faculty
gb/fˈækəlti/ us/fˈækəlti/
B1
Inglés
~ 1600
oktatói kar, képesség, kar
SUSTANTIVO
B1
1
oktatói kar
B2
Patrón de uso:
[someone] is on the faculty
She joined the faculty of the law school last year.
Tavaly csatlakozott a jogi egyetem oktatói karához.
The faculty voted to change the curriculum.
Az oktatói kar megszavazta a tanterv módosítását.
He is a respected member of the science faculty.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
My sister is on the faculty at the university.
A nővérem az egyetem oktatói karának tagja.
The faculty will meet on Monday.
Az oktatói kar hétfőn ülésezik.
He is new to the faculty.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; 'faculty' refers to people, not buildings.
Significado
Teaching staff of a university
Colocaciones
faculty members
|join the faculty
|faculty meeting
|faculty position
Sinónimos
staff (General term for all employees; not limited to academic roles.)
|
teaching staff (Specifically refers to instructors and professors.)
Antónimos
students (Refers to learners rather than the teaching body.)
Temas
education
|work
Definición
All the teachers at a university or college.
The group of teachers and academic staff at a university, college, or similar institution.
SUSTANTIVO
B2
2
képesség
A2
Patrón de uso:
the faculty of [doing something]
Humans have the faculty of speech.
Az emberek rendelkeznek a beszéd képességével.
After the accident, he lost some of his mental faculties.
A baleset után szellemi képességeinek egy részét elvesztette.
The training aims to develop students’ critical faculties.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
We have the faculty of speech.
Rendelkezünk a beszéd képességével.
He lost his mental faculties after the illness.
A betegsége után elvesztette szellemi képességeit.
Reading can improve your mental faculties.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'faculty' with 'facility'; here it means a personal ability, not a place.
Significado
Natural ability or power
Colocaciones
mental faculties
|the faculty of speech
|lose faculties
|develop faculties
Sinónimos
ability (General term for capacity to do something.)
|
capacity (Implies potential or suitability for a task.)
Antónimos
inability (Lack of power or skill to do something.)
Temas
human_body
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
Definición
A natural skill or power of the mind or body.
A natural ability, skill, or power of the mind or body.
SUSTANTIVO
B1
FORMAL
3
kar
B2
Patrón de uso:
the Faculty of [subject]
She is studying in the Faculty of Engineering.
The Faculty of Medicine has introduced new courses.
He transferred from the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Business.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I study in the Faculty of Science.
She works in the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Arts is very large.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this with 'faculty' meaning all staff; here it means an academic division.
Significado
University subject department
Colocaciones
Faculty of Arts
|Faculty of Science
|join the Faculty of Law
Sinónimos
department (More common in American English for academic divisions.)
Temas
education
Definición
A part of a university for one subject area.
A division within a university or college that specializes in one subject area.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
faculty
AFI
GB/fˈækəlti/
US/fˈækəlti/
Sílabas y acento
fac - ulty (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (fac)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: faculty
- Plural: faculties
Familia de palabras
Forms
faculties
noun
Related words
facility
noun B1
facilitate
verb B2
Advanced or less common
facilitator
noun B2
facilitation
noun B2
Expresiones
faculty meeting
1/fˈækəlti mˈitɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Meeting of teaching staff
A meeting where university or college teachers talk about work matters.
Ejemplos
- The dean called a faculty meeting to discuss the new policy.
- Faculty meetings are held every first Monday of the month.
mental faculties
1/mˈɛntəl fˈækəltiz/
fixed phrase
Powers of thinking and reasoning
A person's ability to think and understand clearly.
Ejemplos
- The stroke affected his mental faculties.
- You need all your mental faculties to solve this puzzle.
the faculty of speech
1/ðə fˈækəlti əv spˈit͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Ability to produce spoken language
The natural ability to talk.
Ejemplos
- Humans have the faculty of speech unlike most animals.
- Injury to this part of the brain can impair the faculty of speech.