facility

S2 W2

BrE /ˈfæsɪləti/ AmE /ˈfæsɪləti/

noun en → es

1 BUILDING/ROOM [singular] B1

a building or room that is used for a particular purpose, such as an office, hospital, school, etc.

instalación, edificio, sala

  • a facility for doing something

Collocations health care facility · sports facilities

  • The new sports center has excellent facilities.

    El nuevo centro deportivo tiene excelentes instalaciones.

2 SERVICE [singular] B1

a service provided by a company or organization, such as telephone services, internet access, etc.

servicio, facilidad

  • provide facilities for something

Collocations telecommunication facility · internet facility

  • The hotel provides free Wi-Fi and other facilities.

    El hotel ofrece conexión a Internet gratis y otras facilidades.

3 ABILITY [singular] B2

the ability to do something well or easily, often because of practice or training.

habilidad, capacidad

  • have a facility for doing something

Collocations facility with languages · facility in mathematics

  • She has a natural facility for learning new languages.

    Ella tiene una facilidad natural para aprender nuevos idiomas.

4 ORGANIZATION [singular] C1

an organization that provides services or facilities to the public, such as a government agency.

organización, entidad

  • a facility of something

Collocations government facility · public facility

  • The local government runs several facilities for the elderly.

    El gobierno local administra varias entidades para personas mayores.