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Fresco

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈfɹɛskoʊ

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A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
countable
An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
countable
The technique used to make such an artwork.
uncountable

Equivalents

Españolfresco pintura al fresco

Françaisfresque

DeutschFreske Fresko Freskomalerei

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Afrikaansfresko muurskildery

العربيةالتصوير الجصي

Bosanskifreska фреска

Catalàfresc

Češtinafreska

Danskfreske

Ελληνικάνωπογραφία φρέσκο

Esperantofresko

Suomifresko

Galegofresco

Hrvatskifreska фреска

Magyarfreskó

Հայերենորմնանկար

Italianoaffrescare affresco fresco

日本語フレスコ

ქართულიფრესკა

한국어벽화 프레스코

Latviešufreska

Македонскифреска

Bahasa Melayufresko

Nederlandsfresco

Polskial fresco fresk

Portuguêsafresco fresco

Românăfrescă

Русскийфреска

Српскиfreska фреска

Svenskafresk

Türkçefresk

Tiếng Việtbích hoạ

Examples

“[…] I [Satan] cannot ſtay Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day: For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites, Love ⟳ more the freſco of the nights; […]”

CEFR level

Mastery
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