colorier

colour in

verb koh-loh-RYEH Rare

Usage Note

Colorier specifically means to colour a drawing or image, typically with crayons or felt-tips — it is the word used with children's colouring books (un livre à colorier). It differs from colorer, which implies adding colour more broadly. The noun coloriage means 'colouring' or 'a colouring-in picture'.

Examples

"Les enfants aiment colorier des dessins d'animaux."

Natural Translation

Children love colouring in drawings of animals.

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