canvass

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canvass
[ˈkænvəs]
verbo transitivo
1(política)
  • to canvass a street/an area -> visitar las casas de una calle/zona haciendo campaña electoral
2encuestar (comercio) (consumers, customers)
  • to canvass opinion (sentido figurado) -> hacer un sondeo de opinión informal
verbo intransitivo
3= hacer campaña electoral hablando directamente con los electores por las casas o en la calle
4(comercio)
  • to canvass for customers -> tratar de captar clientes

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canvass [kan-vas]
sustantivo
1El acto de solicitar votos para lograr algún destino; pretensión.
2Examen, inspección oficial de alguna cosa.
3Investigación circunstanciada.
1Escudriñar, examinar.
2Disputar, conrovertir.
  • To canvass voters in an area -> hacer campaña entre los votantes de una zona
  • To canvass the votes -> hacer el escrutinio de los votos (scrutinize)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Solicitar votos para lograr algún destino, pretender, ser candidato en alguna elección; ambicionar, escudriñar. (n)
  • To canvass for somebody -> hacer campaña a o en favor de alguien
va. Sondear, hacer un sondeo de (opinion). Hacer campaña, hacer propaganda electoral.

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canvass [ˈkænvəs]
verb:transitive
1 (Pol) [+district] hacer campaña en; [+voters] solicitar el voto de; [+votes] solicitar
2 (US) [+votes] escudriñar
3 (Comm) [+district, opinions] sondear; [+orders] solicitar; [+purchaser] solicitar pedidos de
4 (discuss) [+possibility, question] discutir; someter a debate
verb:intransitive
1 (Pol) solicitar votos; hacer campaña;for a favor de
2 (Comm) buscar clientes
noun
1 (Pol) (for votes) solicitación; (f)
to make a door-to-door canvass ir solicitando votos de puerta en puerta
2 (Comm) (inquiry) sondeo; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "canvass"

Imperative
  • canvass
  • you canvass
  • he/she canvasses
  • we canvass
  • you canvass
  • they canvass
Preterite
  • I canvassed
  • you canvassed
  • he/she canvassed
  • we canvassed
  • you canvassed
  • they canvassed
Present Continuous
  • I am canvassing
  • you are canvassing
  • he/she is canvassing
  • we are canvassing
  • you are canvassing
  • they are canvassing
Present Perfect
  • I have canvassed
  • you have canvassed
  • he/she has canvassed
  • we have canvassed
  • you have canvassed
  • they have canvassed
Past Continuous
  • I was canvassing
  • you were canvassing
  • he/she was canvassing
  • we were canvassing
  • you were canvassing
  • they were canvassing
Past Perfect
  • I had canvassed
  • you had canvassed
  • he/she had canvassed
  • we had canvassed
  • you had canvassed
  • they had canvassed
Future
  • I will canvass
  • you will canvass
  • he/she will canvass
  • we will canvass
  • you will canvass
  • they will canvass
Future Perfect
  • I will have canvassed
  • you will have canvassed
  • he/she will have canvassed
  • we will have canvassed
  • you will have canvassed
  • they will have canvassed
Future Continuous
  • I will be canvassing
  • you will be canvassing
  • he/she will be canvassing
  • we will be canvassing
  • you will be canvassing
  • they will be canvassing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been canvassing
  • you have been canvassing
  • he/she has been canvassing
  • we have been canvassing
  • you have been canvassing
  • they have been canvassing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been canvassing
  • you will have been canvassing
  • he/she will have been canvassing
  • we will have been canvassing
  • you will have been canvassing
  • they will have been canvassing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been canvassing
  • you had been canvassing
  • he/she had been canvassing
  • we had been canvassing
  • you had been canvassing
  • they had been canvassing
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