fabrication
manufacturing, production
noun fah-bree-kah-SYOHN Rare
Origin: Latin 'fabricatio'
Also means
fabrication, making up (a story)
Usage Note
Fabrication covers both industrial manufacturing (fabrication en série — mass production) and the figurative sense of inventing a lie or story (c'est une pure fabrication — it is a complete fabrication). The verb is fabriquer, which shares both the literal and figurative meanings.
Examples
"La fabrication de ce meuble prend trois jours."
Natural Translation
Manufacturing this piece of furniture takes three days.
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