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facility [fəˈsɪlɪtɪ]• student facilities include a library and language laboratory les étudiants disposent notamment d'une bibliothèque et d'un laboratoire de langues• the bank offers the facility to pay over 50 weeks la banque offre la possibilité d'étaler les paiements sur 50 semaines• we have no facilities for disposing of toxic waste nous ne sommes pas en mesure d'éliminer les déchets toxiques• the machine does not have the facility to run this program l'appareil ne permet pas d'exécuter ce programmed. ( = place) nuclear facility ( = arms factory) usine f nucléaire ; ( = power station) centrale f nucléairee. ( = ease) facilité f• to express o.s. with facility s'exprimer avec facilité* * *[fə'sɪlətɪ] 1.1) ( building) complexe m, installation f2) ( ease) facilité f3) ( ability) talent m4) ( feature) fonction f5) Administration, Commerce facilités fpl2.‘fax facilities available’ — ‘télécopieur disponible’
facilities plural noun1) ( equipment) équipement mfacilities for the disabled — installations fpl pour les handicapés
2) ( infrastructure) infrastructure fharbour facilities — installations fpl portuaires
postal facilities — service m postal
3) ( area)parking facilities — (aire f de) parking m
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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∎ 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∎ we offer easy credit facilities nous offrons des facilités de paiement ou crédit;∎ British an overdraft facility une autorisation de découvert∎ to have a facility for or with languages avoir beaucoup de facilité pour les langues∎ with great facility avec beaucoup de facilité(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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