Cool MateLeak vs Spilling
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Leak
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)C1verb
Spilling
Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)
| Leak | Spilling | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 /["/liːk/","/liːks/","/liːkt/","/ˈliːkɪŋ/"]/🇺🇸 /["/liːk/","/liːks/","/liːkt/","/ˈliːkɪŋ/"]/ | 🇬🇧 //ˈspɪlɪŋ//🇺🇸 //ˈspɪlɪŋ// |
| Bedeutung | When a liquid or gas comes out of something that should hold it in. | To let liquid flow out of a container accidentally. |
| Beispiel | The pipe started to leak after the heavy rain caused the ground to shift. | She was so clumsy that she ended up spilling her coffee all over the table. |
| Register | Neutral | Neutral |
| Wie häufig | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) | Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) |
| CEFR-Niveau | C1 | - |
| Wortart | verb | |
| Kollokationen | badly, slightly, badly, slightly, carefully, deliberately, widely, from, to | spill milk, spill coffee, spill beans, spill blood, spill tea |
| Antonyme | seal, stop, plug | contain, hold, retain |
| Häufige Fehler | Confused with 'leech' which means to drain resources., Using 'leak' in situations where 'spillage' would be more appropriate., Omitting the object when saying something has leaked. | Confused with 'spelled' when referring to letters., Using 'spill' with a non-liquid object., Saying 'spill the water' instead of 'spill water'. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Used in various contexts, from appliances to emotions. Avoid using in very formal discussions unless necessary. | Used when liquid is accidentally overflown from a container. Commonly used in casual conversation. Avoid using in formal writing. |
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Häufige Fragen: Leak vs Spilling
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Leak und Spilling?
Leak: When a liquid or gas comes out of something that should hold it in. Spilling: To let liquid flow out of a container accidentally.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
Leak: The pipe started to leak after the heavy rain caused the ground to shift. Spilling: She was so clumsy that she ended up spilling her coffee all over the table.
Kann ich Leak und Spilling austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. Leak und Spilling sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.