canvas

canvas
noun
1) (cloth) Leinwand, die; (for tents, tarpaulins, etc.) Segeltuch, das

under canvas — im Zelt; (Naut.) unter Segel

2) (Art) Leinwand, die; (painting) Gemälde, das; (for embroidery) Kanevas, der; Gitterleinwand, die
* * *
['kænvəs]
plural - canvases; noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) a coarse cloth made of hemp or flax etc, used for sails, tents etc, and for painting on: canvas sails.) das Segeltuch
2) ((a piece of canvas for) a painting: He painted twenty canvases.) die Leinwand
- academic.ru/119231/under_canvas">under canvas
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can·vas
[ˈkænvəs]
I. n
<pl -es>
1. no pl (cloth) Segeltuch nt; (for painting) Leinwand f
under \canvas im Zelt
2. (painting) [Öl]gemälde nt
II. n modifier (bag, shoes) Segeltuch-
\canvas cover AUTO Plane f, Wagenverdeck nt
* * *
['knvəs]
n
Leinwand f; (for sails) Segeltuch nt; (= set of sails) Segel pl; (for tent) Zeltbahn f; (ART = material) Leinwand f; (= painting) Gemälde nt

canvas chair — Liegestuhl m, Klappstuhl m

canvas shoes — Segeltuchschuhe pl

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canvas [ˈkænvəs]
A s
1. SCHIFF
a) Segeltuch n
b) koll Segel pl:
under canvas unter Segel ( A 3);
under full canvas mit allen Segeln
2. Pack-, Zeltleinwand f
3. Zelt, koll Zelte pl:
under canvas in Zelten ( A 1)
4. Kanevas m, Stramin m (für Stickereien)
5. MAL
a) Leinwand f
b) (Öl)Gemälde n auf Leinwand
B v/t mit Segeltuch beziehen oder auskleiden
* * *
noun
1) (cloth) Leinwand, die; (for tents, tarpaulins, etc.) Segeltuch, das

under canvas — im Zelt; (Naut.) unter Segel

2) (Art) Leinwand, die; (painting) Gemälde, das; (for embroidery) Kanevas, der; Gitterleinwand, die
* * *
n.
Segeltuch n.
Zelttuch -¨er n.

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