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usine

factory

noun ü-ZEEN Less Common

Also means

plant

Usage Note

Usine is the standard word for an industrial factory or manufacturing plant. The verb usiner means to machine or mill parts. The phrase usine à gaz (literally 'gas plant') is a common idiom for an overcomplicated system or bureaucratic nightmare.

Examples

"Elle travaille dans une usine automobile."

Natural Translation

She works in a car factory.

Literal Translation

She works in a factory automobile

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