seepage

seepage
seep·age
[ˈsi:pɪʤ]
n no pl
1. (process of seeping) of oil, water Aussickern nt; (fig) of information Durchsickern nt fig; of persons Abwandern nt
2. (lost fluid) versickernde Flüssigkeit
\seepage water Sickerwasser nt
* * *
['siːpɪdZ]
n
(out of sth) Aussickern nt; (through sth) Durchsickern nt; (into sth) Hineinsickern nt

there is an excessive amount of seepage (out of sth)es läuft zu viel aus; (into sth) es dringt zu viel ein; (Comm) die Leckage ist zu groß

* * *
seepage s
1. (Durch-, Ver)Sickern n
2. Durchgesickerte(s) n
* * *
n.
Leck -s n.

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