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entweichen (v.i.)
   to leak, escape (air, gas); escape, flee, run away
   Principal Parts: es entweicht, entwich, entwichen

Das Leck im Golf von Mexiko gilt als historisches Umweltdesaster. Doch an vielen anderen Stellen in der Welt entweicht seit Jahren unkontrolliert Öl und Gas, ohne dass darum allzuviel Aufhebens gemacht wird.
The leak in the Gulf of Mexico is considered a historic environmental disaster. But in many other places in the world, oil and gas has been leaking uncontrolled without much fuss being made about it.
Gestern Vormittag entwich ein Rottweiler aus einem Hundezwinger an der Wernerstraße.
Yesterday morning a rottweiler escaped from a dog compound on Wernerstraße.
Hierbei entwich die Luft aus einem Reifen.
And then the air began to escape from a tire.

Related:
entfliehen to flee, escape
entströmen flow out, gush/pour forth
entgehen to elude, escape
entkommen escape, get away

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