factory
Having come from the factory in the state it is currently inHaving come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
» My father works in a factory.
Mein Vater arbeitet in der Fabrik. — Esperantostern
Mein Vater arbeitet in einer Fabrik. — wolfgangth
Мой отец работает на заводе. — marafon
Мій батько працює на фабриці. — deniko
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1 senses(colloquial, not comparable, usually)Having come from the factory in the state it is currently in; original, stock.
See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.
Examples
499 sentencesMy father works in a factory.
Мій батько працює на фабриці. — deniko
ruМой отец работает на заводе. — marafon
deMein Vater arbeitet in der Fabrik. — Esperantostern
Tom works in a car factory.
Том працює на автомобільній фарбиці. — deniko
deTom arbeitet in einer Autofabrik. — wolfgangth
They decided to shut down the factory.
Вони вирішили закрити завод. — deniko
ruОни решили закрыть завод. — Hellerick
deEs wurde beschlossen, die Fabrik zu schließen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The factory is running at full capacity.
Завод працює на повну потужність. — leyla
ruЗавод работает на полной мощности. — afyodor
deDie Fabrik läuft unter Volllast. — al_ex_an_der
He doesn't want to work in a factory.
Він не хоче працювати на фабриці. — deniko
ruОн не хочет работать на фабрике. — odexed
deEr will nicht in einer Fabrik arbeiten. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
Probably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes plProbably from factor + -y, although in noun sense 1 (“a place where manufacturing takes place”) apparently influenced strongly by association with Classical Latin fact-, the past participial stem of faciō (“to make”); compare manufactory and Latin factōrium (“an oil press”). In noun sense 8 (“a trading establishment”), originally after Portuguese feitoria. In noun sense 9 (“an invoice or inventory”), probably after obsolete Dutch facture (“bill”); see facture.
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