faculty

UK
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/
US
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/

Translations

facultynoun
faculties
pl
UK
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/
US
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/
corps enseignantEnsemble des enseignants d’une université ou d’un de ses départements.
The faculty met to discuss the new curriculum changes.
Le corps enseignant s’est réuni pour discuter des nouveaux changements de programme.
facultéCapacité mentale ou physique inhérente.
She has a remarkable faculty for remembering names.
Elle a une remarquable faculté de retenir les noms.
facultéDivision d’une université ou d’un collège.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers a wide range of courses.
La faculté des arts et des sciences propose un large éventail de cours.
Additional translations
facultéDroit canonique : autorisation ou licence ecclésiastique.
facultyadjective
UK
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/
US
/ˈfæk.əl.ti/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., faculty meeting, faculty lounge) where it functions adjectivally.
professoralRelatif au corps enseignant d’une université ou d’un collège.
The university built new faculty housing near the campus.
L’université a construit un nouveau logement professoral près du campus.

Definitions

facultynoun
An inherent mental or physical power.
She has a remarkable faculty for remembering names.
A group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers a wide range of courses.
The teaching staff of a university or college, or of one of its departments or divisions, viewed as a body.
The faculty met to discuss the new curriculum changes.
An official authorization or licence granted by an ecclesiastical authority.
The parish received a faculty to renovate the church porch.
facultyadjective
Relating to, composed of, or intended for the faculty of a university or college.
The university built new faculty housing near the campus.