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1 canvass
canvass [ˈkænvəs][candidate] faire campagnea. [+ district] faire du démarchage électoral dans ; [+ person] solliciter le suffrage de ; (US) ( = scrutinize votes) pointerb. ( = seek opinion of) [+ person] sonder* * *['kænvəs] 1.transitive verb1) Politics2) ( in survey) sonder [public]to canvass opinion ou views on something — sonder l'opinion au sujet de quelque chose
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2 canvass
A n1 ( for votes) tournée f électorale ;2 ( of opinion) sondage m ;3 Comm prospection f.B vtr1 Pol to canvass voters/an area faire du démarchage électoral auprès des électeurs/dans une région ; to canvass people for their votes/support solliciter les voix/le soutien des électeurs ;2 ( in survey) sonder [public] (for, to get pour savoir) ; to canvass opinion ou views on sth sonder l'opinion au sujet de qch ;3 ( discuss) débattre [idea, proposal] ;4 Comm prospecter [area] (to do pour faire ; for pour) ; to canvass door to door faire du démarchage.C vi1 Pol faire du démarchage électoral (for pour) ;2 Comm faire du démarchage (for pour). -
3 canvass
canvass ['kænvəs](a) (seek opinions) faire un sondage(b) Commerce (seek orders) visiter la clientèle, faire la place; (door to door) faire du démarchage ou du porte-à-porte;∎ to canvass for customers prospecter la clientèle∎ we're canvassing for the Greens nous faisons campagne pour les Verts(a) (seek opinion of) sonder;∎ to canvass opinions (on sth) sonder l'opinion (à propos de)(d) (for support in job application etc) solliciter l'appui de3 noun -
4 canvass
faire du démarchage;∎ to canvass for customers prospecter la clientèle -
5 canvass
['kænvəs](to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) faire campagne pour -
6 canvass, to
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7 poll
poll [pəʊl]1. nouna. ( = opinion survey) sondage m[+ votes] obtenir ; [+ people] interroger• they polled the students to find out whether... ils ont effectué un sondage auprès des étudiants pour savoir si...• 40% of those polled supported the government 40 % des personnes interrogées étaient favorables au gouvernement4. compounds* * *[pəʊl] 1.1) ( vote casting) scrutin m, vote m; ( election) élections fpl; ( number of votes cast) voix fpl2) ( list of voters) liste f électorale; ( list of taxpayers) liste f de contribuables3) ( survey) sondage m (on sur)2.transitive verb1) ( obtain in election) obtenir [votes]2) ( canvass) interroger [group]3) Computing interroger3.to poll badly/well — recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix
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8 doorstep
A n1 ( step) pas m de porte ;2 ( threshold) seuil m ; on the ou one's doorstep ( nearby) tout près ; ( unpleasantly close) juste à côté ;3 ○ ( chunk of bread) grosse tartine f. -
9 house-to-house
house-to-house adj [search, enquiries, canvass] de maison en maison ; to carry out a house-to-house collection faire une quête à domicile. -
10 poll
A n1 ( vote casting) scrutin m, vote m ; ( election) élections fpl ; ( number of votes cast) voix fpl, suffrages mpl ; ( counting of votes) dépouillement m (du scrutin) ; to take a poll on procéder à un vote sur ; on the eve of the poll à la veille des élections ; the result of the poll les résultats du scrutin ; to top ou head the poll arriver en tête du scrutin ; they got 45% of the poll ils ont obtenu 45% des suffrages exprimés ; a light/heavy poll une faible/forte participation électorale ; there was a 75% poll le taux de participation aux élections a été de l'ordre de 75% ; to go to the polls se rendre aux urnes ; the party sustained a heavy defeat at the polls le parti a subi une lourde défaite aux élections ;3 ( survey) sondage m (on sur) ; to conduct a poll effectuer un sondage ; a poll of teachers/workers un sondage effectué auprès des enseignants/ouvriers.B vtr1 ( obtain in election) obtenir [votes] ;2 ( canvass) interroger [group] ; a majority of those polled were against censorship une majorité des personnes interrogées étaient contre la censure ;3 Comput interroger.C vi1 ( obtain votes) to poll badly/well recueillir peu de/beaucoup de voix ;2 ( cast vote) voter.
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Canvass — Can vass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously, to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See {Canvas}, n.] 1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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