factory

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfæktəri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfæktəri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fak′tə rē, -trē)

Inflections of 'factory' (n): npl: factories
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
factory n (manufacturing site)fábrica nf
 He was in charge of maintenance at the chocolate factory.
 Él era el encargado de mantenimiento en la fábrica de chocolates.
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Additional Translations
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factory n slang (mill) (coloquial)fábrica nf
 It's a puppy factory, not a proper breeding place.
 Es una fábrica de perritos, no un verdadero lugar de cría.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cannery,
canning factory n		 (factory where food is tinned)fábrica de conservas, fábrica de enlatados grupo nom
factory acts npl UK, historical (law: manufacturing laws)Acta de Fábricas n propio f
factory outlet (cheap store) (voz inglesa)outlet nm
  tienda con precios de fábrica nf + loc adj
factory price n (wholesale cost)precio de fábrica nm + loc adj
factory settings npl (machine: default options)configuración de fábrica nf
 Es importante respetar la configuración de fábrica de todos los equipos.
factory worker n (manufacturing labourer) (de una fábrica)operario, operaria nm, nf
 The factory workers at the plant went on strike for better wages.
 Los operarios en la planta hicieron una huelga reclamando mejores salarios.
  obrero, obrera nm, nf
 Los obreros en la planta hicieron una huelga reclamando mejores salarios.
factory-made adj (produced in factory)de fábrica loc adj
  hecho en una fábrica loc adj
garment factory n (where clothing is made)fábrica textil nf
 Ergotex es una importante fábrica textil española.
  fábrica de ropa grupo nom
 ¿Tú trabajas en la nueva fábrica de ropa?
silk factory n (plant where silk fabric is produced)fábrica de seda nf
think factory n US, informal (think tank)grupo de reflexión loc nom m
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'factory' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
assembly line - batch house - brickworks - cannery - cotton mill - ex works - factory-made - foundry - gasworks - glasshouse - glasswork - industrial design - industrial designer - lumber mill - manufactory - manufacturing center - manufacturing plant - mass-produced - mill - millwork - mint - mint mark - nuclear power plant - outlet - packing plant - packinghouse - paper mill - paper plant - paperworks - plant - pollution - power plant - power station - process plant - sawmill - shop floor - smelter - sweatshop - tannery - work
Spanish:
fábrica - factoría - ingenio - alpargatería - alpargatero - armería - azucarera - bollería industrial - cementera - de fábrica - defecto de fábrica - diseño de fábrica - hilandero - hojalatería - hojalatero - industrial - jefe de taller - llantera - maquiladora - mueblería - paragüería - pirotecnia - precio de fábrica - quesería - sombrerería - tejar - telar - usina - zapatería

Collocations: a [shoe, toy] factory, [go on, take] a factory tour, a factory that [makes, produces] [shoes], more...

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