Studies
fac
AbbreviationInformalA2Meaning
faculté
University, said the way every student says it: « aller à la fac », « fac de droit ». The full word, faculté, means one part of the university.
How it is said
fac
Gender and article
la fac · feminine
Where you meet it
A conversation, a message between students, a song.
Example
Je suis en deuxième année à la fac de lettres de Lyon.
I'm in my second year at the arts faculty (fac) in Lyon.
In the DELF
listening A2 · speaking A2
Watch out
Informal: in an exam, write « université ». In the oral exam, « la fac » is perfectly fine.
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