- canal
- m.1 (valley) gutter.2 carcass (res).abrir en canal to slit open; to tear apart (figurative)m.1 canal (cauce artificial).canal de riego irrigation channel2 channel, strait (geography) (estrecho).el canal de la Mancha the (English) Channelel canal de Panamá the Panama Canalel canal de Suez the Suez Canal3 channel (radio & television).cambiar de canal to switch channelscanal de pago subscription channel4 canal, duct (anatomy).5 channel.canal de comercialización (commerce) distribution channel6 sluiceway.7 groove.* * *canal► nombre masculino1 (artificial) canal2 (natural) channel► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (de tejado) gutter2 TÉCNICA channel3 (animal) open carcass\FRASEOLOGÍAabrir en canal to slit openCanal de la Mancha English ChannelCanal de Panamá Panama Canalcanal de riego irrigation canal* * *noun m.1) canal2) channel* * *1. SM1) (Náut, Geog) [natural] channel; [artificial] canal
Canal de la Mancha — English Channel
Canal de Panamá — Panama Canal
Canal de Suez — Suez Canal
2) (Agr, Téc) (=conducto) channelcanal de desagüe — drain
canal de drenaje — drainage channel
canal de riego — irrigation channel
3) (Anat) canal, tractcanal del parto — birth canal
canal digestivo — digestive tract
4) (TV) channelno cambies de canal — don't change o switch channels
canal autonómico — television channel of an autonomous region
canal de pago — pay channel, subscription channel
canal de televentas — shopping channel
canal de televisión — television channel
canal por cable — cable channel
canal temático — thematic channel, theme channel
canal vía satélite — satellite channel
5) (=medio) channelel problema se resolvió por los canales habituales — the problem was resolved through the usual channels
canal de chat — (Internet) chat room
canal de distribución — distribution channel
canales de comunicación — channels of communication, communication channels
6) Caribe (Aut) lane2. SF1) (Téc) pipe, conduitcanal maestra — main pipe
2) (Arquit) [de columna] groovecanales — fluting sing
3) (Agr) dressed carcasspeso en canal — dressed weight
* * *Imasculino1) (Náut) (cauce artificial) canal; (Agr, Ing) channelcanal de desagüe — drain
2)a) (Rad, Telec, TV) channelcambia de canal — change o switch channels
b) (medio) channelIIcanales de distribución — distribution channels
femenino o masculino (canalón) gutter; (ranura) groove* * *Imasculino1) (Náut) (cauce artificial) canal; (Agr, Ing) channelcanal de desagüe — drain
2)a) (Rad, Telec, TV) channelcambia de canal — change o switch channels
b) (medio) channelIIcanales de distribución — distribution channels
femenino o masculino (canalón) gutter; (ranura) groove* * *canal11 = canal, chute, conduit, channel.Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
Ex: Concrete chutes and weirs are used for principal spillways and emergency spillways.Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.* canal de distribución = distribution channel.* canal de navegación = shipping canal.* canales de publicación = publishing channels.* canales y ríos navegables = inland waterways, waterways.* crear canales para = establish + channels for.* establecer canales para = establish + channels for.* ingeniería de canales = canal engineering.canal22 = channel.Ex: The normal inter-library loan channels of the telephone and the postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.
* canal de comunicación = line of communication, communication channel, communication pathway.* canal de sonido = sound channel.* canal de televisión = television station, television channel.* canal vía satélite = satellite channel.* super canal de comunicaciones = superhighway.* * *canal1 Canal + (Canal plus) (↑ canal a1)masculineA1 (Náut) (cauce artificial) canalel canal de entrada al puerto the channel into the harbor2 (Agr, Ing) channelcanal de drenaje drainage channelcanal de riego irrigation canalcanal de desagüe drainCompuestos:● Canal de BeagleBeagle Channel● Canal de la ManchaEnglish Channel● Canal de PanamáPanama Canal● Canal de San LorenzoSt. Lawrence Seaway● Canal de SuezSuez CanalB1 (Rad, Telec, TV) channelcambia de canal change o switch channels, switch o turn over2 (medio) channelcanales de distribución distribution channelsCompuestos:● canal de pagosubscription channel● canal deportivosports channel● canal vía satélitesatellite channelC (Anat) canalCompuestos:● canal del partobirth canal● canal digestivodigestive tract, alimentary canal● canal intestinalintestinal tract ver tb canal2 (↑ canal (2))canal2feminineormasculineA1 (canalón) gutter2 (ranura) groovelas canales de una columna the fluting on a columnB (Coc):en canal dressedabrir en canal to slit open* * *
canal sustantivo masculino
1 (Náut) (cauce artificial) canal;
(Agr, Ing) channel;◊ canal de la Mancha English Channel;
canal de Panamá Panama Canal;
canal de San Lorenzo St Lawrence Seaway
2a) (Rad, Telec, TV) channel;◊ cambia de canal change o switch channelsb) (medio) channel
■ f or m (canalón) gutter;
(ranura) groove
canal sustantivo masculino
1 (artificial) canal
el canal de la Mancha, the English Channel
el canal de Suez, the Suez Canal (natural) channel
2 TV Elec Inform channel
3 (vía, conducto) channel
♦ Locuciones: abrir en canal, to slit open
'canal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- cauce
- conducto
- escorrentía
- trazado
- cambiar
- desbordarse
- distribuir
- esclusa
- Panamá
- poner
English:
canal
- change over
- channel
- choke
- chunnel
- irrigation
- lock
- Panama Canal
- switch over
- waterway
- cross
- deepen
- on
- Panama
- sluice
- station
- switch
- water
* * *canal♦ nm1. [cauce artificial] canalCompcanal de riego irrigation channel2. [entre dos mares] channel, straitCompel canal de Beagle the Beagle Channel;el canal de la Mancha the (English) Channel;el canal de Panamá the Panama Canal;el canal de Suez the Suez Canal3. [de radio, televisión] channel;cambiar de canal to switch channelsCompcanal autonómico = regional TV channel in Spain; TV canal generalista general-interest channel;canal de pago subscription channel4. Informát channel5. Anat canal, duct6. [medio, vía] channel;se enteró por varios canales she found out through various channelsCompCom canal de comercialización distribution channel; Com canal de venta(s) sales channel♦ nm o nf1. [de tejado] (valley) gutter2. [res] carcass;abrir en canal to slit open;Fig to tear apart3. Arquit groove, fluting4. [de libro] edge* * *canalm1 channel2 TRANSP canal3:abrir en canal cut open (from top to bottom)* * *canal nm1) : canal2) : channelcanal nmf: gutter, groove* * *canal n1. (paso natural, cadena de televisión ) channelel canal de la Mancha the (English) Channel2. (paso artificial, de navegación) canalel canal de Suez the Suez canal
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
