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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesverrerie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /vɛ.ʁi/
"Les ouvriers travaillent dur dans la verrerie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An industrial manufacturing plant where raw materials such as silica sand, soda ash, and limestone are melted and shaped into glassware, panes, or containers.
"The local glass factory produces thousands of handcrafted bottles and custom windowpanes every day." - 2
Metaphorically, an environment or situation characterized by extreme transparency, vulnerability, or lack of privacy.
"Working in such an open-plan corporate office often feels like operating inside a glass factory."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'glass', originating from Old English 'glæs' (from Proto-Germanic *glasam, ultimately derived from a root meaning 'to shine' or 'amber'), and 'factory', derived from the Latin 'factorium' (a place where things are made), via 17th-century French and Portuguese trade usages. Together, the compound reflects the industrial-era specialization of manufacturing facilities dedicated exclusively to glass production.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glass factory" is said worldwide
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verrerie
Transliteration: /vɛ.ʁi/
"Les ouvriers travaillent dur dans la verrerie."
Glashütte
Transliteration: /ˈɡlaːsˌhʏtə/
"Die historische Glashütte stellt feines Kristallglas her."
vetreria
Transliteration: /ve.treˈri.a/
"Visitammo una famosa vetreria sull'isola di Murano."
fábrica de vidrio
Transliteration: /ˈfa.βɾi.ka ðe ˈβi.ðɾjo/
"La nueva fábrica de vidrio emplea a cientos de trabajadores."
fábrica de vidro
Transliteration: /ˈfa.bɾi.ka dʒi ˈvi.dɾu/
"A fábrica de vidro exporta seus produtos para todo o mundo."
कांच का कारखाना
Transliteration: kaanch ka karkhana
"शहर के बाहर एक बड़ा कांच का कारखाना स्थित है।"
玻璃厂
Transliteration: bōli chǎng
"这家玻璃厂主要生产建筑用玻璃。"
유리 공장
Transliteration: yuri gongjang
"우리는 견학을 위해 유리 공장에 방문했습니다."
ガラス工場
Transliteration: garasu kōjō
"そのガラス工場では熟練の職人が働いています。"
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