French Conversation · Level 44
75 words
French word
fabriquer
Pronunciation
IPA/fabʁike/
Meaning
- verbmake
Example
Cette usine fabrique des voitures.
This factory makes cars.
More examples
Il fabrique souvent des meubles pour lui.
He often makes furniture for himself.
Core concept
Hands or machines shape materials and assemble parts into a finished object.
Common phrases
fabriquer des produits
make products
fabriquer un meuble
make a piece of furniture
fabriquer à la main
make by hand
Similar words
faire: To do something or carry out an action in ordinary situations.
construire: To assemble materials into a building, structure, or machine.
créer: To devise and give form to something new, such as an object or work.
Definition in French
Concevoir et réaliser un objet en façonnant ou en assemblant des matériaux, que ce soit par l'artisanat ou par la production industrielle.
Word origin
French fabriquer comes through Old French from Latin fabricare, derived from fabrica, a workshop or craft, and faber, a craftsman.
Usage tips
- French often uses faire for general making, while fabriquer specifically suggests producing or manufacturing a concrete object.
Other meanings
- produceverb
- fabricateverb
Opposites
- détruiredestroyverb
Related words
- fabricationmanufacturingnoun
- fabricantmanufacturernoun
- fabriquémanufacturedadjective