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#:*{{ux|dv|I beg tell am sey di bucket dey '''leak'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|I beg tell am sey di bucket dey '''leak'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)}} | ||
# Make people know wetin suppose be secret. | # Make people know wetin suppose be secret. | ||
| − | #:*{{ux|dv| | + | #:*{{ux|dv|For [[face me I face you]], [[matter]] no dey tey before e dey '''leak''' |(NSC_2021. Tenants living in single-room accommodation with common facility hardly keep secrets.)}} |
#:*{{ux|dv| Police cancel exams sake of say dis papers '''leak'''. |(bbc__82328. The police cancelled the exam because the papers leaked.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv| Police cancel exams sake of say dis papers '''leak'''. |(bbc__82328. The police cancelled the exam because the papers leaked.)}} | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 21 June 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English leak
Pronunciation
- lîk
Verb
- Make someting get hole come begin allow wetin dey inside dey comot small small.
- Less di tube as di tyre sef don dey leak. — (Egbokhare_2021. Release the air in the tube because the tyre itself already has a puncture.)
- I beg tell am sey di bucket dey leak. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Please tell him the bucket is leaking.)
- Make people know wetin suppose be secret.
- For face me I face you, matter no dey tey before e dey leak — (NSC_2021. Tenants living in single-room accommodation with common facility hardly keep secrets.)
- Police cancel exams sake of say dis papers leak. — (bbc__82328. The police cancelled the exam because the papers leaked.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Deflate, expose