No. 17,481 in Russian
тоннель
Tunnel.
In a sentence
Мы прошли через тоннель, чтобы сократить путь.
We went through the tunnel to shorten the route.
Here, 'тоннель' is used to refer to a physical structure that allows passage under or through an obstacle.
Психологический тоннель может ограничивать видение человека.
A psychological tunnel can restrict a person's vision.
Here, 'тоннель' is used metaphorically to describe a narrowed perspective or mind status.
Тоннель времени используется в научной фантастике как концепт путешествия через время.
The time tunnel is used in science fiction as a concept for traveling through time.
In this example, 'тоннель' is part of a compound term describing a hypothetical tool/concept in science fiction.
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