Herstellung

production

noun HAYR-shtel-ung Less Common

Also means

manufacture

Usage Note

Herstellung is the industrial 'manufacture' of goods, from the verb herstellen ('to produce'). Note the related Hersteller ('manufacturer'), the company that makes a product.

Examples

"Die Herstellung dauert drei Tage."

Natural Translation

The production takes three days.

Literal Translation

The production lasts three days.

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