Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 1, 2016 15:45
7 yrs ago
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English term
faculties
English to Spanish
Science
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Academic writing
Is it correct when using British English (not American English) to use the plural faculties, instead of faculty?
"I would like to warmly thank the faculties of the Institute" (when referering to several)
or "I would like to warmly thank the Faculty of the Institute"?
Thank you very much.
"I would like to warmly thank the faculties of the Institute" (when referering to several)
or "I would like to warmly thank the Faculty of the Institute"?
Thank you very much.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +1 | facultad |
Gabriela Lozano
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| 5 | faculties= facultades |
JONAY QUINTERO
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Proposed translations
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Gabriela Lozano
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
BFA Visual Arts + 25 years of experience
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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English term (edited):
faculty
Selected
facultad
No es correcto usar el plural en este contexto ya que en singular se refiere a los miembros de la institución académica a quienes deseas agradecer; y, en cambio, en plural se refiere a los edificios de especialidades dentro de la universidad.
Note from asker:
| Muchas gracias Gabriela. Su explicación me ha quedado muy clara. Saludos cordiales. Patricia |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Charles Davis
: "Faculty", en singular, solo se refiere a los miembros de la institución en inglés americano; en inglés británico, este uso no existe.
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| agree |
Sury Castro
: Yo entiendo que sí se está haciendo mención a las Facultades, como se puede agradecer a una institución, http://www.ruraluniv.ac.in/acam.pdf y en ese sentido, lo correcto es escribir "facultades https://www.upf.edu/universitat/es/home_upf/facultats.html
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5 hrs
JONAY QUINTERO
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, French to English, and 1 more.
faculties= facultades
Puedes usar sin problemas el término "faculties", ya que la universidad de Bristol lo hace, échale un vistazo a este link: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/faculties/
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Gabriela Lozano
: no en este contexto, pues no agradeces a las escuelas físicas dentro de la uni, sino a los miembros académicos, lo que se traduce como "Faculty" en singular
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| agree |
Charles Davis
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Discussion
The answer, if so, is "faculties". In American English, faculty, in the singular, is used to refer to the members of a teaching or research institution: the "profesorado". But not in British English. In any case, if you mean the various faculties of an institution (the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Medicine, etc.), it is faculties, plural, both in British and in American English.