What does tunnel in French mean?

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

The word tunnel in French means tunnel, break, slot, quantum tunnelling, the Channel Tunnel, see the end of the tunnel, see the light at the end of the tunnel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tunnel

tunnel

nom masculin (route souterraine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tunnel sous le Mont Blanc relie la France à l'Italie.
The tunnel under Mont Blanc connects France to Italy.

break, slot

nom masculin (TV : longue suite de pubs) (advertising)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Entre les émissions de télé, les tunnels publicitaires sont fatigants.
Advertising breaks between television programs are tiresome.

quantum tunnelling

nom masculin (phénomène de physique quantique) (UK: physics)

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

the Channel Tunnel

nom propre masculin (tunnel entre France et Angleterre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette fois, je prends le tunnel sous la Manche pour aller en Angleterre.

see the end of the tunnel, see the light at the end of the tunnel

locution verbale (figuré (sortir de se difficultés)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après tous ses ennuis, il voit enfin le bout du tunnel.

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