tunnel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

I.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] N

tunnel

tunnel m

to use a tunnel

emprunter un tunnel

II.tunnel <pres part etc tunnelling, tunnelled Brit tunneling, tunneled Am> [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl] VB trans, intr

tunnel

creuser

III.tunnel [Brit ˈtʌn(ə)l, Am ˈtənl]

to see (the) light at the end of the tunnel

voir le bout du tunnel

wind tunnel [Brit ˈwɪndtʌnl, Am ˈwɪn(d) ˌtənl] N

1. wind tunnel TECH:

wind tunnel

tunnel m aérodynamique

2. wind tunnel (windy gap or passage):

wind tunnel

couloir m venté

tunnel vision N

1. tunnel vision MED:

tunnel vision

rétrécissement m (tubulaire) du champ visuel

2. tunnel vision fig:

to have tunnel vision

avoir des œillères

tunnel effect N

tunnel effect

effet m tunnel

transmission tunnel N

transmission tunnel

tunnel m de la transmission

Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel

tunnel m sous la Manche

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excavate ground, trench, tunnel

creuser

Translations for tunnel in the French»English Dictionary

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tunnel

tunnel

tunnel routier/ferroviaire

road/railway tunnel

le tunnel sous la Manche

the Channel Tunnel

creuser un tunnel

to dig a tunnel

tunnel

tunnel

effet tunnel

tunnel effect

tunnel aérodynamique

wind tunnel

voir le bout du tunnel

to see light at the end of the tunnel

être au bout du tunnel

to be at the end of the tunnel

trémie d'accès à un passage souterrain/tunnel

underpass/tunnel approach

soufflerie

wind tunnel

essais en soufflerie

wind tunnel testing

tunnel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tunnel in the English»French Dictionary

I.tunnel [ˈtʌnl] N

1. tunnel (passage):

tunnel

tunnel m

2. tunnel ZOOL, BIOL:

tunnel

galerie f

Phrases:

the light at the end of the tunnel

la lumière au bout du tunnel

II.tunnel <-l-, Am -ll-> [ˈtʌnl] VB intr

to tunnel through/under sth

creuser un tunnel dans/sous qc

III.tunnel <-l-, Am -ll-> [ˈtʌnl] VB trans

tunnel

creuser un tunnel dans

to tunnel one's way out of a prison

s'évader de prison en creusant un tunnel

wind tunnel N TECH

wind tunnel

tunnel m aérodynamique

Channel Tunnel N no pl

Channel Tunnel

tunnel m sous la Manche

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excavation of tunnel

percée f

to blast a tunnel through a mountain

utiliser des explosif pour creuser un tunnel à travers une montagne

dig hole, tunnel

creuser

Translations for tunnel in the French»English Dictionary

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tunnel

tunnel

le bout du tunnel

the end of the tunnel

soufflerie

wind tunnel

galerie

tunnel

passerelle (télescopique)

aircraft boarding tunnel

tunnel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the light at the end of the tunnel

la lumière au bout du tunnel

to tunnel through/under sth

creuser un tunnel dans/sous qc

to tunnel one's way out of a prison

s'évader de prison en creusant un tunnel

to blast a tunnel through a mountain

utiliser des explosif pour creuser un tunnel à travers une montagne

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a bridge in front of this tunnel.

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The tunnel was constructed with a capacity for 65,000 cars daily.

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Construction on the road was begun in 1827 and the tunnel completed in 1836 (and expanded in 1905).

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Plans were made in 1974 to plug the tunnel.

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Work began and the tunnel was extended well under the river.

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Three tunnels adding 14 km in length have been constructed.

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The assembly is then fixed on the test section of the wind tunnel.

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Some years later the tunnel was opened out into a cutting.

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A world of tunnels and mines, where the surface is uninhabitable.

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Bridges and tunnels are used to separate the trail from traffic when crossing the busiest streets.

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