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faculté

faculty

noun fah-kool-TEH Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

ability

Usage Note

Faculté refers to a university faculty or department (la faculté de droit = 'the law faculty') and also to a mental or physical ability (la faculté de parler = 'the ability to speak'). Students often shorten it to la fac in everyday speech. The plural les facultés frequently means 'mental faculties'.

Examples

"Elle étudie à la faculté de médecine."

Natural Translation

She studies at the faculty of medicine.

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