canvass

English translation: person surveyed or questioned

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Italian term or phrase:canvass
English translation:person surveyed or questioned
Entered by: carly kelly

23:44 May 17, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Telecom(munications) / mobile phone sales staff training
Italian term or phrase: canvass
"formazione di secondo livello per gli addetti PV con sessioni di studio FAD e questionari di verifica on line per ogni canvass (in particolari per la parte tecnologie e applicazioni)".
What could canvass possibly be? Is it a foreign word? Could it be something like "field" or "area"? 9 a.m. deadline...help!
carly kelly
Italy
Local time: 23:55
fare un sondaggio
Explanation:
canvas / canvassing is to gather consumer or public opinion
the same as in a SURVEY
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 23:55
Grading comment
I took this as the person being surveyed/questioned. thanks
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5 +2fare un sondaggio
swisstell


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fare un sondaggio


Explanation:
canvas / canvassing is to gather consumer or public opinion
the same as in a SURVEY


    Harper Collins
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I took this as the person being surveyed/questioned. thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Green: Totally agree!
8 mins

agree  esoft: also means "analysis" but seldom used - most often means either "conduct a survey/poll" or in sales also means "working the field", "sales people canvass their field/territory for new opportunities" // ouch, I just realized this is in Italian....
1 hr
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