el
masculine
/ˈtunel/
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Translation
tunnel
Word origin
From English tunnel, itself from Old French tonnelle ('barrel vault, arbour'), a diminutive of tonne ('cask').
- Origin
- English
- Root
- tunnel
- English cognates
- tunnel, tun
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltúneles
Examples
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The train went into a very long tunnel.
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There is a tunnel under the river joining the two banks.
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Inside the tunnel there was no light.
Construyeron .
They built a tunnel through the mountain.
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On leaving the tunnel the sea appeared.
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