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colorare

to colour, to paint

verb koh-loh-RAH-reh Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Origin: Latin colorare, from color (colour)

Usage Note

Colorare means to apply colour, typically used for drawing/colouring activities (colorare un disegno = 'to colour a drawing') and for dyeing or tinting (colorare i capelli = 'to colour one's hair'). The reflexive colorarsi means to take on colour: il cielo si è colorato di rosa = 'the sky turned pink.' Conjugates with avere; past participle colorato.

Examples

"I bambini colorano i disegni con le matite."

Natural Translation

The children colour the drawings with pencils.

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