canvass

canvass
I ['kænvəs]
nome
1) (for votes) (il) sollecitare il voto, l'appoggio degli elettori
2) (of opinion) sondaggio m. (elettorale)
II 1. ['kænvəs]
verbo transitivo
1) pol.

to canvass voters — fare campagna elettorale presso gli elettori

to canvass people for their votes — sollecitare il voto degli elettori

2) (in survey) sondare [public] (for, to get per avere)

to canvass opinion o views on sth. — sondare l'opinione riguardo a qcs

3) comm. fare, condurre un'indagine di mercato in [area]

to canvass door to door — vendere porta a porta

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) pol. fare un giro elettorale, fare propaganda politica
2) comm. fare, condurre un'indagine
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['kænvəs]
verb
(to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) fare propaganda
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canvass /ˈkænvəs/
n.
1 sollecitazione (di voti, ordinazioni, ecc.); propaganda
2 sondaggio d'opinione
3 esame approfondito; discussione esauriente.
(to) canvass /ˈkænvəs/
A v. t.
1 (polit.) sollecitare il voto di; fare propaganda elettorale presso: to canvass voters, sollecitare il voto degli elettori
2 (polit.) fare propaganda (o campagna) elettorale in (una regione); fare il galoppino elettorale in
3 (comm.) girare (una zona) per propagandare, per vendere porta a porta qc.
4 fare un sondaggio, un'inchiesta presso; sondare: We canvassed all members for their opinions, facemmo un sondaggio presso tutti i soci
5 esaminare; vagliare; discutere: Various possibilities were canvassed, sono state esaminate diverse possibilità
6 (GB) sondare la bontà di (un'idea, ecc.); avanzare (una proposta, ecc.); proporre; promuovere: His name has been canvassed, è stato avanzato il suo nome
7 cercare (appoggio, solidarietà, ecc.)
8 (USA, antiq.) scrutinare (voti)
B v. i.
1 (polit.) sollecitare voti; fare propaganda elettorale (in un'area, casa per casa); fare il galoppino elettorale: to canvass for the Labour candidate, fare propaganda per il candidato laburista
2 (comm.) battere una zona per raccogliere ordinazioni
3 – to canvass for, cercare di procurarsi; andare a caccia di; fare propaganda per: to canvass for new customers, cercare di procurarsi nuovi clienti; (polit.) to canvass for votes, andare a caccia di voti; fare il galoppino elettorale NOTA D'USO: -canvas o canvass?-.
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I ['kænvəs]
nome
1) (for votes) (il) sollecitare il voto, l'appoggio degli elettori
2) (of opinion) sondaggio m. (elettorale)
II 1. ['kænvəs]
verbo transitivo
1) pol.

to canvass voters — fare campagna elettorale presso gli elettori

to canvass people for their votes — sollecitare il voto degli elettori

2) (in survey) sondare [public] (for, to get per avere)

to canvass opinion o views on sth. — sondare l'opinione riguardo a qcs

3) comm. fare, condurre un'indagine di mercato in [area]

to canvass door to door — vendere porta a porta

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) pol. fare un giro elettorale, fare propaganda politica
2) comm. fare, condurre un'indagine

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