LEARNit Dictionary

channel

noun
B1
OPAL
1
B1
a television station
کانال تلویزیونی, شبکه, شبکه تلویزیون
see also pay channel, public access channel
2
a band of radio waves used for making television or radio broadcasts
کانال, باند, فرکانس
radio channels
terrestrial/satellite channels
3
a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send something somewhere
کانال, مجرا, مجرای ارتباط
Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
The company has worldwide distribution channels.
Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
see also blue channel
4
a means by which data is communicated and exchanged between elements of a computer system or other system
کانال, مجرا, مسیر انتقال, خط ارتباط
an audio channel
5
a way of expressing ideas and feelings
مجرا, راه ارتباطی, مسیر بیان, رسانه
The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions.
6
a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc.
کانال, مجرای آب, رودراه, مجرا, راه آب, جوی
drainage channels in the rice fields
7
a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for ships
کانال, مجرای آبی, راه آبی
8
a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas
آبراه, کانال, معبر آبی
the Bristol Channel
9
the area of sea between England and France, also known as the English Channel
کانال مانش, دریای مانش
the Channel Tunnel
cross-Channel ferries
news from across the Channel
see also the English Channel
verb
1
to direct money, feelings, ideas, etc. towards a particular thing or purpose
هدایت کردن, جهت دادن, متمرکز کردن, کانالیزه کردن
2
to send money, help, etc. using a particular route
هدایت کردن, ارسال کردن, انتقال دادن
Money for the project will be channelled through local government.
3
to carry or send water, light, etc. through a passage
هدایت کردن, انقال دادن, جریان دادن
A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre.
4
to act as a medium(= a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people) for somebody
رسانا, واسطه, روح‌بینی کردن
He believed that he could channel an ancestor from two hundred years ago.
5
to behave in the manner of somebody else, as though that person has given you the idea or desire to act in that way
تقلید کردن, روحیه کسی را تقلید کردن
When he sang, he would channel Nat King Cole.