tunneln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Tunnel +‎ -en

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʊnl̩n]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

tunneln (weak, third-person singular present tunnelt, past tense tunnelte, past participle getunnelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, sports) to nutmeg; to play the ball between the legs of an opponent
    Der Stürmer hat den Torwart getunnelt.The striker nutmegged the keeper.
  2. (intransitive) to (dig a) tunnel
  3. (intransitive, physics) to tunnel (of quantum particles)
    Das Elektron tunnelt durch die Potentialbarriere.The electron tunnels through the potential barrier.
  4. (transitive, computing, networking) to tunnel

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • tunneln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tunneln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • tunneln” in Duden online

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

tunneln

  1. definite singular of tunnel