Translations for „canvass“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . can·vass [ˈkænvəs] VB trans

1. canvass (gather opinion):

to canvass sb

jdn befragen

to canvass sth

etw erforschen [o. untersuchen]

to canvass local opinion

sich dat ein Bild von der Meinung der einheimischen Bevölkerung verschaffen

2. canvass POL, ECON (solicit):

to canvass customers

Kunden werben

to canvass orders

Aufträge hereinholen

to canvass votes for a party

um Stimmen für eine Partei werben

3. canvass inf (for discussion):

to canvass sth

etw zur Diskussion stellen

II . can·vass [ˈkænvəs] VB intr

canvass POL

um Stimmen werben

canvass POL

Wahlwerbung betreiben

canvass ECON

eine Werbekampagne durchführen

canvass ECON

Werbung machen

III . can·vass <pl -es> [ˈkænvəs] N

canvass POL

Wahlkampagne f

canvass POL

Aktion f

canvass ECON

Werbekampagne f

canvass ECON

Werbefeldzug m

house-to-house canvass

Haustüraktion f

canvass VB

User Entry

to canvass [for sb] POL

[für jdn] auf Stimmenfang gehen

canvass ECON

auf Kundenfang gehen

to canvass for customers ECON

Kunden akquirieren

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to canvass local opinion

sich dat ein Bild von der Meinung der einheimischen Bevölkerung verschaffen

to canvass customers

Kunden werben

to canvass orders

Aufträge hereinholen

house-to-house canvass

Haustüraktion f

to canvass votes for a party

um Stimmen für eine Partei werben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The original glass roof with canvasses has been replaced with artificial light.

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He therefore called on all readers to canvass for new subscribers; moreover he called upon all scholars to send in their contributions.

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Candidates for elective office can be selected by (1) mass meetings, (2) party canvasses, (3) conventions, or (4) primaries.

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News that the pardon was imminent arrived in mid-year, and the artist set out by boat with three canvasses.

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His canvasses engage both the heart and mind, provoking thought and stimulating debate in all who see them.

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The canvass committee disagreed on whether to allow these ballots to be counted or not.

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It is unclear whether he did not seek re-election in 1798, or whether he was defeated in that year's canvass.

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The canvasses reveal the speed in which they were created by their spare use of paint and large gestural brushstrokes.

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He soon became a prolific painter of large canvasses, creating more than 200 in less than three years.

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By the beginning of 2008 he has created over 25 canvasses.

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