Also means
plant
Usage Note
Usine is the standard word for an industrial factory or manufacturing plant. The verb usiner means to machine or mill parts. The phrase usine à gaz (literally 'gas plant') is a common idiom for an overcomplicated system or bureaucratic nightmare.
Examples
"Elle travaille dans une usine automobile."
Natural Translation
She works in a car factory.
Literal Translation
She works in a factory automobile
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