No. 6,424 in Swedish

läckan

"The leak."

In a sentence

Läckan i båten måste täppas till snabbt.
The leak in the boat must be sealed quickly.
The word 'läckan' in this sentence is used to denote a physical leak.
Polisen undersöker hur läckan om rapporten kunde ske.
The police are investigating how the leak of the report could happen.
Here, 'läckan' refers to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.
Vi upptäckte läckan i luftmadrassen efter flera timmars letande.
We discovered the leak in the air mattress after several hours of searching.
In this case, 'läckan' describes a physical hole causing air to escape.

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