lecken
to lick, to leak
English translations
- 01
leaking
- 02
to lick
- 03
licking
Word details
- German meaning
- Leckend bedeutet, dass etwas Flüssigkeit verliert oder dass jemand etwas ableckt.
- English meaning
- Leaking means that something is losing liquid or that someone is licking something.
- German example
- Der Wasserhahn ist leckend und muss repariert werden.
- English example
- The faucet is leaking and needs to be repaired.
Related words
- ablecken
to lick
- schlecken
to lick
- rumlecken
To brown-nose, to suck up
- die Stiefel lecken
To brown-nose, to lick someone's boots
- Muschilecken
Cozy nook, quiet corner
- Blut lecken
to get a taste for something
- Fleckengesicht-Ameisenwürger
Spot-faced Antwren
- blecken
To stick out one's tongue
- Sommersprosse
freckle
- Sonnenaktivität
Solar activity
- Sofaschoner
Sofa cover
- Nachtpfauenauge
Emperor moth
- Tagpfauenauge
European peacock
- Vitiligo
Vitiligo
- Scharrhans
Scharrhans is a derogatory term for a clumsy or messy person who is often noticeable for their untidy appearance.
- Dentalfluorose
Dental fluorosis
- Schecke
Pied
- Geflecktheit
mottledness, speckledness
- gescheckt
spotted
- geleckt
licked
- geleckt
licked
- gefleckt
spotted, speckled
- Brillenpinguin
The African penguin, also known as the Spheniscus demersus, is a penguin species found in South Africa and Namibia, characterized by a distinctive black band across its chest and pink patches of skin around its eyes.
- Leopardenhai
Leopard shark
- Sonnenfleck
Sunspot
- sprenkeln
to sprinkle, to speckle
- beschmutzen
To defile
- befleckbar
stainable
- schwarzbunt
Black and white refers to animals, especially cattle, whose coat pattern is a combination of black and white spots.
- scheckig
Piebald
- Schimmel
Mold
- Schimmel
Mold
- Bierdeckel
Beer mat, coaster
- Prisma
prism
- Sauberkeit
Cleanliness
- Lätzchen
Bib
- Latz
A bib is a piece of cloth worn in front of clothing to protect it from stains, especially when eating or working.
- Ringelnatter
Grass snake
- Bleichmittel
Bleach
- Weißrost
White rust
- sprenkelnd
Speckled
- gesprenkelt
Speckled
- Untersatz
saucer
- Untersetzer
Coaster
- bläuen
to blue, to beat
- bekleckern
To stain
Example sentences with “lecken”
Der Hund leckt mein Gesicht. (The dog is licking my face.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'lecken' used for water leaking?
Yes, but often 'undicht sein' is used. 'Lecken' is common for fluids dripping.