facility

facility: facility [{{t}}fə'sɪlətɪ] (pl facilities)

1 noun

(a) (area, building) installation f;

∎ training/research facility établissement m de formation/recherche;

∎ nuclear facility (power station) centrale f nucléaire; (weapons plant) installations fpl nucléaires

(b) (device) mécanisme m; {{}}Computing{{}} fonction f;

∎ the clock also has a radio facility ce réveil fait aussi radio;

∎ an automatic timing facility un minuteur automatique;

∎ the computer has a spellcheck facility l'ordinateur est équipé d'un correcteur orthographique

(c) (service) service m;

∎ we offer easy credit facilities nous offrons des facilités de paiement ou crédit;

∎ {{}}British{{}} an overdraft facility une autorisation de découvert

(d) (skill) facilité f, aptitude f;

∎ to have a facility for or with languages avoir beaucoup de facilité pour les langues

(e) (ease) facilité f;

∎ with great facility avec beaucoup de facilité

2 facilities plural noun

(equipment) équipements mpl; (place, building) installations fpl, aménagements mpl; (means) moyens mpl;

∎ play/sports/educational facilities équipements mpl récréatifs/sportifs/scolaires;

∎ military/port facilities installations fpl militaires/portuaires;

∎ storage/cooking facilities installations fpl de stockage/cuisine;

∎ a house/kitchen with no proper storage facilities une cuisine/maison dépourvue de rangements ou d'espaces de rangement;

∎ there are facilities for cooking il y a la possibilité de ou il y a ce qu'il faut pour faire la cuisine;

∎ the lack of sanitary facilities le manque d'installations sanitaires;

∎ the area has inadequate transport facilities le quartier est mal desservi;

∎ the university has excellent research facilities l'université est très bien équipé pour la recherche;

∎ books and other facilities for study des livres et autres instruments de travail;

∎ there are no facilities for the disabled il n'y a pas d'aménagements spéciaux prévus pour les handicapés;

∎ the area has excellent housing, shopping and school facilities c'est un quartier où il est facile de se loger, avec de nombreux magasins et de bonnes écoles à proximité;

∎ feel free to use the facilities n'hésitez pas à utiliser toutes les installations;

∎ we don't have the facilities to hold a conference here nous ne sommes pas équipés pour organiser une conférence ici;

∎ {{}}euphemism{{}} the facilities les toilettes fpl

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facility — fa‧cil‧i‧ty [fəˈsɪlti] noun facilities PLURALFORM 1. facilities [plural] PROPERTY special buildings or equipment that have been provided for a particular use, such as sports activities, shopping or travelling: • The hotel s leisure facilities… … Financial and business terms
Facility — Fa*cil i*ty (f[.a]*s[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Facilities} (f[.a]*s[i^]l [i^]*t[i^]z). [L. facilitas, fr. facilis easy: cf. F. facilit[ e]. See {Facile}.] 1. The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facility — facility, faculty 1. Facility (from Latin facilis meaning ‘easy’) means ‘ease or ready ability to do something, aptitude’: • Firstborn children have greater verbal facility, and there is evidence that they have more successful relationships with… … Modern English usage
facility — I (easiness) noun ability, adeptness, adroitness, capability, competence, deftness, dexterity, ease, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, facilitas, flexibility, fluency, freedom from difficulty, grace, gracefulness, proficiency, quickness,… … Law dictionary
facility — [n1] ease; ability address, adroitness, aptitude, bent, child’s play*, competence, dexterity, efficiency, effortlessness, expertness, fluency, knack, leaning, lightness, poise, proficiency, propensity, quickness, readiness, skill, skillfulness,… … New thesaurus
facility — [fə sil′ə tē] n. pl. facilities [ME & OFr facilite < L facilitas, easiness < facilis, FACILE] 1. ease of doing or making; absence of difficulty 2. a ready ability; skill; dexterity; fluency 3. [usually pl.] the means by which something can… … English World dictionary
facility — (n.) early 15c., gentleness, from M.Fr. facilité, from L. facilitatem (nom. facilitas) easiness, ease, fluency, willingness, from facilis easy (see FACILE (Cf. facile)). Its sense in English moved from genteelness to opportunity (1510s), to… … Etymology dictionary
facility — ease, dexterity, *readiness Analogous words: spontaneity, *unconstraint, abandon: address, poise, *tact: lightness, effortlessness, smoothness (see corresponding adjectives at EASY) Contrasted words: ineptness, clumsiness, awkwardness,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
facility — ► NOUN (pl. facilities) 1) a building, service, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose. 2) a natural ability to do something well and easily … English terms dictionary
facility — noun 1 (usually facilities) buildings/services/equipment ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, first class, good ▪ adequate, appropriate, proper, suitable … Collocations dictionary
facility — 01. Our neighborhood swimming pool is a wonderful [facility], with a wave pool, diving boards, a huge water slide and lots of equipment for small children to play on. 02. Construction has finally begun on athletic [facilities] for the next summer … Grammatical examples in English

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