What does aquarela in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word aquarela in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aquarela in Portuguese.

The word aquarela in Portuguese means watercolour, watercolour, watercolour, aquarela, aquarela, aquarela, de aquarela, lápis aquarela. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aquarela

watercolour

substantivo feminino (tinta misturada à água) (UK: paint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

watercolour

substantivo feminino (pintura feita com esta tinta) (UK: picture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

watercolour

substantivo feminino (técnica de pintura) (UK: technique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

aquarela

noun (often plural (water-based paints)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The artist used watercolours in his paintings of the English countryside.

aquarela

noun (uncountable (paint: water-based medium)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
This sketch was done in pen and watercolor.

aquarela

noun (painting done in watercolours)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The watercolours show scenes from a wide variety of places.

de aquarela

noun as adjective (painted in watercolours)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Eu prefiro seus rascunhos de aquarela a suas pinturas a óleo finalizadas.
I prefer your quick watercolor sketches to your finished oil paintings.

lápis aquarela

noun (water-soluble colored pencil) (lápis colorido solúvel na água)

(substantivo masculino invariável: Substantivo masculino cujo singular é igual ao plural. Ex. "lápis".)

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