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Offroad Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Leaked cables
Dear teachers...
As you may have heard, this has been reported in almost every journal worldwide:
A cache of leaked diplomatic cables reflects speculation about a ...
However, I am struggling to get the meaning of 'leaked cables'.
this is my guess: leaked cables mean that the way of transporting 'things' was intercepted and somehow, the thing that was 'travelling' from many sources to a single destination has been turned public now.
Am I any close?
Many thanks.
As you may have heard, this has been reported in almost every journal worldwide:
A cache of leaked diplomatic cables reflects speculation about a ...
However, I am struggling to get the meaning of 'leaked cables'.
this is my guess: leaked cables mean that the way of transporting 'things' was intercepted and somehow, the thing that was 'travelling' from many sources to a single destination has been turned public now.
Am I any close?
Many thanks.
Top answer
Cable = telegram. Leak = reveal private or secret information to reporters or the public
- Cable = telegram.
- Leak = reveal private or secret information to reporters or the public
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Cable = telegram.
Leak = reveal private or secret information to reporters or the public
Leak = reveal private or secret information to reporters or the public
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Is there a dictionary in which I can look up such words? Would it be a slang dictionary?
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Not at all. These words are in standard [url=http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/big-play/tsb-64.html] DICTIONARIES[/url].
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