watercolour
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watercolour
- /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ UK
Where it comes from
From water + colour.
noun watercolours · watercolor
- A water-soluble pigment or paint. Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.
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A painting made by using such pigment.
Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
Similar: aquarelle
- This kind of painting as a genre. I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.
adjective watercolor
- Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
verb watercolours · watercolouring · watercoloured · watercolor
- To paint using watercolours.
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noun pigment
| Español | acuarela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수채 suchae |
| 日本語 | 水彩 suisai, ウォーターカラー wōtā karā |
| 中文 | 水彩 shuǐcǎi |
| हिन्दी | जलवर्ण jalvarṇ, जलरंग jalraṅg, आबरंग ābraṅg |
| Português | aquarela |
| Français | aquarelle |
| Deutsch | Wasserfarbe |
| Italiano | acquerello |
| Ελληνικά | νερομπογιά nerompogiá |
| Română | acuarelă |
| Русский | акваре́ль akvarélʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | màu nước |
noun painting
| Español | acuarela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수채화 suchaehwa |
| 日本語 | 水彩画 suisaiga |
| 中文 | 水彩畫 /水彩画 shuǐcǎihuà |
| Português | aquarela |
| Français | aquarelle |
| Deutsch | Aquarell, Aquarellbild, Wasserfarbenbild |
| Italiano | acquerello |
| Ελληνικά | υδατογραφία ydatografía |
| Română | acuarelă |
| Русский | акваре́ль akvarélʹ |
noun genre
| Español | acuarela |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수채화 물감 suchaehwa mulgam |
| 日本語 | 水彩絵の具 suisaie no gu |
| 中文 | 水彩 shuǐcǎi |
| Português | aquarela |
| Français | aquarelle |
| Deutsch | Wasserfarbenmalerei |
| Italiano | acquerello |
| Ελληνικά | υδατογραφία ydatografía |
| Русский | акваре́ль akvarélʹ |
adj pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor
| 中文 | 水彩 watercolor |
|---|---|
| Русский | акваре́льный akvarélʹnyj |
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