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la

feminine

/fa.bʁik/

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Translation

factory, works

Word origin

From Latin fabrica ('workshop, craft'), from faber ('craftsman, smith'). English 'fabric' first meant a building or a piece of workmanship for the same reason.

Origin
Latin
Root
fabrica
English cognates
fabric, fabricate, forge

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfabriques

Examples

.

His father works in a small furniture factory.

l' .

The old factory closed down last year.

au .

They have opened two factories by the river.

emploie .

A shoe factory employs the whole village.

.

The factory has been running day and night since January.

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This word is part of lesson 59.