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Meaning of Watercolour | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ

Definitions

  1. A water-soluble pigment or paint.
    countable
  2. A painting made by using such pigment.
    countable
  3. This kind of painting as a genre.
    uncountable

Equivalents

العربية صبغة تذوب في الماء
Български акварел акварелен
Bosanski akvarel акварел
Català aquarel·la
Čeština akvarel
Dansk akvarel
Deutsch Aquarell Tusche Wasserfarbe Wasserfarbenmalerei
Ελληνικά ακουαρέλα υδατογραφία
Español acuarela
Suomi akvarelli akvarelliväri vesiväri vesivärimaalaus vesivärimaali vesivärityö
Français aquarelle
Gàidhlig dath-uisge
Hrvatski akvarel акварел
Magyar akvarell
Bahasa Indonesia akuarel cat air
Italiano acquerello
日本語 水彩 水彩絵の具
Nederlands aquarel
Polski akwarela
Português aquarela
Русский акварель акваре́льный
Српски akvarel акварел
Tagalog akwarela
Türkçe sulu boya

Examples

“Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.”
“Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.”
“I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

watercolouring watercolourist Watercolous watercooler watercooler effect Watercourse

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