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I. chan·nel [ˈtʃænəl] N

1. channel RADIO, TV:

channel
Kanal m <-s, Ka·nä̱·le>
channel
Programm nt <-s, -e>
on channel five/three
cable channel
Kabelkanal m <-s, -näle>
commercial channel
pay channel
Pay-TV nt <-(s)>
to turn to another channel
to turn to channel two

2. channel:

channel (waterway)
Kanal m <-s, Ka·nä̱·le>
drainage channel
Entwässerungsgraben m <-s, -gräben>
drainage channel
Drainage f <-, -n> CH
drainage channel
irrigation channel
Bewässerungskanal m <-s, -näle>
the [English] Channel

3. channel (in airport or port):

channel
the red/green channel

4. channel (means):

channel
Weg m <-(e)s, -e>
Kommunikationsweg m <-(e)s, -e>
Vertriebsweg m <-(e)s, -e>

II. chan·nel <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [ˈtʃænəl] VB trans

1. channel (direct):

to channel a river through sth
to channel sth into sth one's energies, money
etw in etw acc stecken
to channel sth into sth interests
etw auf etw acc richten
to channel water into sth
Wasser in etw acc leiten

2. channel (imitate):

to channel sb

channel N

channel
channel

ad·min·is·ˈtra·tion chan·nel N

Verwaltungsweg m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈchan·nel con·trol·ler N

channel controller
Intendant(in) m (f) eines Fernsehsenders <-en, -en>

ˈchan·nel hop·ping N no pl TV

channel hopping inf
Zappen nt inf
channel hopping inf

Chan·nel ˈIs·land·er N

Channel Islander

I. ˈchan·nel-surf VB intr

channel-surf

II. ˈchan·nel-surf VB trans

to channel-surf sth

Chan·nel ˈTun·nel N no pl

the Channel Tunnel

ˈcross-channel ADJ

cross-channel ferry:

cross-channel

dis·tri·ˈbu·tion chan·nel N ECON

distribution channel
Vertriebsweg m <-(e)s, -e>
distribution channel
distribution channel
Vertriebskanal m <-s, -näle>
distribution channel

Eng·lish ˈChan·nel N

the English Channel

ˈsales chan·nel N COMM

sales channel

ˈshop·ping chan·nel N

shopping channel

tele·vi·sion ˈchan·nel N

Fernsehsender m <-s, ->
Present
Ichannel
youchannel
he/she/itchannels
wechannel
youchannel
theychannel
Past
Ichannelled / American English channeled
youchannelled / American English channeled
he/she/itchannelled / American English channeled
wechannelled / American English channeled
youchannelled / American English channeled
theychannelled / American English channeled
Present Perfect
Ihavechannelled / American English channeled
youhavechannelled / American English channeled
he/she/ithaschannelled / American English channeled
wehavechannelled / American English channeled
youhavechannelled / American English channeled
theyhavechannelled / American English channeled
Past Perfect
Ihadchannelled / American English channeled
youhadchannelled / American English channeled
he/she/ithadchannelled / American English channeled
wehadchannelled / American English channeled
youhadchannelled / American English channeled
theyhadchannelled / American English channeled