noun🔗ShareTúnelAn underground or underwater passage."The construction workers built a tunnel under the road to avoid disrupting traffic. "Los trabajadores de la construcción construyeron un túnel debajo de la carretera para evitar interrumpir el tráfico.architecturegeologyplacestructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTúnelA passage through or under some obstacle."The train traveled through a long tunnel under the mountain. "El tren viajó por un largo túnel bajo la montaña.architectureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMadrigueraA hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow."The rabbit made a tunnel in the garden. "El conejo hizo una madriguera en el jardín.animalenvironmentnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn envoltorio para un protocolo que de otro modo no se puede utilizar porque no es compatible, está bloqueado o no es seguro.A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure."The company used a tunnel to access the secure network, even though their regular internet connection was blocked. "La empresa utilizó un túnel para acceder a la red segura, a pesar de que su conexión a Internet habitual estaba bloqueada.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationtechnicalsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmbudoA vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel."The chef used a tunnel to pour the hot syrup into the dessert bowls. "El chef usó un embudo para verter el jarabe caliente en los cuencos de postre.utensilutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChimeneaThe opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue."The house's chimney had a narrow tunnel, making it hard to get the smoke out properly. "La chimenea de la casa tenía un túnel estrecho, lo que dificultaba la correcta salida del humo.architecturepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTúnelA level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel."The miners dug a tunnel to reach the ore deposit hidden beneath the mountain. "Los mineros cavaron un túnel para llegar al depósito de mineral escondido debajo de la montaña.geologytechnicalarchitectureindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer un túnel, horadarTo make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow."The workers are tunneling through the hill to create a new road. "Los trabajadores están haciendo un túnel a través de la colina para crear una nueva carretera.actiongeologyarchitecturebuildingenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer un túnelTo dig a tunnel."The construction workers are tunneling through the hill to build a new road. "Los trabajadores de la construcción están haciendo un túnel a través de la colina para construir una nueva carretera.geologyarchitecturebuildingactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTransmitir por un túnelTo transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol)."The old email system was unreliable; it tunneled the sensitive student data through an insecure protocol. "El antiguo sistema de correo electrónico no era fiable; transmitía los datos sensibles de los estudiantes a través de un protocolo no seguro.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInsertar un catéterTo insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use."The doctor tunneled a catheter into the patient's vein for the long-term IV drip. "El médico insertó un catéter en la vena del paciente para la administración intravenosa a largo plazo.medicinetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEfecto túnelTo undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount."The electron tunneled through the insulating layer, allowing the circuit to complete. "El electrón hizo efecto túnel a través de la capa aislante, permitiendo que el circuito se completara.physicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
