Fabrique (en. Made)

/fabʁik/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Refers to a location where products are manufactured.

The workers are employed at the textile factory.

Les ouvriers travaillent à la fabrique de textiles.

Also used in a figurative sense to refer to an institution or organization.

This idea factory has revolutionized the sector.

Cette fabrique d'idées a révolutionné le secteur.

verb

To produce or manufacture something.

We manufacture custom furniture.

Nous fabriquons des meubles sur mesure.

From the Latin 'fabricare', meaning 'to shape, to build'.

dream factory

Metaphor to describe a place where illusions or projects are created.

fabrique de rêves

idea factory

A place where numerous ideas are generated.

fabrique à idées

happiness factory

A place or method that brings happiness.

fabrique de bonheur

manufacturing

Process of creating something.

fabrication

to manufacture

Action of producing a good.

fabriquer

manufacturer

Person or business that produces goods.

fabricant

Informally refers to a factory.

This factory churns out thousands of products every day.

Cette fabrique brasse des milliers de produits chaque jour.

Used to describe a source of artistic creation.

This place is the factory of local talent.

Cet endroit est la fabrique des talents locaux.