faculté de droit
/fa.kyl.te də dʁwa/feminine
The English phrase "law school" is translated into French as faculté de droit.
If you want to say that someone is in law school or is studying law, it is more common to use the phrase faire du droit.
Meaning: institution (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of faculté (faculty or department) and de droit (of law).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In formal contexts, you can use école de droit. In casual conversation, students often shorten faculté to fac, making fac de droit the informal version.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, Canada, law school is known as la faculté de droit.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun faculté is feminine, which is why the definite article la is used in the phrase la faculté de droit.
Did you know?
- The word droit in faculté de droit shares its distant roots with the English word 'direct', as both descend from the Latin 'dīrēctus' meaning straight or without deviation.
- In French, the concept of 'law' is split between le droit, referring to the legal system and rules, and la loi, referring to a specific piece of legislation.
- The English word 'faculty' and the French faculté are cognates, but in French, faculté can also mean a mental 'faculty' or an inherent ability.
Examples in context
- Son rêve est de devenir avocat, donc il postule à quelques écoles de droit prestigieuses.His dream is to become a lawyer, so he is applying to several prestigious law schools.
- J'adore étudier le droit à la fac de droit. C'est très intéressant!I love studying law at law school. It's really interesting!
- On se retrouve à la cafétéria de la fac de droit après les cours?Shall we meet at the law school cafeteria after class?
- Elle étudie à la faculté de droit.She is studying at law school.
- Ma sœur travaille à la faculté de droit.My sister works at the law school.
- C'est une grande faculté de droit.It is a large law school.
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are discussing their university degrees.
- LéaTu veux aller à la faculté de droit ?Do you want to go to law school?
- NathanOui, je veux devenir avocat.Yes, I want to become a lawyer.
- LéaC'est une faculté de droit très difficile.It is a very difficult law school.
- NathanJe sais, mais j'aime étudier le droit.I know, but I love studying law.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “law school” translations and entries faculté de droit, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, droit, faculté, CC BY-SA 4.0.
