(=physical or mental ability) faculté f
→ She was in full command of all her faculties ...
→ I kept my mental faculties alive ...
→ There is undoubtedly some psychic faculty at work
critical faculties sens m critique
→ The courses in the second and third years are designed to develop the student's critical faculties through the reading of a variety of different texts
the faculty of hearing la faculté auditive, l'ouïe f
→ It is a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people.