What does usine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word usine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use usine in French.

The word usine in French means factory, tight ship, tight operation, machine, manufacture, factory ship, It's all go here!, ex-works, factory data, factory outlet, factory ship, prefabricated, factory price, factory acceptance test, white elephant, gasworks, assembly plant, reprocessing plant, sardine factory, tidal power plant, tidal power station. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word usine

factory

nom féminin (établissement industriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre région est très active, car il y a de nombreuses usines.
Our region is very active, as there are a lot of factories.

tight ship, tight operation

nom féminin (figuré (activité intense) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son bureau fonctionne comme une véritable usine.
His office runs like clockwork.

machine

verbe transitif (travailler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les ouvriers usinent ces pièces avec soins.
The workers machine these parts with care.

manufacture

verbe transitif (produire en série)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ces chaussettes sont maintenant usinées.
These socks are now mass-produced.

factory ship

nom masculin (navire-usine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bateaux-usines transforment le poisson sur place.

It's all go here!

(familier (on n'a pas le temps de souffler) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

ex-works

adjectif invariable (hors coût de transport) (price)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est le prix départ-usine, il n'inclut pas le transport.

factory data

nom féminin pluriel (informations reçues de l'usine)

factory outlet

nom masculin (magasin à prix d'usine) (store)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les magasins d'usine proposent des prix d'usine aux particuliers.

factory ship

nom masculin (traite les produits de sa pêche) (fishing vessel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

prefabricated

adjectif (déjà partiellement usiné)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces écrous sont déjà pré-usinés.

factory price

nom masculin (prix brut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

factory acceptance test

nom féminin (vérification avant livraison au client)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

white elephant

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (chose inutilement compliquée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce nouveau système est une usine à gaz.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. It's a real white elephant, big, unwieldy, complicated but doesn't work.

gasworks

nom féminin (usine de production de gaz) (factory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère travaille à l'usine à gaz dans la ville d'à côté.

assembly plant

nom féminin (usine assemblant des pièces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reprocessing plant

nom féminin (usine traitant les déchets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les eaux industrielles sont menées dans cette usine de retraitement.

sardine factory

nom féminin (conserverie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pêcheur revend sa collecte à l'usine de sardines.

tidal power plant, tidal power station

nom féminin (usine électrique utilisant les marées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une usine marémotrice est installée au large.

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