watercolour
To paint using watercoloursTo paint using watercolours.
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» He prefers to paint in watercolours.
Er malt am liebsten mit Aquarellfarben. — Melang
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1 sensesTo paint using watercolours.
paint with watercolors
Examples
21 sentencesHe prefers to paint in watercolours.
deEr malt am liebsten mit Aquarellfarben. — Melang
I especially love painting in watercolour.
deBesonders gerne male ich mit Wasserfarben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This paper can handle watercolour well.
ruНа эту бумагу хорошо ложится акварель. — Wezel
These watercolours are very high quality.
deDiese Wasserfarben sind von sehr hoher Qualität. — Naina
These watercolours are of very high quality.
deDiese Wasserfarben sind von sehr hoher Qualität. — Naina
Origin
From water + colour.From water + colour.
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Forms
watercolours, watercolouring, watercoloured, watercoloured| Base form | watercolour · to watercolour |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | watercolours |
| Present participle | watercolouring |
| Past simple | watercoloured |
| Past participle | watercoloured |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- paint with watercolors:watercolor
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.