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#445 It's a Serious Leak
#445 It's a Serious Leak
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