tunnel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʌnəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʌnəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tun′l)

Inflections of 'tunnel' (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.
tunnels
v 3rd person singular
tunnelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
tunneling
v pres p (US)
tunnelled
v past (Mainly UK)
tunneled
v past (US)
tunnelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
tunneled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tunnel n (underground passage)túnel nm
 Drugs are smuggled through tunnels that run under the border.
 La droga se contrabandea por túneles que van por debajo de la frontera.
tunnel n (passageway)túnel nm
 The construction crew is working on a tunnel through the mountain that will be completed next year.
 El equipo de construcción está trabajando en un túnel a través de la montaña que estará acabado el año que viene.
tunnel vi + prep (make a tunnel)construir un túnel loc verb
Note: With a preposition: tunnel through, tunnel under, tunnel into, etc.
 Moles tunnel under the lawn and ruin its appearance.
 Los topos construyen túneles debajo del césped y arruinan su apariencia.
tunnel [sth]⇒ vtr (passage: dig, excavate)excavar⇒ vtr
  cavar⇒ vtr
 The workers tunneled the mountain so the highway could eventually be routed there.
 Los trabajadores excavaron la montaña para que la autopista pudiese ser desviada por allí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
carpal tunnel n (forearm to hand)túnel carpiano loc nom m
carpal tunnel syndrome n (hand: strain injury) (medicina)síndrome del túnel carpiano loc nom m
 People who perform repetitive tasks such as typing can suffer carpal tunnel syndrome.
 La gente que hace tareas repetitivas, como tipear, puede sufrir síndrome del túnel carpiano.
Channel Tunnel n (tunnel under the English Channel)Eurotúnel nm
 The Channel Tunnel is an alternative to taking the ferry.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El Eurotúnel que une a Francia e Inglaterra tiene unos 50 km de largo.
the Chunnel n dated, informal (tunnel under sea)Eurotúnel n propio m
  túnel bajo el canal de la Mancha nm + loc adj
light at the end of the tunnel n figurative (prospect of relief or success) (figurado)luz al final del túnel loc nom f
tunnel vision n figurative (narrow-minded view) (figurado)corto de miras, corta de miras loc nm, loc nf
 He suffers from serious tunnel vision when it comes to parenting.
 Él es muy corto de miras cuando se trata de la crianza.
  visión estrecha nf + adj
 Él tiene una visión muy estrecha cuando se trata de la crianza.
  visión estricta nf + adj
 Él tiene una visión muy estricta cuando se trata de la crianza.
tunnel vision n (vision disorder)restricción del campo visual grupo nom
 His tunnel vision prevented him from seeing the car approaching from the right.
 Su problema de restricción del campo visual le impidió ver el vehículo que se adelantaba por su derecha.
  (medicina)visión tubular, visión en túnel loc nom m
wind tunnel n (for studying airflow)túnel de viento loc nom m
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'tunnel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bore - burrow - Channel Tunnel - Chunnel - crawl space - go through - mine shaft - pothole - rathole - sap - secret passage
Spanish:
túnel - caño - dilatación - emboquillar - Eurotúnel - síndrome del túnel carpiano - socavón - túnel de aducción - ver la luz - ver la luz al final del túnel


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