canal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈnæl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈnæl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə nal′)

Inflections of 'canal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
canals
v 3rd person singular
canalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
canaling
v pres p (US)
canalled
v past (Mainly UK)
canaled
v past (US)
canalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
canaled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
canal n (waterway)canal nm
 Scenic canals run throughout the city.
 Los canales pintorescos recorren toda la ciudad.
canal n (anatomy: tube)conducto nm
  canal nm
  tubo nm
 Rob has an infection in his ear canal.
 Rob tiene una infección en el conducto auditivo.
 Rob tiene una infección en el canal auditivo.
 Rob tiene una infección en el tubo auditivo.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
canal n (botany: intercellular space)canal nm
  tubo nm
canal n (geographic feature of Mars)canal nm
 The satellite images show canals on Mars.
 Las imágenes satelitales muestran canales en Marte.
canal [sth]⇒ vtr (dig a waterway)canalizar⇒ vtr
 The country canalled the isthmus.
canal [sth] vtr (provide with canal)hacer un canal loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
alimentary canal (anatomy)tubo digestivo nm + adj
auditory canal n (passage in ear)canal auditivo nm
birth canal n (passage through which baby is born)canal de parto loc nom m
canal boat n (vessel used on waterways)barco canal loc nom m
canal system n (manmade waterways)sistema de canales loc nom m
 She spent her vacation cruising the canal system of France on a houseboat.
ear canal n (auditory passage)canal auditivo loc nom m
 Your ear canal is clogged with wax.
 Tu canal auditivo está tapado con cera.
Haversian canal (anatomy)conducto de Havers loc nom m
Panama Canal n (waterway in Central America)Canal de Panamá loc nom m
 Todavía recuerdo mi visita a las exclusas de Gatún, en el Canal de Panamá.
Panama Canal Zone (geography) (geografía)Zona del Canal de Panamá n propio f
root canal n (tooth: nerve cavity)conducto radicular loc nom m
  canal radicular loc nom m
 An infected root canal can be very painful.
 Un conducto radicular infectado puede ser muy doloroso.
root canal n informal (dental treatment)tratamiento de conducto loc nom m
  endodoncia nf
 It took the dentist four hours to do a root canal on my molar.
 El dentista tardó cuatro horas en hacerme un tratamiento de conducto en una muela.
root canal treatment n (dental treatment)tratamiento de conducto loc nom m
  endodoncia nf
  (médico)tratamiento de conducto radicular loc nom m
 Doctor Gottadrille is an expert providing root canal treatment.
spinal canal,
vertebral canal n		 (anatomy)canal medular loc nom m
  canal espinal loc nom m
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'canal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
boating holiday - digestive system - digestive tract - epidural - houseboat - lock - reach - seaway - sluice - tail gate - towpath - tube - water-bus - waterway
Spanish:
canal - caz - tubo - acequia - acequión - canal auditivo - Canal de Panamá - canal de riego - Canal de Suez - canal hialoideo - canal torácico - comuna - tracto - vestíbulo

Collocations: a canal [barge, boat], undergo root-canal [treatment, surgery], an ear-canal infection, more...

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