tunnel

/ty.nɛl/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les tunnels

Meaning

  1. tunnel

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

terrier

Close — a burrow is often tunnel-shaped.

Similar in other languages

German

Tunnel

Tunnel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tunnel."

Spanish

túnel

túnel is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tunnel."

Portuguese

túnel

túnel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tunnel."

Practice

1 What does tunnel mean?

2 Fill the gap: La voiture entre dans le ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tunnel?

noun

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