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fabric and Spanish fábrica
In English
fabric
cloth / textile material
In Spanish
fábrica
planta industrial
Spanish "fábrica" means: factory
Why they get mixed up Spanish "fábrica" is a manufacturing plant or factory. English "fabric" is the cloth or textile material. English "factory" is actually the equivalent of Spanish "fábrica." The word "fabric" was the material once produced in those facilities.
If you want to say...
- fabrictela
- factoryfábrica
- clothtela o paño
Examples
This dress is made of soft fabric.
Este vestido está hecho de una tela suave.
She chose a blue fabric for the curtains.
Ella eligió una tela azul para las cortinas.
This fabric is perfect for summer clothes.
Esta tela es perfecta para ropa de verano.
The factory produces fabric for hotels.
La fábrica produce tela para hoteles.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Compré una fábrica azul para las cortinas.
Correct: Compré una tela azul para las cortinas.
Fábrica means factory. The material is tela.
Incorrect: Mi tío trabaja en una tela de coches.
Correct: Mi tío trabaja en una fábrica de coches.
A place where things are made is una fábrica.
Phrases you will hear
- cotton fabrictela de algodón
- soft fabrictela suave
- the fabric of societyel tejido de la sociedad
- a fabric storeuna tienda de telas
- fabric softenersuavizante de telas
- a textile factoryuna fábrica textil
In a conversation
- A:
Where do you work?
¿Dónde trabajas?
- B:
In a factory that makes fabric for hotels.
En una fábrica que hace tela para hoteles.
- A:
What kind of fabric?
¿Qué tipo de tela?
- B:
Mostly cotton. It's soft and strong.
Sobre todo algodón. Es suave y resistente.
Test yourself
Cotton and silk are types of...
To remember it
Fabric = the cloth you touch. The building (Spanish "fábrica") is "factory."
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "fábrica" mean?
Spanish "fábrica" means "factory". It looks like the English "fabric", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "fabric" means "cloth / textile material".
Does English "fabric" mean the same as Spanish "fábrica"?
Spanish "fábrica" is a manufacturing plant or factory. English "fabric" is the cloth or textile material. English "factory" is actually the equivalent of Spanish "fábrica." The word "fabric" was the material once produced in those facilities.