facility

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facility

something that serves a specific function: a parking facility; an easy-flowing manner: facility of style; skill, aptitude, or dexterity: He has a great facility with words.

Not to be confused with:

felicity – great happiness; bliss; a skillful faculty: Her felicity of expression is delightful.

fa·cil·i·ty

(fə-sĭl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. fa·cil·i·ties

a. Ease in moving, acting, or doing: "a soldier who was expected to be able to fell a tree ... or build a bridge with equal facility" (Bruce I. Gudmundsson).

b. An ability or talent; an aptitude: "He was a mediocre student who had a facility for absorbing details without curiosity" (Jhumpa Lahiri).

2. often facilities

a. A building, room, array of equipment, or a number of such things, designed to serve a particular function: hospitals and other health care facilities.

b. Something that facilitates an action or process: The region has very poor transportation facilities.

3. facilities Informal A restroom or public toilet.

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facility

(fəˈsɪlɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. ease of action or performance; freedom from difficulty

2. ready skill or ease deriving from practice or familiarity

3. (often plural) the means or equipment facilitating the performance of an action

4. rare easy-going disposition

5. (Military) military an organization or building offering supporting capability

6. (usually plural) a euphemistic word for lavatory

[C15: from Latin facilitās, from facilis easy; see facile]

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fa•cil•i•ty

(fəˈsɪl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. Often, facilities.

a. something designed, built, or installed to afford a specific convenience or service: a new research facility.

b. Usually, facilities. something that permits the easier performance of an action, course of conduct, etc.: a hotel with facilities for conferences.

2. readiness or ease due to skill, aptitude, or practice; dexterity.

3. an easy-flowing manner.

4. the quality of being easily or conveniently done or performed.

5. Usually, facilities. a rest room.

6. lack of difficulty; ease.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin facilitās; see facile]

facility

A real property entity consisting of one or more of the following: a building, a structure, a utility system, pavement, and underlying land. See also air facility.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	facility - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" installation artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole airfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and land arboretum, botanical garden - a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition athletic facility - a facility for athletic events backroom - the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations cafeteria facility - (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors communication equipment, communication system - facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping drive-in - any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles meeting place, forum, assembly - a public facility to meet for open discussion gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service zoo, zoological garden, menagerie - the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition military installation - any facility servicing military forces power grid, power system, grid - a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region range - a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice" recreation facility, recreational facility - a public facility for recreation sewage system, sewage works, sewer system - facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage source - a facility where something is available station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" transportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods utility - a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities" water supply, water system, water - a facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water"
	2.	facility - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" adeptness, adroitness, deftness, quickness skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch" dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight - adroitness in using the hands
	3.	facility - a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen readiness effortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice"
	4.	facility - something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities" artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the public
	5.	facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility" service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"

facility

noun

1. (often plural) amenity, means, aid, opportunity, advantage, resource, equipment, provision, convenience, appliance What recreational facilities are now available?

2. opportunity, possibility, convenience The bank will not extend the borrowing facility.

3. ability, skill, talent, gift, craft, efficiency, knack, fluency, proficiency, dexterity, quickness, adroitness, expertness, skilfulness They shared a facility for languages.

4. ease, readiness, fluency, smoothness, effortlessness He had always spoken with facility.
ease pains, difficulty, hardship, awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness

5. establishment Some doctors were working all day in one medical facility, then working night shifts in private hospitals.

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facility

noun

1. The ability to perform without apparent effort:

ease, easiness, effortlessness, facileness, readiness.

2. Ready skill in expression:

fluency, fluidity.

3. Anything that increases physical comfort.Often used in plural:

amenity, comfort, convenience.

Translations

تَسْهيلاتسَلاسَه، مَهارَهسُهولَه وسُرْعَه

dovednostlehkostvybavení

anlægevnetalentudstyr

Einrichtung Gewandtheit Leichtigkeit

facilidad habilidad

facilité installations office service aisance

lehetõségek

aîstaîafærnifærni, snerpa

agevolazione attrezzature facilit...facilità facilitare

iespējasizdevībaizveicībaspējas

anlegg

araçlargereçleryatkınlıkyetenek

容易才能敏捷能力设备

facility

[fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] N

1. (= equipment, place) → instalación f
the hotel's facilities are open to non-residents → las instalaciones del hotel están abiertas a los no residentes
the flat has no cooking facilities → el piso no está equipado para cocinar
recreational facilities → instalaciones fpl recreativas
sports facilities → instalaciones fpl deportivas

2. (= service, provision) → servicio m
the main facility is the library → el servicio principal es la biblioteca
the company offers day-care facilities for children → la empresa ofrece un servicio de guardería para los niños
toilet facilities → servicios mpl, aseos mpl
transport facilities → servicios mpl de transporte

3. (Fin) credit facilities → facilidades fpl (de pago), crédito m
overdraft facility → crédito m al descubierto

4. (= function) → función f
the oven has an automatic timing facility → el horno dispone de una función de reloj automático
the watch has a stopwatch facility → el reloj también posee la función de cronómetro
there's a facility for storing data → dispone de un servicio de almacenamiento de datos

5. (= centre) → centro m
a state facility for women prisoners → un centro penitenciario estatal para mujeres
a medical facility → un centro médico, un punto de asistencia médica
a nuclear facility → un complejo nuclear

6. (= talent, ease) → facilidad f
he had a facility for languages → tenía facilidad para los idiomas, se le daban bien los idiomas
he writes with great facility → escribe con gran facilidad

7. (= ability) → habilidad f, facultad f; (= capacity) → capacidad f
humans have lost the facility to use their sense of smell → los humanos han perdido la habilidad or la facultad de utilizar el olfato
the new model has the facility to reproduce speech → el nuevo modelo tiene la capacidad de or es capaz de reproducir el habla

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

facility

[fəˈsɪlɪti]

(= feature) [system, machine] → fonction f
This system has an electronic mail facility → Ce système a une fonction de courrier électronique.

