuts through the bandaging a quantity of diesel oil leaked [into] the river The report said that large quantities of gasoline and lesser amounts of other gases had leaked into the sewer system Aviation fuel leaked onto the runway
water was leaking through the roof entraba agua por el tejado; goteaba agua del tejado
