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fabrikkere

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom fransk; fra latin fabricare ‘lage, smi’ through French; from Latin fabricare ‘to make, to forge’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. framstille ved fabrikk (1)a factory;
    produsere i industrien     to produce in a factoryfabrikk (1);
    to manufacture industrially
    • fabrikkere biler to manufacture cars
  2. i overført betydning: lage på kunstig vis;
    dikte opp     figuratively: to make artificially;
    to make up, to invent
    • fabrikkere en historie to fabricate a story
    • beviset var fabrikkert the evidence was fabricated
    • de mistenker myndighetene for å fabrikkere falske nyheter they suspect the authorities of fabricating fake news