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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