Channel Islander in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Channel Islander in the English»French Dictionary

Channel Islander N

Channel Islander

habitant/-e m/f des îles Anglo-Normandes

Translations for Channel Islander in the English»French Dictionary

islander [Brit ˈʌɪləndə, Am ˈaɪləndər] N

islander

habitant/-e m/f d'une île (or de l'île)

islander

insulaire mf

I.channel [Brit ˈtʃan(ə)l, Am ˈtʃænl] N

1. channel (passage cut by or for liquid):

channel

canal m

to cut a channel

creuser un canal (in à travers)

2. channel (deep, navigable part of water):

channel

chenal m

3. channel:

the Channel or the English Channel

la Manche

the Channel or the English Channel attr crossing, port

de la Manche

4. channel (diplomatic, commercial):

channel fig

canal m

distribution channels

canaux mpl de distribution

to do sth through the proper or usual or normal channels

faire qc par la voie normale

to go through official channels

passer par la voie officielle

diplomatic/legal channels

voie f diplomatique/légale

to open channels of communication

ouvrir un réseau de communication

5. channel TV:

channel

chaîne f

to change channels

changer de chaîne

to flick channels inf

zapper

channel one/two

la première/deuxième chaîne

6. channel RADIO:

channel

canal m

7. channel ARCHIT (flute):

channel

cannelure f

8. channel TECH (groove):

channel

rainure f

9. channel COMPUT:

channel

canal m

channel

voie f de transmission

II.channel <pres part channelling, , channeling, Am pret, pp channelled, channeled Am> [Brit ˈtʃan(ə)l, Am ˈtʃænl] VB trans

1. channel (carry):

channel water, liquid

acheminer, canaliser (to, into dans, through par l'intermédiaire de)

2. channel (direct) fig:

channel efforts, energy

concentrer, canaliser (into dans, into doing pour faire)

channel funds, capital

affecter (into à)

to channel funds into doing

débloquer des crédits pour faire

to channel aid through official bodies

canaliser l'aide par l'intermédiaire d'organismes officiels

to channel sth towards industry, business

canaliser qc vers

3. channel (cut):

channel groove, gorge

creuser (in dans)

4. channel ARCHIT:

channel column

canneler

Channel Islander in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Channel Islander in the English»French Dictionary

islander N

islander

insulaire mf

I.channel [ˈtʃænl] N

1. channel RADIO:

channel

fréquence f

I like this channel

j'aime bien cette station

2. channel TV:

channel

chaîne f

cable channel

chaîne câblée

to turn to another channel

passer sur une autre chaîne

on channel one/five

sur la une/cinq

3. channel (waterway):

channel

canal m

The (English) Channel

la Manche

4. channel (means):

channel

moyen m de canaliser

II.channel <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈtʃænl] VB trans

channel

canaliser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This had amounted to collective blanket claims against Channel Islanders for their supposedly collaborationist wartime record.

en.wikipedia.org

The Channel Islander stuck to her pledge to be the aggressor and should have gone 4-2 up in the first set when she created three break points.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In no way apologetic or defensive, it manages to convey the acute dilemmas facing Channel Islanders and shows the range and complexity of their responses.

en.wikipedia.org

Families were torn apart and the Channel Islanders suffered hunger and despair for five long years.

archive.archaeology.org

People like to say that Channel Islanders don't pay tax but of course they do pay tax.

www.telegraph.co.uk