No. 8,145 in Swedish

akvarell

"Watercolor" (a painting made with water-based pigments).

In a sentence

Jag älskar att måla med akvarell.
I love painting with watercolor.
Here, 'akvarell' refers to the medium, watercolor, which is being used for painting.
Hennes senaste konstverk är en akvarell av ett landskap.
Her latest artwork is a watercolor of a landscape.
In this case, 'akvarell' denotes a finished piece of artwork created using watercolors.
De köpte en vacker akvarell att hänga i vardagsrummet.
They bought a beautiful watercolor to hang in the living room.
Here, 'akvarell' refers to a physical painting made with watercolor that is used as decor.

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