What does canal in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word canal in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use canal in Spanish.

The word canal in Spanish means canal, canal, channel, gutter, channel, slit open, change the channel, auditory canal, channel of communication, distribution channel, English Channel, Panama Canal, irrigation canal, irrigation channel, irrigation ditch, Suez Canal, sales channel, government channel, official government channel, waterway, hyaloid canal, thoracic duct. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word canal

canal

nombre masculino (cauce, conducto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El agua discurre por un canal hasta el lago.
Water trickles down a canal towards the lake.

canal

nombre masculino (estrecho marítimo) (artificial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Navegamos por el canal de Suez.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The English Channel lies between England and France.

channel

nombre masculino (vía, medio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos que conseguir un canal seguro para comunicarnos.
We need to find a secure communication channel.

gutter

nombre femenino (que recoge el agua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se ha atascado la canal y se desborda justo encima de la entrada.
The gutters are clogged, and water's building up just above the entrance.

channel

nombre masculino (banda de frecuencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿En qué canal lo emiten?
What channel is that program broadcasted on?

slit open

locución verbal (un animal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi abuelo mataba a los conejos colgándolos boca abajo y abriéndolos en canal.

change the channel

locución verbal (ir a otra emisión)

Marcos cambió de canal, estaba aburrido de ese programa.
Marcos changed the channel; that show was boring him.

auditory canal

nombre masculino (anatomía: cavidad del oído)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi padre tiene dañado el canal auditivo izquierdo.

channel of communication

locución nominal masculina (apertura de conversaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las huelgas pueden prevenirse si las empresas establecen un canal de diálogo con los sindicatos.
Strikes can be prevented if businesses establish a channel of communication with the unions.

distribution channel

(vía de reparto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La exportación de carne tiene varios canales de distribución.
Meat exports have various distribution channels.

English Channel

nombre propio masculino (brazo de mar)

El Canal de la Mancha se encuentra entre Gran Bretaña y Francia.

Panama Canal

nombre propio masculino (paso marítimo artificial)

El Canal de Panamá permite pasar del Atlántico al Pacífico sin bordear el continente.

irrigation canal, irrigation channel, irrigation ditch

(conducción para regar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesitamos reparar una avería en el canal de riego.
We need to repair a fault in the irrigation channel.

Suez Canal

nombre propio masculino (paso marítimo artificial)

El Canal de Suez permite pasar del Mediterráneo al Mar Rojo.

sales channel

(vía de venta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa tiene canales de venta telefónicos, por correo electrónico o en las oficinas.
The business has sales channels over the telephone, via email or in the offices.

government channel, official government channel

locución nominal masculina (emisora del Gobierno) (television)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El canal del Estado transmite muchos programas culturales.

waterway

(canaleta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La municipalidad está construyendo canales fluviales en el barrio.
The council is building waterways in the neighbourhood.

hyaloid canal

(parte del ojo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El canal hialoideo es una zona central de ojo.

thoracic duct

(Anatomía: vaso linfático)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El canal torácico es el vaso más grande del sistema linfático.
The thoracic duct is the largest vessel in the lymphatic system.

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