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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