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canvass

['kænvəs] брит. / амер.

гл.

обсуждать; дебатировать, дискутировать, спорить; подробно обсуждать
ходатайствовать (о чём-л.); собирать (заказы, пожертвования, взносы)
собирать голоса перед выборами, вербовать сторонников перед выборами
проверять действительность результатов голосования

Law (En-Ru)

canvass

вербовать сторонников перед выборами; собирание голосов перед выборами
амер. подсчёт голосов
искать заказы

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Turnbull seemed to canvass for a few minutes the notion of knocking the Master down, and then fell under the same almost fairy fatalism as his companion.
Тернбулл боролся минуту-другую со страстным желанием – ударить как следует главного врача, потом смирился.
Chesterton, G.K. / The Ball and the CrossЧестертон, Г.К. / Шар и крест
Шар и крест
Честертон, Г.К.
© Н. Трауберг, перевод, 2000
The Ball and the Cross
Chesterton, G.K.
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

Without saying it, the three veterans knew that the canvass would be a waste of time and manpower.
Им, стреляным воробьям, и так было ясно, что опрос ничего не принесет.
Brown, Sandra / RicochetБраун, Сандра / Рикошет
Рикошет
Браун, Сандра
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.
© Перевод. С. Панина, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
Ricochet
Brown, Sandra
© 2006 by Sandra Brown Management Ltd.

I attempt to keep from him some of the more unsavory elements of what a woman faces on the canvass, lest he forbid me participating.
Я стараюсь оберегать его от наиболее отталкивающих подробностей того, с чем приходится сталкиваться женщине во время сбора голосов, иначе он запретил бы мне в этом участвовать.
Liss, David / A Spectacle Of CorruptionЛисс, Дэвид / Ярмарка коррупции
Ярмарка коррупции
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
© 2004 by David Liss
A Spectacle Of Corruption
Liss, David
© 2004 by David Liss

T he canvass proved a strange and curious ritual.
Сбор голосов оказался странным и прелюбопытным ритуалом.
Liss, David / A Spectacle Of CorruptionЛисс, Дэвид / Ярмарка коррупции
Ярмарка коррупции
Лисс, Дэвид
© И. Нелюбова, перевод, 2007
© Издательский дом "Азбука-классика", 2007
© 2004 by David Liss
A Spectacle Of Corruption
Liss, David
© 2004 by David Liss

To assess how and in what way the proposed regulatory options will impact small businesses, it is proposed to canvass their representatives.
Для получения оценки того, как предлагаемые опции будут воздействовать на малый бизнес, предлагается непосредственный контакт с представителями этого бизнеса.
©2004-2005 by RECEP
http://www.recep.ru/ 28.11.2011

In due time the Colonel and his staff arrived at Newcome, and resumed the active canvass which they had commenced some months previously.
В положенный срок полковник со своим штабом появился в Ньюкоме, и они возобновили агитацию, начатую несколько месяцев назад.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The NewcomesТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ньюкомы
Ньюкомы
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 1898, by Harper & Brothers

It was another of the progress reports of their canvass of the local hospitals.
Очередной доклад о ходе проверки местных больниц.
Rollins, James / Judas StrainРоллинс, Джеймс / Печать Иуды
Печать Иуды
Роллинс, Джеймс
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski
© С. Саксин, перевод, 2009
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", издание на русском языке, 2009
Judas Strain
Rollins, James
© 2007 by Jim Czajkowski

`Is that the way you chaps canvass,' said Mr Lyons, `and Crofton and I out in the cold and rain looking for votes?'
— Так-то вы обходите избирателей? — сказал мистер Лайонс. — А мы-то с Крофтоном бегаем за голосами по холоду, под дождем!
Joyce, James / Ivy Day In The Committee RoomДжойс, Джеймс / День плюща
День плюща
Джойс, Джеймс
© Перевод Н. Дарузес. Наследники, 2007
© Оформление, издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2007
Ivy Day In The Committee Room
Joyce, James
© 1967 by the Estate of James Joyce

With his academic background and immense erudition, he succeeded in painting, on a wide canvass, the new directions of Turkey's policies under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) leadership.
Со своим академическим образованием и огромной эрудицией, он преуспел в организации (в широком масштабе) новых направлений политики Турции, руководя партией справедливости и развития (ПСР).
Avineri, ShlomoАвинери, Шломо
инери, Шломо
Авинери, Шлом
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/16/2011
ineri, Shlomo
Avineri, Shlom
© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011
http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 4/16/2011

We’ll canvass his haunts again, and show Ava’s photo, and the photo of her with red hair I’m having Yancy generate.
– Мы еще раз прочешем его любимые забегаловки, покажем фотографию Авы и ее портрет с рыжими волосами – я попрошу Янси его сгенерировать.
Robb, J.D. / Strangers In DeathРобертс, Нора / Бархатная смерть
Бархатная смерть
Робертс, Нора
© 2008 by Nora Roberts
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
© Перевод. Н. Миронова, 2009
Strangers In Death
Robb, J.D.
© 2008 by Nora Roberts

You know who is canvassing against us here.
Вам, конечно, известно, кто выступает здесь на выборах против нас.
Thackeray, William Makepeace / The NewcomesТеккерей, Уильям Мейкпис / Ньюкомы
Ньюкомы
Теккерей, Уильям Мейкпис
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1978
The Newcomes
Thackeray, William Makepeace
© 1898, by Harper & Brothers

The stirring event was well canvassed.
Событие, переполошившее город, обсуждалось со всех сторон.
Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома Сойера
Приключения Тома Сойера
Твен, Марк
© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Twain, Mark
© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.

