- Channel
- channel [ˈt∫ænl]1. nouna. (TV) chaîne fb. ( = navigable passage) chenal m ; (for irrigation) (small) rigole f ; (wider) canal m• the (English) Channel la Manchec. ( = groove in surface) rainure fd. (Customs) red/green channel file f marchandises à déclarer/rien à déclarere. ( = system) voie f• channel of communication voie f de communication• all the diplomatic channels available toutes les voies diplomatiques possibles• to go through the usual channels suivre la filière habituelle2. transitive verb[+ energies, efforts, resources] canaliser (towards, into vers)3. compounds► Channel ferry noun (British) ferry m transmanche inv► the Channel Islands, the Channel Isles plural noun les îles fpl Anglo-Normandes► channel-surfing noun zapping m, pitonnage m(Can)► the Channel tunnel noun le tunnel sous la Manche* * *['tʃænl] 1.proper noun (also English Channel)2.
the Channel — la Manche
noun modifier [crossing, port] de la Manche
English-French dictionary. 2013.