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French Text:
Elle aime la poterie, mais son mari préfère la peinture, en particulier l'aquarelle.

English Translation:
She likes pottery, but her husband prefers painting, especially watercolours.

Grammar Notes:
1. Elle - "She"; a personal pronoun in the third person singular referring to a female.

2. aime - "likes/loves"; third person singular form of the verb "aimer", which means "to love" or "to like".

3. la - "the"; a definite article, feminine singular, used here to specify a particular noun.

4. poterie - "pottery"; a noun in the feminine singular, referring to the art or craft of making objects out of clay.

5. mais - "but"; a conjunction used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned.

6. son - "his/her"; a possessive adjective, masculine singular because it matches the gender of the noun it modifies ("mari"), not the gender of the possessor.

7. mari - "husband"; a noun in the masculine singular.

8. préfère - "prefers"; third person singular form of the verb "préférer", meaning "to prefer".

9. la - "the"; same as above, a definite article, feminine singular.

10. peinture - "painting"; a noun in the feminine singular, referring generally to the art of painting.

11. en - "in"; a preposition used here to introduce a specification or detail about the preceding noun ("peinture").

12. particulier - "particular"; an adjective in the masculine singular, modifying the noun "l'aquarelle" and specifying a particular type of something.

13. l' - "the"; a definite article, contracted form (le + aquarelle) because the following word begins with a vowel.

14. aquarelle - "watercolor"; a noun in the feminine singular, a type of painting method using water-soluble pigments.

So, the whole sentence translates to:
"She likes pottery, but her husband prefers painting, particularly watercolor."

### General Grammar Tip:
When expressing likes and dislikes in French, the verb "aimer" is used similarly to the English "like" or "love". To specify preferences, the verb "préférer" is used, meaning "to prefer". Both verbs require the definite article ("le", "la", "les") before the noun describing what is liked or preferred, unlike in English where the article is often omitted.

### Synonym:
A synonym for "préfère" (prefers) could be "favorise", which means "favors".

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