Significado de tunnel em inglês
tunneltunnel1 /ˈtʌnl/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas as traduções1a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go throughpassagem escavada sob o solo por onde carros, trens etc. passam: 
a railway tunnelum túnel ferroviário the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France)o Túnel do Canal da Mancha (=entre a Inglaterra e a França)2a passage under the ground that animals have dug to live inpassagem subterrânea que os animais escavam para morarCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESADJECTIVES/NOUN + tunnelADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + tunnela two-mile/1500-foot-long etc tunnel· A 250-metre-long tunnel provides access to all parts of the development.· Um túnel de 250 metros de comprimento dá acesso a todas as partes do empreendimento.a dark tunnel· He peered uneasily down the dark tunnel at the end of the platform.· Ele olhou nervosamente para o túnel escuro no final da plataforma.a narrow tunnel· She ran down the narrow tunnel leading to the exit.· Ela correu pelo túnel estreito que levava à saída.an underground tunnel· The prisoners escaped through an underground tunnel.· Os prisioneiros fugiram por um túnel subterrâneo.a rail/railway tunnel· the 15km long Gotthard railway tunnel· o túnel ferroviário do Gotthard, de 15 km de extensãoa road tunnel· a road tunnel through the mountains· um túnel rodoviário através das montanhasthe Channel Tunnel (=the tunnel under the sea between England and France)· They went by train via the Channel Tunnel.· Eles foram de trem pelo Túnel do Canal da Mancha.phraseslocuçõesthe roof of a tunnel· The roof of the tunnel was a foot above his head.· O teto do túnel estava a um pé acima de sua cabeça.the entrance to a tunnel/tunnel entrance· To the right was the entrance to a second tunnel.· À direita estava a entrada de um segundo túnel.verbsverbosdig a tunnel· Burglars had dug a tunnel under the building in an attempted raid.· Ladrões tinham cavado um túnel sob o edifício numa tentativa de assalto.build a tunnel· The contractors will start building the tunnel next month.· Os empreiteiros vão começar a construir o túnel no próximo mês.a tunnel leads somewhere· The Greenwich Foot Tunnel leads under the River Thames.· O Greenwich Foot Tunnel passa sob o rio Tâmisa.
Ver todas as traduções1a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go throughpassagem escavada sob o solo por onde carros, trens etc. passam: a railway tunnelum túnel ferroviário the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France)o Túnel do Canal da Mancha (=entre a Inglaterra e a França)2a passage under the ground that animals have dug to live inpassagem subterrânea que os animais escavam para morarCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕESADJECTIVES/NOUN + tunnelADJETIVOS/SUBSTANTIVO + tunnela two-mile/1500-foot-long etc tunnel· A 250-metre-long tunnel provides access to all parts of the development.· Um túnel de 250 metros de comprimento dá acesso a todas as partes do empreendimento.a dark tunnel· He peered uneasily down the dark tunnel at the end of the platform.· Ele olhou nervosamente para o túnel escuro no final da plataforma.a narrow tunnel· She ran down the narrow tunnel leading to the exit.· Ela correu pelo túnel estreito que levava à saída.an underground tunnel· The prisoners escaped through an underground tunnel.· Os prisioneiros fugiram por um túnel subterrâneo.a rail/railway tunnel· the 15km long Gotthard railway tunnel· o túnel ferroviário do Gotthard, de 15 km de extensãoa road tunnel· a road tunnel through the mountains· um túnel rodoviário através das montanhasthe Channel Tunnel (=the tunnel under the sea between England and France)· They went by train via the Channel Tunnel.· Eles foram de trem pelo Túnel do Canal da Mancha.phraseslocuçõesthe roof of a tunnel· The roof of the tunnel was a foot above his head.· O teto do túnel estava a um pé acima de sua cabeça.the entrance to a tunnel/tunnel entrance· To the right was the entrance to a second tunnel.· À direita estava a entrada de um segundo túnel.verbsverbosdig a tunnel· Burglars had dug a tunnel under the building in an attempted raid.· Ladrões tinham cavado um túnel sob o edifício numa tentativa de assalto.build a tunnel· The contractors will start building the tunnel next month.· Os empreiteiros vão começar a construir o túnel no próximo mês.a tunnel leads somewhere· The Greenwich Foot Tunnel leads under the River Thames.· O Greenwich Foot Tunnel passa sob o rio Tâmisa.tunneltunnel2 verb (past tense and past participle tunnelled, present participle tunnelling British English, tunneled, tunneling American English) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] 1to dig a long passage under the groundescavar uma longa passagem sob o solotunnel into/through/under They were tunnelling into the mountainside.Eles estavam escavando um túnel na encosta da montanha.tunnel your way under/through etc The prisoners tunneled their way under the fence.Os prisioneiros fizeram um túnel sob a cerca para escapar.2if insects tunnel into something, they make holes in itquando insetos escavam algo, fazem buracos neletunnel into The grubs tunnel into the wood.As larvas escavam a madeira.
1to dig a long passage under the groundescavar uma longa passagem sob o solotunnel into/through/under They were tunnelling into the mountainside.Eles estavam escavando um túnel na encosta da montanha.tunnel your way under/through etc The prisoners tunneled their way under the fence.Os prisioneiros fizeram um túnel sob a cerca para escapar.2if insects tunnel into something, they make holes in itquando insetos escavam algo, fazem buracos neletunnel into The grubs tunnel into the wood.As larvas escavam a madeira.