French Conversation · Level 61
71 words
French word
manufacture
Pronunciation
IPA/manyfaktyʁ/
Meaning
- feminine nounfactory
Example
La manufacture assemble des pièces.
The factory assembles parts.
More examples
Il travaille dans une manufacture près de chez lui.
He works in a factory near his home.
Core concept
An organized industrial workplace linking workers, equipment, and successive steps of production.
Common phrases
travailler dans une manufacture
work in a factory
une manufacture locale
a local factory
Similar words
usine: A building or facility where products are mass-produced with machinery and equipment.
atelier: A workspace where artisans or designers create products by hand or with small machines.
Definition in French
Lieu aménagé pour la production organisée de biens, où des matières premières sont transformées en produits finis.
Word origin
Manufacture developed from Medieval Latin manufactura, formed from manus, hand, and facere, make, and its meaning broadened from handwork to a manufacturing establishment.
Usage tips
- Usine is the usual modern word for a factory, while manufacture often has a more historical, specialized, or craft-related register.
Other meanings
- manufacturingnoun
Opposites
- artisanathandicraftnoun
Related words
- manufacturémanufacturedadjective