usine

/y.zin/
1.
nounfeminineSing

factory

plant

production facility

Il travaille dans une usine automobile depuis dix ans.

He has been working in a car factory for ten years.

Synonyms:manufacture, atelier, site de production, unité de production
2.
nounfeminineSing

a hectic, nonstop place; a grind (colloquial)

En ce moment au service client, c'est l'usine.

Right now in customer service, it's hectic/non-stop.

Synonyms:galère, pagaille, bazar