tunnel

• Sustantivo que designa un paso subterráneo o bajo el agua, construido generalmente para carreteras, ferrocarriles o servicios públicos.

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.

   túnel

   • 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.

   Sinónimospassagewaysubwayunderpass

2. Animal burrowB1formal

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

   Madriguera o túnel de animal

   • 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.

   Sinónimosburrowearthhole

3. Metaphorical passageB2informal

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

   Túnel metafórico

   • 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.

   Sinónimoshardshipordealpassagestruggletrial

• Verbo que se usa para referirse a la acción de cavar o crear un paso a través o por debajo de algo, o para moverse a través de un espacio limitado o estrecho.

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.

   Excavar un túnel

   • 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.

   Sinónimosboreburrowdigdrillexcavateminesapundermine

2. Move through a narrow spaceB2informal

   To move or pass through a narrow or confined space.

   abrirse paso por un espacio estrecho

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

   Sinónimosburrowsqueezethreadwormwriggle