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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

.

The train went into a very long tunnel.

.

There is a tunnel under the river joining the two banks.

.

Inside the tunnel there was no light.

Construyeron .

They built a tunnel through the mountain.

.

On leaving the tunnel the sea appeared.

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This word is part of lesson 39.