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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
3) Commerce prospecter [area]2. -
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
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