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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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A n1 ( building) complexe m, installation f ; manufacturing facility complexe industriel ; computer facility installation informatique ; warehouse facility entrepôt m ; cold-storage facility entrepôt m frigorifique ;4 ( feature) fonction f ; a pause/spell-check facility une fonction pause/de dictionnaire orthographique ;5 Admin, Comm facilités fpl ; credit/overdraft facility facilités de crédit/de découvert ; we have facilities to send books nous avons les possibilités d'envoyer des livres ; I have no facilities for photocopying je n'ai pas de possibilités de faire des photocopies ; ‘fax facilities available’ ‘télécopieur disponible’ ;6 ( department) service m.1 ( equipment) équipement m, installation f ; medical/leisure facilities équipement médical/de loisir ; computing facilities installation f informatique ; facilities for the disabled installations fpl pour les handicapés ; toilet facilities toilettes ; to have cooking and washing facilities être équipé d'une cuisine et d'une laverie ;2 ( infrastructure) infrastructure f ; harbour facilities installations fpl portuaires ; shopping facilities magasins mpl, infrastructure commerciale ; tourist facilities infrastructure touristique ; sporting facilities infrastructure sportive ; postal facilities service m postal ; -
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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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[fə'siləti] 1. noun1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) facilité2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) aisance2. noun plural(facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.) installations -
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∎ facilities for payment facilités f pl de paiement;∎ we offer easy credit facilities nous offrons des facilités de paiement ou de crédit∎ we don't have the facilities to hold a conference here nous ne sommes pas équipés pour organiser une conférence ici -
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9 facility of settlement
clause spéciale de règlement (C16-11, 2e)English-French insurance dictionari > facility of settlement
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10 Facility, Association
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11 facility, fee
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12 facility, for, veterans
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14 callback facility
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15 loan facility
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16 redial facility
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17 rock-and-roll facility
Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > rock-and-roll facility
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18 brew, on, premise, facility
centre m de brassage libre-serviceEnglish-French legislative terms > brew, on, premise, facility
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19 community facility
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > community facility
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20 sanitary facility
I IIinstallation sanitaire f, local sanitaire mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sanitary facility
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facility — fa‧cil‧i‧ty [fəˈsɪlti] 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