repair the leak

English translation: repair/cap/contain the leak

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Polish term or phrase:zlikwidować wyciek
English translation:repair/cap/contain the leak
Entered by: literary

13:45 Apr 12, 2013
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Polish term or phrase: repair the leak
zlikwidować wyciek szkodliwej substancji poprzez uszczelnienie zbiornika, z którego się wydostała

"repair the leak"?
literary
Local time: 04:44
repair/cap/contain the leak
Explanation:
p
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Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 22:44
Grading comment
OK
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2repair/cap/contain the leak
Darius Saczuk
4 +1stop the leak
Beata Claridge


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
repair/cap/contain the leak


Explanation:
p

Darius Saczuk
United States
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
OK

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jakub Kościelniak
11 mins
  -> Dzięki, Kuba. :-)

agree  Aleksander Pruszyński
16 hrs
  -> Dzięki, Aleksander. :-)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
stop the leak


Explanation:
they repaired (plugged) the container and by doing so stopped the leak

OK, a plumber repairs/fixes the leak
but he STOPs the leak by plugging it, right?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-04-12 23:44:32 GMT)
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popatrz,
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q="remove the leak"&ie=utf-8...

Beata Claridge
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  petrolhead
7 days
  -> wreszcie ktos mnie zrozumial :). dzieki, petrolhead
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