tunnel

• Substantiv, das einen unterirdischen oder unterseeischen Durchgang bezeichnet, der meist für Straßen, Eisenbahnen oder Versorgungsleitungen angelegt wird.

A noun referring to an underground or underwater passage, typically constructed for roads, railways, or utilities.

1. Underground passageA2formal

   An underground or underwater passage built for roads, trains, or pedestrians.

   Tunnel

   • The train passed through a long tunnel under the mountain.
   • Workers are digging a new tunnel for the subway system.
   • The tunnel connects the two sides of the river.

   Synonymepassagewaysubwayunderpass

2. Animal burrowB1formal

   A long, narrow underground passage made by an animal for shelter or travel.

   Tierbau

   • The rabbit disappeared into its tunnel in the ground.
   • Moles create complex tunnels beneath the garden.
   • The fox dug a tunnel to reach the chicken coop.

   Synonymeburrowearthhole

3. Metaphorical passageB2informal

   A difficult or challenging period that one must go through to reach a better state.

   Schwierige Phase

   • She felt like she was in a dark tunnel with no end in sight.
   • After months of hard work, he finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.
   • The recovery process felt like a long tunnel, but he kept going.

   Synonymehardshipordealpassagestruggletrial

• Verb, das das Graben oder Anlegen eines Durchgangs durch oder unter etwas bezeichnet oder die Bewegung durch einen engen Raum.

A verb used to indicate the act of digging or creating a passage through or under something, or to move through a confined space.

1. Dig a passageB2formal

   To dig or excavate a long, underground passage.

   Einen Tunnel graben

   • The miners tunneled through the rock for months.
   • They are tunneling under the river to build a new subway line.
   • The prisoners tunneled their way out of the jail.

   Synonymeboreburrowdigdrillexcavateminesapundermine

2. Move through a narrow spaceB2informal

   To move or pass through a narrow or confined space.

   Sich durchzwängen

   • The rabbit tunneled into the snow to hide.
   • He tunneled through the crowd to reach the exit.
   • The roots tunneled deep into the soil.

   Synonymeburrowsqueezethreadwormwriggle