canvass

• Nom 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.

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.

1. Narrative settingB2formalart

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

   Contexte narratif

   • 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.

2. Public opinion surveyB2formalpolitical

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

   Sondage d'opinion publique

   • 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.

   Synonymesopinion pollpollsamplingstraw pollsurvey

3. Sailing fabricB1formal

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

   Voile de bateau

   • 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.

   Synonymessailsailcloth

4. Canvas tentA2formal

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

   Tente en toile

   • 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.

5. B1formalart

   An oil painting created on canvas fabric.

   Peinture à l'huile sur toile

   • 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.

6. Boxing ring floorB1informalsport

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

   Tapis du ring

   • 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.

   Synonymesfloormat

7. Heavy fabricB1formal

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

   Toile (étoffe épaisse)

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