canvass

A noun referring to a heavy, closely woven fabric used for sails, tents, and painting surfaces, or the setting for a narrative or dramatic account.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее тяжёлую, плотно сотканную ткань, используемую для парусов, палаток и поверхностей для рисования, или основу для повествовательного или драматического описания.esSustantivo que designa una tela gruesa y de tejido apretado usada para velas, tiendas o superficies de pintura, o que figura como soporte de una narración o descripción dramática.frNom désignant une toile lourde et serrée utilisée pour les voiles, les tentes et les surfaces de peinture, ou encore un cadre pour une narration ou une description dramatique.deSubstantiv, das eine schwere, dicht gewebte Stoffart bezeichnet, die für Segel, Zelte und Maluntergründe verwendet wird, oder die Grundlage für eine erzählerische oder dramatische Darstellung.ptSubstantivo que designa um tecido pesado e densamente tecido, usado para velas, tendas e superfícies de pintura, ou a base de uma narrativa ou descrição dramática.zh名词，指用于帆、帐篷和绘画表面的厚重密织布料，也指叙事或戏剧描写的基础或框架。arاسم يدل على قماش سميك متين منسوج بإحكام يُستعمل في الأشرعة والخيام وأسطح الرسم، أو على إطار سردي أو درامي يُبنى عليه وصف أو عمل فني.

1. Narrative setting B2 formal art

   The background or context against which a story or fictional account unfolds.

   • The novel's canvass is a small village in 19th-century England.
   • The film uses a historical canvass to explore themes of war and peace.
   • The author painted a broad canvass of society in his epic trilogy.

   ruФон повествованияesmarco narrativofrContexte narratifdeErzählhintergrundptFundo narrativozh叙事背景arخلفية السرد

2. Public opinion survey B2 formal political

   A systematic inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.

   • The political party conducted a canvass to gauge voter sentiment.
   • The canvass revealed strong support for the new policy.
   • They performed a door-to-door canvass to collect opinions.

   ruОпрос общественного мненияesEncuesta de opinión públicafrSondage d'opinion publiquedeMeinungsumfrageptPesquisa de opinião públicazh民意调查arاستطلاع الرأي العام

   المرادفات: opinion pollpollsamplingstraw pollsurvey

3. Sailing fabric B1 formal

   A large piece of fabric, usually canvas, used to propel a sailing vessel by catching the wind.

   • The sailors hoisted the canvass to catch the breeze.
   • The ship's canvass was torn during the storm.
   • They replaced the old canvass with a new, stronger one.

   ruПарусная тканьesLona de velafrVoile de bateaudeSegeltuchptTecido para velaszh帆布arقماش الشراع

   المرادفات: sailsailcloth

4. Canvas tent A2 formal

   A tent made of canvas fabric, used for shelter or camping.

   • We slept in a canvass tent during the camping trip.
   • The army set up canvass tents for the soldiers.
   • The canvass tent provided shelter from the rain.

   ruБрезентовая палаткаesTienda de campaña de lonafrTente en toiledeZelt aus CanvasptBarraca de lonazh帆布帐篷arخيمة من القماش

5. Oil painting B1 formal art

   An oil painting created on canvas fabric.

   • The gallery displayed a beautiful canvass by a local artist.
   • She bought an antique canvass at the auction.
   • The museum's collection includes several famous canvasses.

   ruКартина масломesCuadro al óleofrPeinture à l'huile sur toiledeÖlgemälde auf LeinwandptPintura a óleozh油画arلوحة زيتية

6. Boxing ring floor B1 informal sport

   The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete.

   • The boxer was knocked down to the canvass.
   • He hit the canvass hard but got back up.
   • The wrestler slammed his opponent onto the canvass.

   ruПол рингаesLona del ringfrTapis du ringdeBoxringbodenptLona do ringuezh拳击台地板arأرضية الحلبة

   المرادفات: floormat

7. Heavy fabric B1 formal

   A heavy, closely woven fabric used for clothing, chairs, sails, or tents.

   • The chair was upholstered in a durable canvass.
   • They used canvass to make sturdy work clothes.
   • The sail was made of heavy canvass.

   ruПарусинаesLonafrToile (étoffe épaisse)deSegeltuchptLonazh帆布arقماش الكنفاس

• canvasses plural form
• canvasses' possessive plural form
• canvass's possessive singular form