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1 -canvas o canvass?-
Nota d'usoIl sostantivo canvas significa “tela”: an oil painting on canvas, un dipinto a olio su tela; a canvas travelling bag, una sacca da viaggio di tela. To live or sleep under canvas significa “vivere o dormire in tenda”.To canvass si pronuncia come canvas, ma vuol dire “sollecitare il voto, fare propaganda elettorale” o “sondare, fare un sondaggio”: Candidates are canvassing support before the election, i candidati stanno cercando sostegno prima delle elezioni; to canvass public opinion, sondare l'opinione pubblica.
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