channels in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for channels in the English»French Dictionary

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

sports channel N

sports channel

chaîne f consacrée au sport

cable channel N TV

cable channel

chaîne f câblée

channel-flick VB intr inf

channel-flick

zapper

channel-hop <pres part channel-hopping; pret, pp channel-hopped> VB intr

channel-hop

zapper

channel selector N

channel selector

sélecteur m de canal or de voie

channel iron N

channel iron

fer m en U

channel capacity N

channel capacity

capacité f de transmission or de débit

channel ferry N

channel ferry

ferry m trans-Manche

Translations for channels in the French»English Dictionary

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zapper

to channel-flick, to flick through the channels, to change channels

channels in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for channels in the English»French Dictionary

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

news channel N

news channel

chaîne f d'informations

distribution channel N ECON

distribution channel

circuit m de distribution

Channel Islands N

Channel Islands

les îles fpl Anglo-Normandes

English Channel N

the English Channel

la Manche

Channel Tunnel N no pl

Channel Tunnel

tunnel m sous la Manche

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to subscribe to cable (channels)

s'abonner au câble

Translations for channels in the French»English Dictionary

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rigole

channel

rigole d'écoulement

drainage channel

creuser des rigoles

to cut channels

par la voie hiérarchique

through official channels

chenal

channel

channels Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to zap between channels

zapper d'une chaîne à l'autre

I like this channel

j'aime bien cette station

cable channel

chaîne câblée

to turn to another channel

passer sur une autre chaîne

on channel one/five

sur la une/cinq

to subscribe to cable (channels)

s'abonner au câble

to channel all one's energies into sth

concentrer tous ses efforts sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.

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Water from the melting glaciers carved channels into the moraine.

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Using draconian laws the government has also banned or officially silenced popular television channels.

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The number of pulses per frame gives the number of controllable channels available.

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Juveniles are found at the bottom of surge channels or under ledges.

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Linear stereo, as it was called, fit two independent channels in the same space as the original mono audiotrack.

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Where required to be hallmarked, semi-finished precious metal items of art or jewelry pass through the official testing channels where they are analyzed or assayed for precious metal content.

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The organization channels public energy towards increased accountability at the polls and actionable policy reform.

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Each pixel can have any number of channels of any size (for instance a 16 bits CMYK image), interleaved or not.

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If these channels were to be blocked, as evidence suggests, it would turn into a swamp, diverting the water into smaller distributary channels.

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