What does canal in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word canal in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use canal in French.

The word canal in French means canal, duct, channel, channel, anal canal, ear canal, auditory canal, carpal tunnel, carpal canal, communication channel, diversion channel, distribution channel, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, pancreatic duct, duct of Wirsung, Canal du Midi, electronic channel, tear duct, rachidian canal, National Liberation Front of Corsica, carpal tunnel syndrome. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word canal

canal

nom masculin (voie d'eau artificielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le canal de Panama relie deux océans. Il y a beaucoup de navigation de plaisance sur les grands canaux.
The Panama Canal connects two oceans. Lots of recreational boating takes place on large canals.

duct

nom masculin (médecine (conduit naturel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bile s'évacue par le canal cholédoque.
Bile passes through the bile duct.

channel

nom masculin (intermédiaire) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vous ferai parvenir le document par le canal habituel.
I will send you the document via the usual channel.

channel

nom masculin (voie de communication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mémoires à double canal échangent deux fois plus vite avec le processeur.
Dual channel memory architecture can process data twice as fast.

anal canal

nom masculin (partie du rectum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ear canal, auditory canal

nom masculin (conduit externe de l'oreille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carpal tunnel, carpal canal

nom masculin (canalisation du poignet) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le canal carpien se situe dans la partie centrale du poignet.

communication channel

nom masculin (média d'expression) (technology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

diversion channel

nom masculin (tuyau d'évacuation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

distribution channel

nom féminin (type de filière commerciale) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Panama Canal

nom propre masculin (canal reliant l'Atlantique au Pacifique) (waterway)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le canal de Panama fut creusé dès 1880 et ouvrit en 1914.

Suez Canal

nom propre masculin (voie maritime en Egypte) (waterway)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le canal de Suez, conçu par Ferdinand de Lesseps pour relier la Méditerranée à la Mer Rouge, fut inauguré en 1869.

pancreatic duct, duct of Wirsung

nom masculin (tuyau pancréatique principal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Canal du Midi

nom propre masculin (voie fluviale française) (French waterway)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le canal du midi reliant l'océan Atlantique à la Méditerranée fut conçu sous Louis XIV par Pierre-Paul Riquet de 1666 à 1681.

electronic channel

nom masculin (fréquence radio) (radio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tear duct

nom masculin (conduit liant le sac lacrymal à l'œil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rachidian canal

nom masculin (conduit de la moelle épinière) (Anatomy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette maladie auto-immune s'en prend au canal rachidien.

National Liberation Front of Corsica

nom masculin (abr (organisation séparatiste corse) (separatist group)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carpal tunnel syndrome

(douleur au poignet) (Medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les femmes sont malheureusement beaucoup plus touchées par le syndrome du canal carpien.

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