canal

=

channel

noun

canal
masculine noun
1. canal (cauce artificial)
  • canal de riego -> irrigation channel
2. channel, strait (geography) (estrecho)
  • el canal de la Mancha -> the (English) Channel
  • el canal de Panamá -> the Panama Canal
  • el canal de Suez -> the Suez Canal
3. channel (radio & television)
  • cambiar de canal -> to switch channels
  • canal de pago -> subscription channel
4. canal, duct (anatomy)
5. channel (medio, vía)
  • canal de comercialización (commerce) -> distribution channel
masculine noun o feminine noun
6. (valley) gutter (de un tejado)
7. carcass (res)
  • abrir en canal -> to slit open; to tear apart (figurative)

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canal [cah-nahl]
noun
1. Channel, canal. (f)
2. Drinking-trough for cattle. (f)
3. Gutter, eaves-trough, pantile. (f)
4. Duct or tube by which secretions of the body are conducted. (f)
5. Comb of the loom, among weavers. (f)
6. A domestic animal killed and dressed; particularly the hog. (f)
7. Hemp which has been once hackled. (f)
8. Front edge of a book. (f)
9. Crease, slot (metales). (f)
  • Canal de Panamá -> Panama Canal
  • Canal de riego -> irrigation channel
  • Canal de la Mancha -> English Channel
  • Canal digestivo -> digestive tract, alimentary canal
noun
10. Canal, an artificial waterway. (m)
11. Channel, a strait between islands or continents. (m)
12. Channel, navigable entrance to a harbor. (m)
13. Channel, bed of a river. (m)
14. Bed of a hot-press. (m)
15. Pole of copper. (m)
  • En canal -> from top to bottom
  • Canal de desagüe -> (And.) Sewer
  • Canal de humo -> (Mex.) Flue
  • Canal inclinado -> chute
  • Canal de entrada/salida -> input/output channel
Any of the paths by which the waters and vapors circulate in the bosom of the earth.

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