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From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower.

New Words and Expressions:

Ha-mazgan dolef – The air conditioning unit is leaking – המזגן דולף

Tsinor dolef – Leaking pipe – צינור דולף

Dlifa – Leaking – דליפה

“Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan” – We have a leak in our AC unit – יש לנו דליפה במזגן

“Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra’” – We have a leak from our ceiling – יש לנו דליפה מהתקרה

Dlifat gaz – Gas leak – דליפת גז

Dlifot neft – Oil spills – דליפות נפט

Dalaf tik mismachim – A dossier was leaked – דלף תיק מסמכים

Ha-meida dalaf – The information leaked – המידע דלף

Eich dalaf ha-meida? – How did the information leak? – איך דלף המידע

Dlifat meida – Information leak – דליפת מידע

Mi hidlif et ha-meida? – Who leaked the info? – מי הדליף את המידע

Hu hidlif mismachim – He leaked documents – הוא הדליף מסמכים

Hi hidlifa mismachim – She leaked documents – היא הדליפה מסמכים

Hadlafat meida – Information leak – הדלפת מידע

Madlif – Leaker, whistleblower – מדליף, מדליפה

Mi ha-madlif/a? – Who is the leaker? – מי המדליף

Ha-sirton hudlaf – The video was leaked – הסרטון הודלף

Ha-sirton ha-mudlaf – The leaked video – הסרטון המודלף

Ha-pratim ha-mudlafim – The leaked details – הפרטים המודלף

Playlist and Clips:

Danny Litani – Shalechet (lyrics)

Midrag – Dlifat gaz

Dlifat neft – Fuel leak

Calcalist – Neft, politika ve-goofot

Hidlifa

Nurit Galron – Shalechet (lyrics)

2 comments on “It’s a Serious Leak

  1. Rebecca Bohbot says:

    Hi Guy, this was an interesting subject. I always thought nezila was a leak. I never heard of dolef. What is the different between these rwo words.
    Thanks. I love your Streetwise Hebrew segments. Your pronunciation is impeccable.
    Thanks.

    1. Guy Sharett says:

      Todah raba, Rebecca. You’re right, I should have mentioned nezila, which is about the liquid itself, while dlifa is about the failure of the system.
      Yesh lanu nezila me-hashchenim, doflim sham mayim mi-tsinor. We have a leak from the neighbors; water is leaking from a pipe there.

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