A number of PECs demonstrated initiative by conducting door-to-door canvassing to improve the quality of the voter lists.
Ряд УИК и кандидатов проявили инициативу путем обхода избирателей по их месту жительства для улучшения качества списков избирателей.
© OSCE 1995–2010
http://www.osce.org/ 22.08.2007

And what about all those other creatures, all those other grotesque monstrosities Lambert had spread with an insane, vicious brush across the canvasses?
Ну, а все остальные существа, все эти гротескные чудища, которых Ламберт разбросал по холсту яростной, безумной кистью?
Simak, Clifford D. / The Goblin ReservationСаймак, Клиффорд Д. / Заповедник гоблинов
Заповедник гоблинов
Саймак, Клиффорд Д.
© 1968 by Clifford D. Simak
© Перевод, И. Гурова, 2005
© ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2007
The Goblin Reservation
Simak, Clifford D.
© 1968 by Clifford D. Simak

A number of PECs and candidates demonstrated initiative by conducting door-to-door canvassing to improve the quality of the voter lists.
Ряд УИК и кандидатов проявили инициативу путем обхода избирателей по их месту жительства для улучшения качества списка избирателей.
© OSCE 1995–2010
http://www.osce.org/ 22.08.2007

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'kænvəsVerbобсуждать; дебатировать; дискутировать; спорить; подробно обсуждать

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Collocations

canvass campaign

кампания по сбору статистических сведений

to canvass

агитировать

canvass a district for orders

добиваться заказов в районе

canvass the market

изучать конъюнктуру рынка

canvass units for trucks

собирать автомобили из частей для централизованного использования

canvass public opinion

проводить опрос населения

illegal canvassing

незаконное домогательство

illegal canvassing

понуждение к совершению незаконных действий

canvassing / campaigning centre

агитпункт

canvassing board

совет по вопросам предвыборной агитации

door-to-door canvassing

поквартирный обход в рекламных целях

canvassing board

избирательная комиссия

Word forms

canvass

verb

Basic forms
Past	canvassed
Imperative	canvass
Present Participle (Participle I)	canvassing
Past Participle (Participle II)	canvassed

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I canvass	we canvass
you canvass	you canvass
he/she/it canvasses	they canvass

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am canvassing	we are canvassing
you are canvassing	you are canvassing
he/she/it is canvassing	they are canvassing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have canvassed	we have canvassed
you have canvassed	you have canvassed
he/she/it has canvassed	they have canvassed

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been canvassing	we have been canvassing
you have been canvassing	you have been canvassing
he/she/it has been canvassing	they have been canvassing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I canvassed	we canvassed
you canvassed	you canvassed
he/she/it canvassed	they canvassed

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was canvassing	we were canvassing
you were canvassing	you were canvassing
he/she/it was canvassing	they were canvassing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had canvassed	we had canvassed
you had canvassed	you had canvassed
he/she/it had canvassed	they had canvassed

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been canvassing	we had been canvassing
you had been canvassing	you had been canvassing
he/she/it had been canvassing	they had been canvassing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will canvass	we shall/will canvass
you will canvass	you will canvass
he/she/it will canvass	they will canvass

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be canvassing	we shall/will be canvassing
you will be canvassing	you will be canvassing
he/she/it will be canvassing	they will be canvassing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have canvassed	we shall/will have canvassed
you will have canvassed	you will have canvassed
he/she/it will have canvassed	they will have canvassed

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been canvassing	we shall/will have been canvassing
you will have been canvassing	you will have been canvassing
he/she/it will have been canvassing	they will have been canvassing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would canvass	we should/would canvass
you would canvass	you would canvass
he/she/it would canvass	they would canvass

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be canvassing	we should/would be canvassing
you would be canvassing	you would be canvassing
he/she/it would be canvassing	they would be canvassing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have canvassed	we should/would have canvassed
you would have canvassed	you would have canvassed
he/she/it would have canvassed	they would have canvassed

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been canvassing	we should/would have been canvassing
you would have been canvassing	you would have been canvassing
he/she/it would have been canvassing	they would have been canvassing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am canvassed	we are canvassed
you are canvassed	you are canvassed
he/she/it is canvassed	they are canvassed

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being canvassed	we are being canvassed
you are being canvassed	you are being canvassed
he/she/it is being canvassed	they are being canvassed

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been canvassed	we have been canvassed
you have been canvassed	you have been canvassed
he/she/it has been canvassed	they have been canvassed

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was canvassed	we were canvassed
you were canvassed	you were canvassed
he/she/it was canvassed	they were canvassed

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being canvassed	we were being canvassed
you were being canvassed	you were being canvassed
he/she/it was being canvassed	they were being canvassed

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been canvassed	we had been canvassed
you had been canvassed	you had been canvassed
he/she/it had been canvassed	they had been canvassed

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be canvassed	we shall/will be canvassed
you will be canvassed	you will be canvassed
he/she/it will be canvassed	they will be canvassed

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been canvassed	we shall/will have been canvassed
you will have been canvassed	you will have been canvassed
he/she/it will have been canvassed	they will have been canvassed

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canvass

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canvass

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