(= service) → service m
an overdraft facility → une autorisation de découvert
credit facilities → facilités fpl de paiement

(= means of doing sth) → possibilité f
to offer the facility to do sth → offrir la possibilité de faire qch
We offer the facility to pay in instalments → Nous offrons la possibilité de payer par versements.

(= buildings and equipment) a medical facility → un établissement médical
a nuclear facility → une installation nucléaire
sports facilities → équipements mpl sportifs
nursery facilities → garderie f
cooking facilities
She had no cooking facilities in her room → Elle n'avait pas la possibilité de faire sa cuisine dans sa chambre.
warehouse facilities → entrepôts mpl
The factory has no warehouse facilities → L'usine ne dispose pas d'entrepôts.
storage facility
Their furniture is in a lockup storage facility → Leur meubles sont entreposés dans un garde-meuble.

(= skill, talent) → facilité f
to have a facility for sth → être doué(e) pour qch

(= ease) → facilité f
to do sth with facility → faire qch avec facilité

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facility

→ Einrichtung f; to give somebody every facility → jdm jede Möglichkeit bieten; you will have every facility for study → es wird Ihnen alles zur Verfügung stehen, was Sie zum Studium brauchen; we have no facility or facilities for disposing of toxic waste → wir haben keine Möglichkeit zur Beseitigung von Giftmüll; a computer with the facility to reproduce text → ein Computer, der Text wiedergeben kann; a large hotel with all facilities → ein großes Hotel mit allem Komfort; facilities for the disabled → Einrichtungen pl → für Behinderte; cooking facilities → Kochgelegenheit f; toilet facilities → Toiletten pl

no pl (= ease) → Leichtigkeit f; (= dexterity) → Gewandtheit f; he has a great facility for languages/maths → Sprachen fallen/Mathematik fällt ihm sehr leicht

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

facility

[fəˈsɪlɪtɪ] n

a. (easiness) → facilità; (skill) → abilità; (with languages) → predisposizione f

b. facilities npl (gen) → servizi mpl; (educational, leisure) → attrezzature fpl; (transport) → mezzi mpl
credit facilities → facilitazioni fpl di credito

facility

(fəˈsiləti) noun

1. ease or quickness. She showed great facility in learning languages.

2. a skill. He has a great facility for always being right.

noun plural

faˈcilities the means to do something. There are facilities for cooking.

facility

n. facilidad; instalación; [conveniences] pl. comodidades; servicios en general.

facility

n (pl -ties) centro, hospital m, asilo, residencia; skilled nursing — (US) centro de enfermería especializada, asilo or residencia para enfermos o discapacitados que requieren servicios de enfermería

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There are many cases, in which two pure species can be united with unusual facility, and produce numerous hybrid-offspring, yet these hybrids are remarkably sterile.

This is clearly shown by hybrids never having been raised between species ranked by systematists in distinct families; and on the other hand, by very closely allied species generally uniting with facility. But the correspondence between systematic affinity and the facility of crossing is by no means strict.

There is often the widest possible difference in the facility of making reciprocal crosses.

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The vices of authority are chiefly four: delays, corruption, roughness, and facility. For delays: give easy access; keep times appointed; go through with that which is in hand, and interlace not business, but of necessity.

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The relative situation of these States; the number of rivers with which they are intersected, and of bays that wash there shores; the facility of communication in every direction; the affinity of language and manners; the familiar habits of intercourse; -- all these are circumstances that would conspire to render an illicit trade between them a matter of little difficulty, and would insure frequent evasions of the commercial regulations of each other.

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Its constitutional powers being at once more extensive, and less susceptible of precise limits, it can, with the greater facility, mask, under complicated and indirect measures, the encroachments which it makes on the co-ordinate departments.

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In that time he acquired a somewhat ready facility in the use of that dialect, by means of which he was to carry the instructions of spiritual truth to the men of the forest, though as late as 1649 he still lamented his want of skill in this respect.

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When Will Ladislaw exiled himself from Middlemarch he had placed no stronger obstacle to his return than his own resolve, which was by no means an iron barrier, but simply a state of mind liable to melt into a minuet with other states of mind, and to find itself bowing, smiling, and giving place with polite facility. As the months went on, it had seemed more and more difficult to him to say why he should not run down to Middlemarch--merely for the sake of hearing something about Dorothea; and if on such a flying visit he should chance by some strange coincidence to meet with her, there was no reason for him to be ashamed of having taken an innocent journey which he had beforehand supposed that he should not take.

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Then, dashing off some algebraical formulae with marvelous facility, in a minute or two he declared the following result:

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The pencil is conscious of a delightful facility in drawing a griffin--the longer the claws, and the larger the wings, the better; but that marvellous facility which we mistook for genius is apt to forsake us when we want to draw a real unexaggerated lion.

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They had shown me from the first a facility for everything, a general faculty which, taking a fresh start, achieved remarkable flights.

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Rebecca had her father's facility and had been his aptest pupil.

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