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#445 It's a Serious Leak

#445 It's a Serious Leak16 Dec 20257 min

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower.

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New Words and Expressions:

Ha-mazgan dolef – The air conditioning unit is leaking – המזגן דולף

Tsinor dolef – Leaking pipe – צינור דולף

Dlifa – Leaking – דליפה

"Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" – We have a leak in our AC unit – יש לנו דליפה במזגן

"Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" – We have a leak from our ceiling – יש לנו דליפה מהתקרה

Dlifat gaz – Gas leak – דליפת גז

Dlifot neft – Oil spills – דליפות נפט

Dalaf tik mismachim – A dossier was leaked – דלף תיק מסמכים

Ha-meida dalaf – The information leaked – המידע דלף