infiltration
French → English
(military) Infiltration: the secret entry or gradual penetration into an organization or territory for tactical or espionage purposes.
L'infiltration de la police dans ce réseau criminel a duré plus de six mois.
(English) The police infiltration of this criminal network lasted more than six months.
L'armée a détecté plusieurs infiltrations ennemies à la frontière nord du pays.
(English) The army detected several enemy infiltrations at the country's northern border.
(physical) Seepage: the slow flow of a liquid through a porous substance, such as rain water into the ground or a leak in a wall.
Il y a des infiltrations d'eau dans la cave chaque fois qu'il pleut abondamment.
(English) There is water seepage in the cellar every time it rains heavily.
L'infiltration de l'eau dans les fissures du béton peut fragiliser toute la structure.
(English) The seepage of water into the concrete cracks can weaken the entire structure.
Entry ID: fr:en:infiltration · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary