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
