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1 under canvas
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2 canvas
['kænvəs] 1.1) (fabric) tela f.; (for tapestry) canovaccio m.under canvas — (in a tent) sotto la o in tenda; (under sail) alla vela, a vele spiegate
2) art. tela f.3) (in boxing) tappeto m.2.modificatore [shoes, bag] di tela* * *['kænvəs]plural - canvases; noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a coarse cloth made of hemp or flax etc, used for sails, tents etc, and for painting on: canvas sails.) tela2) ((a piece of canvas for) a painting: He painted twenty canvases.) tela•* * *canvas /ˈkænvəs/n.2 (pitt.) dipinto su tela; tela4 [u] (fig.) circo5 (naut.) tela da vele; vele, velatura● canvas hose, manichetta di tela □ canvas jacket, camicia di forza □ canvas town, tendopoli □ under canvas, (mil.) in tenda, sotto le tende, attendato; (naut.) alla vela, a vele spiegate □ (naut.) under light canvas, con le sole vele sussidarie.NOTA D'USO: - canvas o canvass?-* * *['kænvəs] 1.1) (fabric) tela f.; (for tapestry) canovaccio m.under canvas — (in a tent) sotto la o in tenda; (under sail) alla vela, a vele spiegate
2) art. tela f.3) (in boxing) tappeto m.2.modificatore [shoes, bag] di tela -
3 -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. -
4 canvas can·vas n
['kænvəs]under canvas — (in a tent) in tenda, Naut a vele spiegate
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under canvas — 1. Having the sails unfurled, under sail 2. In a tent or tents • • • Main Entry: ↑canvas * * * under canvas british phrase in a tent We spent three months living under canvas. Thesaurus: camping and caravanning … Useful english dictionary
Under canvas — Under Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Under — Un der, prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf. {Inferior}.] 1. Below or lower … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English