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faculty

faculty

Meaning of faculty

academic staff or division

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British English/ə ˈfækəlti/
American English/ˈfækəlti/
Russian transcription[fəkʊlˈtʲet]
faculty
faculty - факультет
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faculty usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она начала работать на факультете естественных наук после защиты диссертации.

She joined the faculty of science after finishing her PhD.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Факультет проголосовал за обновление учебной программы в следующем году.

The faculty voted to update the curriculum next year.

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facultyфакультет
childребёнок
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
gradeоценка
onlineонлайн

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What's the difference between faculty / department / school / college

🇬🇧English
faculty

A major academic division within a university (e.g. Faculty of Science); in US usage also commonly used to mean the academic staff as a group.

B2Often

She teaches at the university's faculty of engineering.

Она преподаёт на факультете инженерии университета.

🇬🇧English

A smaller unit within a faculty or college, focused on a specific subject area (e.g. the Department of Chemistry).

B2Very Often

The biology department offers several new courses this semester.

Кафедра биологии предлагает несколько новых курсов в этом семестре.

🇬🇧English

Can mean a major division within a university (e.g. School of Medicine), an independent educational institution, or a level of schooling; usage varies.

B2Very Often

She is a professor at the school of business.

Она — профессор в школе бизнеса.

🇬🇧English

Can mean an independent higher education institution (especially in the US) or a constituent part of a university (especially in some UK universities); varies by country.

B2Very Often

He studied physics at a small liberal arts college.

Он изучал физику в небольшом колледже гуманитарных наук.

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faculty translation: факультет. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce faculty

/ə ˈfækəlti/

faculty translation

факультет

faculty examples

She joined the faculty of science after finishing her PhD.

faculty transcription

/ə ˈfækəlti/, /ˈfækəlti/

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faculty meaning: what does it mean?

academic staff or division

faculty pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

faculty is pronounced as /ə ˈfækəlti/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

faculty definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She joined the faculty of science after finishing her PhD. Translation: Она начала работать на факультете естественных наук после защиты диссертации.

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Is faculty part of Study and Work vocabulary?

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