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fuoriuscire

to leak out

verb fwoh-ree-oo-SHEE-reh Rare

Also means

to seep out

Usage Note

Fuoriuscire is an intransitive verb formed from fuori (outside) + uscire (to exit), and it always uses essere as its auxiliary in compound tenses. It describes a fluid, gas, or person exiting from a contained space, often unintentionally: il gas è fuoriuscito (the gas leaked out). The noun form is fuoriuscita (leakage, outflow).

Examples

"Il liquido è fuoriuscito dal tubo."

Natural Translation

The liquid leaked out of the pipe.

Literal Translation

The liquid is-leaked-out from-the pipe.

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