filtración

/filtɾaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
filtraciones

Meaning

  1. leak

    • Hubo una filtración de agua.

      There was a water leak.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

gotera

gotera specifically means a leak from a roof or ceiling, water dripping through; filtración is more general, any kind of leak or seepage, including an information leak.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

vazamento

vazamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "leak."

Practice

1 What does filtración mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hubo una ___ de agua.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches filtración?

noun

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