Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 herstellen
, 🇪🇸 fabricar
, 🇮🇹 produrre
, 🇵🇹 produzir
, 🇨🇳 制造
, 🇯🇵 製造する
, 🇰🇷 제조하다
, 🇸🇦 صنع
, 🇮🇳 बनाना
Usage Examples
- Nous fabriquons des meubles dans notre atelier.
- Le fabricant fabrique des pièces automobiles à Lyon.
- Elle a fabriqué un gâteau pour l'anniversaire de son ami.
Etymology
From the Late Latin verb **fabricāre** “to make, construct”, itself derived from **fabrica** “workshop, textile”, the French *fabriquer* entered Old French in the 12th century. The Latin root links back to the PIE root *bhreg-* “to burn, to produce”, reflecting the craft of turning raw material into finished goods. The modern French verb retains the original sense of creating something by labor or skill.
Synonyms
construire
produire
créer
forger
assembler
façonner
édifier
former
Antonyms
démolir
détruire
déconstruire
désassembler
abîmer