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fabrication

[/ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounfemininepl: fabrications / fabricações
fabricação
1. The action or process of manufacturing or producing something
The fabrication of steel components requires precision machinery.
A fabricação de componentes de aço requer máquinas de precisão.
2. A lie or false story; something made up or invented to deceive
His account of the incident was pure fabrication.
Seu relato do incidente era pura fabricação.
3. Something that has been made or constructed, especially from separate parts
The building is a modern fabrication of steel and glass.
O edifício é uma fabricação moderna de aço e vidro.
NYC Slang
Made-up story; cap (when referring to lies)
Synonyms
manufactureproductionconstructionliefalsehoodfictioninvention
Antonyms
truthrealityfact

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fabricação
Standard term used throughout Brazil
São Paulo
fabricação
Common in industrial and manufacturing contexts
Portugal
fabricação
Standard European Portuguese term

Related Idioms & Phrases

a fabrication of lies
out of whole cloth
pure fabrication
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