watercolour

watercolour US, watercolor [ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)

a.  Also called pure watercolour water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones

b.  any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms)

a.  a painting done in watercolours

b.  (as modifier) a watercolour masterpiece

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the art or technique of painting with such pigments

watercolourist  US, watercolorist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watercolour - water-soluble pigment                 water-color, water-colour, watercolor pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	2.	watercolour - a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists water-color, water-colour, watercolor gouache - an opaque watercolor prepared with gum water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
	3.	watercolour - a painting produced with watercolors watercolor, water-color, water-colour gouache - a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" wash drawing, wash - a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
	4.	watercolour - the art or technique of painting with watercolors water-color, water-colour, watercolor painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Verb	1.	watercolour - paint with watercolors               watercolor artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

Translations

watercolour watercolor (US) [ˈwɔːtəˌkʌləʳ] N → acuarela f
to paint in watercolours → pintar a la acuarela

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watercolour [ˈwɔːtə^rkʌlə^r] (British) watercolor (US)

n → aquarelle f watercolours

npl → couleurs fpl pour aquarelle
water-cooled [ˈwɔːtə^rkuːld] adj → à refroidissement par eau
water cooler n → fontaine f à eau

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watercolour watercolor (Am) [ˈwɔːtəˌkʌləʳ] n (picture) → acquerello; (paints) watercolours npl → acquerelli mpl

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watercolour → لون مائي vodová barva vandfarve Wasserfarbe νερομπογιά acuarela vesiväri aquarelle vodene bojice acquarello 水彩絵の具 수채화 aquarel vannfarge akwarela aguarela, aquarela акварель akvarell สีน้ำ suluboya tranh vẽ bằng màu nước 水彩画