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/fa.bʁik/
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
Examples
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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.
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The factory has been running day and night since January.
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