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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