channel
[+TV] chaîne f
There's football on the other channel. Il y a du football sur l'autre chaîne.
[+river, sea] chenal m
→ It's only a narrow channel between the bank and the island.
→ The main channels had been closed by enemy submarines.
(fig)
(=means, medium)
the usual channels la filière habituelle
through the usual channels, through the normal channels en suivant la filière habituelle
diplomatic channels voies fpl diplomatiques
(=groove) rainure f
→ ... a plastic channel into which the double glazing slides.
(at customs)
file f
→
green channel
→
red channel
vt
[+water] acheminer
→ Salt water trapped inside these covers is also channelled down into the ends of the lower terminals
to channel sth into [+interest, energies] diriger qch vers → We try and channel the children' energies into creative pastimes. [+money, resources] diriger qch vers → ... the need to channel North Sea oil revenues into industry.
Channel
n
the Channel, the English Channel la Manche
channel crossing
n traversée f de la Manche
→ The holiday costs £500 including channel crossing.
Channel ferry
n (British) ferry m transmanche inv
channel-hopping
n zapping m
Channel Islands
npl
the Channel Islands les îles fpl de la Manche, les îles fpl anglo-normandes
channel port
n port m de la Manche
→ ... the channel ports of Le Havre and Caen.
→ ... a rail link between London and the channel ports.
channel-surf
vi (mainly US)
(=channel-hop) zapper
→ As I channel-surfed, up popped the Prime Minister
channel-surfing
n (mainly US)
(=channel-hopping) zapping m
Channel Tunnel
n
the Channel Tunnel le tunnel sous la Manche
cross-Channel , cross-channel
adj
[shoppers, visitors, passengers] d'outre-Manche
→ Dieppe has plenty to attract cross-Channel visitors.
[traffic, train] trans-Manche
→
cross-Channel ferry
cross-Channel ferry
n ferry m trans-Manche
English Channel
n
the English Channel la Manche
→ the first person to swim across the English Channel
green channel
n (at customs)
couloir m "rien à déclarer", sortie f "rien à déclarer"
red channel
n (at customs)
couloir m "marchandises à déclarer", sortie f "marchandises à déclarer"
shipping channel
n couloir m de navigation
shopping channel
n (on TV)
chaîne f de téléachat