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fabricating

[/ˈfæbrɪkeɪtɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
fabricando
1. Manufacturing or constructing something
The company is fabricating steel components for the automotive industry.
A empresa está fabricando componentes de aço para a indústria automotiva.
2. Inventing or creating a false story or lie
He was accused of fabricating evidence for the trial.
Ele foi acusado de fabricar evidências para o julgamento.
NYC Slang
making it up; cooking up
Synonyms
constructingmanufacturingmakinginventinglyingconcoctingfalsifying
Antonyms
destroyingdismantlingtruthfulnesshonesty

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fabricando
Standard usage for both manufacturing and lying contexts
São Paulo
fabricando
Common in industrial/manufacturing contexts
Portugal
fabricando
Standard usage; also 'a inventar' for the deception meaning

Related Idioms & Phrases

fabricating a story
fabricating evidence
out of whole cloth (when fabricating lies)
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