industria

Definitions of industria
  1. noun
    the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
    synonyms: attività industriale, lavorazione
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    produzione
    (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
    industrializzazione
    the development of industry on an extensive scale
    allevamento
    the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
    coltivazione, coltura, cultura, lavorazione
    (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
    escavazione, scavo
    the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
    perforazione, trapanazione, trivellazione
    the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
  2. noun
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    synonyms: fabbrica, impianto, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento, tessitura
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    fonderia
    factory where metal castings are produced
    segheria
    a mill for dressing logs and lumber
    cartiera
    a mill where paper is manufactured
    acciaieria
    a factory where steel is made
    armeria, arsenale
    a place where arms are manufactured
    cotonificio
    a textile mill for making cotton textiles
    laminatoio
    steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
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    fabbrica, impianto, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  3. noun
    buildings for carrying on industrial labor
    synonyms: fabbrica, impianto, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento
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    birreria, birrificio
    a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
    distilleria
    a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
    fabbrica, impianto, manifattura, opificio, stabilimento, tessitura
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
    raffineria
    an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
    fonderia
    factory where metal castings are produced
    segheria
    a mill for dressing logs and lumber
    cartiera
    a mill where paper is manufactured
    acciaieria
    a factory where steel is made
    zuccherificio
    a refinery for sugar
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    complesso edilizio, stabilimento
    a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
  4. noun
    persevering determination to perform a task
    synonyms: attività, laboriosità, operosità
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    determinatezza, determinazione, grinta
    the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
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