facultad de
/fakultad de/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'college of' is translated into Spanish as facultad de.
In a university context, facultad de is used to refer to a specific department or division, such as a college of arts or a college of law.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina, it is common to use the term Facultad on its own when referring to a college or faculty.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, change facultad to facultades while keeping de the same.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often mistakenly use colegio de to mean a university college, but in most Spanish-speaking countries, colegio refers to a primary or secondary school.
Did you know?
- Students in many Spanish-speaking countries refer to their specific 'college' by the acronym of the facultad, such as Facu in Argentina.
- In legal contexts, the Colegio de Abogados refers to a professional bar association rather than a teaching college.
- In Spanish, the word facultad has a double meaning, referring both to a university division and to a person's mental or physical capacity.
Examples in context
- Doy clases en la facultad de medicina.I teach in the college of medicine.Tatoeba #6674906 by arh, translation #7774450 by shekitten
- Colegio de MedicinaCollege of Medicine
- Colegio de ArquitecturaCollege of Architecture
- Facultad de CienciasCollege of Sciences
- Escuela de IngenieríaSchool of Engineering
- Mi hermana está cursando Psicología en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales.My sister is majoring in Psychology at the College of Social Sciences.
- Ella estudia en la facultad de derecho.She studies at the college of law.
- Busco la facultad de artes en el mapa.I am looking for the college of arts on the map.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are walking through a university campus.
- Sofía¿Dónde está la facultad de ciencias?Where is the college of sciences?
- JavierEstá cerca de la biblioteca, Sofía.It is near the library, Sofía.
- SofíaGracias, Javier. Es un campus muy grande.Thanks, Javier. It is a very large campus.
- JavierSí, es difícil no perderse.Yes, it is hard not to get lost.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
