Leaky

//ˈliːki//

Synonyms for "leaky" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (7)

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Showing 16 of 18 words.

Translations

19 translations across 13 languages.

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Finnish

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  • vuotava adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

French

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  • percé adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

German

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  • undicht adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Hungarian

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  • folyó adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • lyukas adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Latin

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  • fūtilis adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Māori

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  • turuturu adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • wairere adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Old English

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  • hlec adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Plautdietsch

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  • lakjsch adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Polish

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  • nieszczelny adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Russian

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  • дыря́вый adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • протека́ющий adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • aoidionach adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Spanish

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  • llovedizo adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • permeable adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Vietnamese

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  • adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • rò rỉ adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)
  • rỉ adj (having leaks; allows contents to escape)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Methinks I am like a man, who having struck on many shoals, and having narrowly escap'd shipwreck in passing a small frith, has yet the temerity to put out to sea in the same leaky weather-beaten vessel, and even carries his ambition so far as to think of compassing the globe under these disadvantageous circumstances.

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Tom fixed the leaky faucet.

Source: tatoeba (1094082)

While Tom is here, you might want to have him fix your leaky faucet.

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You need to do something about the leaky faucet.

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