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Spanish word
fabricar
Pronunciation
IPA/faβɾiˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbproduce
Example
Esta fábrica fabrica coches económicos.
This factory produces inexpensive cars.
More examples
En la planta se fabrican piezas de alta precisión.
High-precision parts are produced at the plant.
Core concept
A craftsman's workshop evolving into a mechanized production line.
Common phrases
fabricar coches
produce cars
fabricar en masa
mass-produce
fabricar piezas
produce parts
Similar words
producir: Produces items from raw materials or ingredients as the output of a process.
crear: Creates new ideas, designs, or objects and brings them into existence.
elaborar: Elaborates materials carefully through step-by-step processing to finish a product.
montar: Assembles parts by fitting and fastening them into a machine or piece of furniture.
Definition in Spanish
Producir bienes transformando materias primas o piezas mediante procesos industriales o artesanales.
Word origin
Originating in Latin fabricāre 'to make', from faber 'artisan' and fabrica 'workshop', fabricar reflects a shift from manual craft to mechanized production.
Usage tips
- Spanish fabricar means to manufacture goods (in factories or workshops) and can mean to invent or forge, which differs from English "to fabricate" meaning to lie.
Other meanings
- makeverb
- fabricateverb
Related words
- fabricaciónproductionnoun
- fabricanteproducernoun
- fabricadoproducedadjective