When would I use завод and when would I use фабрика?

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The word "завод" refers to an industrial or large commercial enterprise. It can also refer to farms and breeding enterprises. It's translated to English as plant, works, factory, yard.

The word "фабрика" describes factories that are mainly involved in light industry (textiles, paper) and food industry. It can be translated to English as factory, mill.

Sometimes the words are interchangeable:

консервная фабрика = консервный завод (tinned food factory)

завод
1. Промышленное или крупное промысловое предприятие.

кирпичный завод (brick-yard)
химический завод (chemical plant)
пивоваренный завод (brewery)
самолётостроительный завод (aircraft works)
автомобильный завод (motor-car works, automobile factory)

2. Предприятие для разведения животных.

конный завод (stud-farm)
рыболовный завод (fish-farm)

фабрика
1. Промышленное предприятие с машинным способом производства, выпускающее товары преимущественно лёгкой и пищевой промышленности.

бумажная фабрика (paper-mill)
прядильная фабрика (spinning-mill)
суконная фабрика (cloth factory)
шоколадная фабрика (chocolate factory)
текстильная фабрика (cotton-mill) папиросная фабрика (cigarette-factory)

Note: word definitions courtesy gramota.ru

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answered 20 Jul '11, 10:55

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