fabricar
manufacture · make
Crear algo usando materiales y herramientas, normalmente en un lugar donde se hacen muchos objetos.
Definition & meaning
Fabricar means to manufacture, make, or produce something, especially by transforming raw materials or assembling parts. It can refer to industrial production or making something by hand.
It can also mean to fabricate or invent something, such as a story or excuse, particularly when it is false.
Grammar & Word origin
- Verb: regular -ar verb.
- Origin: from Latin fabricāre, meaning “to construct” or “to make.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- producir — “to produce”; broader than fabricar and can refer to services, effects, or results as well as physical goods.
- elaborar — “to make” or “prepare,” often emphasizing a careful process.
- inventar — “to invent”; like fabricar, it can refer to making up a false story, but it can also mean creating something new.
- destruir — “to destroy,” an opposite when fabricar means making a physical object.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
La empresa fabrica mesas de madera ecológica.verb
The company manufactures tables made of eco-friendly wood.
En el taller fabricábamos juguetes con materiales reciclados.verb
In the workshop we used to make toys from recycled materials.
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