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fabbricare

to manufacture

verb fahb-bree-KAH-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin fabricare, from faber (craftsman).

Also means

to fabricate

Usage Note

Fabbricare primarily means to manufacture or produce goods industrially. It can also mean to fabricate or make up a story — fabbricare una bugia means 'to make up a lie.' It takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"La fabbrica fabbrica automobili."

Natural Translation

The factory manufactures cars.

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