channel
A. -noun
(=watercourse, television channel) canal (m)
(=strait) estrecho (m)
(=deepest part of river) cauce (m) (figurative)
a. [of communication] vía (f)
·irrigation channel   acequia (f), canal (m) de riego
·green/red channel
(Customs) pasillo (m) verde/rojo
·to go through the usual channels
·seguir las vías normales
·the (English) Channel
·el Canal (de la Mancha)
·channel of distribution
vía or canal
B. -transitive verb
(=hollow out)
[+course] acanalar
(=direct)
[+river] encauzar (figurative)
[+interest, energies] encauzar, dirigir (into a)
C. -compound
·the Channel Islands -noun plural las Islas Anglonormandas or del Canal de la Mancha
·the Channel Tunnel -noun el túnel del Canal de la Mancha