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faculty

/ˈfæk.əl.ti/ sustantivo B2

En español: cuerpo docente, claustro, profesorado, facultad

  1. The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff. (US)
  2. A division of a university. · She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine.
  3. An ability, power, or skill. · He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.
  4. An authority, power, or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
  5. A licence to make alterations to a church.
  6. The members of a profession.

Plural faculties

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Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 18 · B2
Still I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties, that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 27 · B2
“Of course you’ll win one of them anyhow,” said Jane, who couldn’t understand how the faculty could be so unfair as to order it otherwise.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 303 · C1
His thin face, deeply furrowed by care, and the bold outline of his strongly marked features, betokened a man more accustomed to exercise his mental faculties than his physical strength.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 139 · C1

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