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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespréfabriqué
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-fah-bri-kay
"Cette maison est construite avec des éléments préfabriqués."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Manufactured in standard sizes or sections in a factory elsewhere, so that it can be quickly assembled and erected on a site.
"The city council approved the construction of several prefabricated housing units to accommodate the influx of residents." - 2
Existing in a form that has been prepared beforehand rather than being improvised or naturally occurring.
"She rejected the prefabricated notions of success imposed by her generation and forged her own path."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix pre- (before) combined with fabricate, originating from Latin fabricatus, past participle of fabricare (to build, construct). The shortened colloquial form 'prefab' emerged in the mid-20th century during housing booms requiring rapid industrial construction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prefabricated" is said worldwide
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préfabriqué
Transliteration: pre-fah-bri-kay
"Cette maison est construite avec des éléments préfabriqués."
vorgefertigt
Transliteration: fohr-geh-fert-ikt
"Das Haus besteht aus vorgefertigten Teilen."
prefabbricato
Transliteration: pre-fab-bri-cah-to
"Hanno installato un edificio prefabbricato in pochi giorni."
prefabricado
Transliteration: pre-fah-bri-cah-do
"Compraron una casa prefabricada para el terreno en el campo."
prefabricada
Transliteration: pre-fa-bri-ka-da
"A estrutura da nova escola é prefabricada."
पूर्व-निर्मित
Transliteration: poorva-nirmit
"यह घर पूर्व-निर्मित सामग्रियों से बनाया गया है।"
预制的
Transliteration: yùzhì de
"这座建筑采用了预制的构件。"
조립식의
Transliteration: joripsig-ui
"그들은 조립식 주택을 구입했다."
プレハブの
Transliteration: purehabu no
"その建物はプレハブの部材で作られています。"
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