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canvassing

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
canvassing n	(politics: soliciting of votes)	campaña electoral loc nom f
		proselitismo nm
		campaña política loc nom f
		petición del voto loc nom f
	Hundreds of interns have been hired for canvassing before the election.
canvassing adj	(politics: soliciting votes)	de campaña loc adj
	(connotación negativa)	proselitista adj
	The canvassing interns worked for weeks to get votes for the candidate.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
canvas n	uncountable (coarse fabric)	lona nf
		cañamazo nm
	Children often wear shoes made of canvas.
	Los niños a menudo llevan zapatillas de lona.
canvas, plural: canvases (mainly US), canvasses (mainly UK) n	(fabric for painting)	lienzo nm
		tela nf
	The art students were supplied with several blank canvasses each.
	A cada estudiante de arte se le proporcionaron varios lienzos en blanco.
canvas, plural: canvases (mainly US), canvasses (mainly UK) n	(painting)	lienzo nm
		tela nf
	The newly discovered canvas by Monet is expected to fetch $80 million.
	Calculan que el lienzo recientemente descubierto de Monet puede llegar a costar $80 millones.
canvas [sth]⇒ vtr	(cover [sth] with canvas)	cubrir con una tela loc verb
		cubrir con un lienzo loc verb
	He canvased the wagon and hitched up the horses.
	Cubrió la carreta con una tela y enganchó a los caballos.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
canvas adj	(made of coarse fabric)	de lona loc adj
		de cañamazo loc adj
	The professor always carries a green canvas bag with him.
	El profesor siempre lleva consigo un bolso verde de lona.
canvas n	figurative ([sth] to create art on) (figurado)	lienzo en blanco loc nom m
		cuadro en blanco loc nom m
	Sanjay is a graffiti artist; walls are his canvas.
	Sanjay es artista de grafiti, las paredes son sus lienzos en blanco.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
canvass⇒ vi	(solicit opinions or vote)	hacer campaña loc verb
	The salesmen canvassed throughout the neighborhood to gauge interest in new Internet services.
	Los vendedores hicieron campaña por todo el vecindario para medir el interés en los nuevos servicios de Internet.
canvass [sb]⇒ vtr	(solicit opinion or vote of)	hacer campaña con loc verb
		hacer proselitismo con loc verb
	A swindler has been canvassing elderly people and tricking them into paying thousands of dollars.
	Un estafador ha estado haciendo campaña con personas mayores y las engañó para que pagaran miles de dólares.
canvass [sth]⇒ vtr	(opinions: survey)	sondear⇒ vtr
		encuestar⇒ vtr
	We need to canvass a broader sample of the population to get a more accurate result.
	Necesitamos sondear una muestra más amplia de la población para obtener un resultado más exacto.

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Compound Forms: canvas | canvassing | canvass
Inglés		Español
blank canvas n	figurative ([sth] blank to express yourself on) (figurado)	una hoja en blanco loc nom f
	I've no idea what I'll do when my exams are over; the summer is a blank canvas.
primed canvas n	(fabric for painting)	lienzo nm
stretcher, canvas stretcher n	(device for stretching canvas)	bastidor nm
	Attach the canvas to the stretcher with pins or staples.
	Ajusta la tela al bastidor con abrochadora o alfileres.

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