canvass

canvass
'kænvəs
verb
(to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) hacer propaganda, hacer campaña
canvass
tr['kænvəs]
intransitive verb
1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL hacer propaganda electoral (for, a favor de), hacer campaña (for, a favor de)
transitive verb
1 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (try to obtain - support, vote) solicitar, tratar de conseguir, tratar de obtener
2 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (ask - opinion) sondear, hacer un sondeo de
3 (idea, plan) proponer, presentar
canvass ['kænvəs] vt
1) solicit: solicitar votos o pedidos de, acer campaña entre
2) sound out: sondear (opiniones, etc.)
canvass n
survey: sondeo m, encuesta f
canvass
n.
• escrutinio s.m.
• sondeo s.m.
v.
• escudriñar v.
• sondear v.
'kænvəs
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (Pol)

to canvass voters in an area — hacer* campaña entre los votantes de una zona

b) \<\<opinion\>\> sondear, hacer* un sondeo de
2) (scrutinize) (AmE)

to canvass the votes — hacer* el escrutinio de los votos


2.
vi (Pol) hacer* campaña, hacer* propaganda electoral

to canvass FOR somebody — hacer* campaña a or en favor de alguien

['kænvǝs]
1. VT
1) (Pol) [+ district] hacer campaña en; [+ voters] solicitar el voto de; [+ votes] solicitar
2) (US) [+ votes] escudriñar
3) (Comm) [+ district, opinions] sondear; [+ orders] solicitar; [+ purchaser] solicitar pedidos de
4) (=discuss) [+ possibility, question] discutir, someter a debate
2. VI
1) (Pol) solicitar votos, hacer campaña (for a favor de)
2) (Comm) buscar clientes
3. N
1) (Pol) (for votes) solicitación f

to make a door-to-door canvass — ir solicitando votos de puerta en puerta

2) (Comm) (=inquiry) sondeo m
* * *
['kænvəs]
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (Pol)

to canvass voters in an area — hacer* campaña entre los votantes de una zona

b) \<\<opinion\>\> sondear, hacer* un sondeo de
2) (scrutinize) (AmE)

to canvass the votes — hacer* el escrutinio de los votos


2.
vi (Pol) hacer* campaña, hacer* propaganda electoral

to canvass FOR somebody — hacer* campaña a or en favor de alguien


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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