competent

com·pe·tent  (kmp-tnt)

adj.

1. Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable: a competent typist.

2. Adequate for the purpose: a competent performance.

3. Law Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.

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[Middle English, adequate, from Old French, from Latin competns, competent-, present participle of competere, to be suitable; see compete.]

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compe·tent·ly adv.

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competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt]

adj

1. having sufficient skill, knowledge, etc.; capable

2. suitable or sufficient for the purpose a competent answer

3. (Law) Law (of a witness) having legal capacity; qualified to testify, etc.

4. (postpositive; foll by to) belonging as a right; appropriate

[from Latin competēns, from competere to be competent; see compete]

competently  adv

competentness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	competent - properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist" capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" qualified - meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job" skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
	2.	competent - adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance" adequate, equal - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task"
	3.	competent - legally qualified or sufficient; "a competent court"; "competent testimony" incompetent, unqualified - legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"

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competent

adjective

1. able, skilled, capable, clever, endowed, proficient He was a loyal and very competent civil servant.
able cowboy (informal), incapable, inexperienced, incompetent, unskilled, inexpert

2. fit, qualified, equal, appropriate, suitable, sufficient, adequate I don't feel competent to deal with a medical emergency.
fit inadequate, unqualified

Translations

competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] ADJ

1. (= proficient) [person, pilot, nurse] → competente, capaz
to be competent at sth → ser competente en algo
students must be competent in five basic subjects → los estudiantes tienen que ser competentes en or dominar cinco asignaturas fundamentales
to feel competent to do sth → sentirse capacitado para hacer algo

2. (= satisfactory) [work, performance] → aceptable
his work is competent, but not very original → su trabajo es aceptable pero no muy original
a competent knowledge of the language → un conocimiento or dominio suficiente del idioma
he did a very competent job → hizo su trabajo muy bien
a highly competent piece of work → un trabajo muy bien hecho

3. (Jur) [court] → competente; [witness] → hábil

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competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj

[person] → compétent(e), capable
to be competent at sth [+ task, activity] → être compétent(e) en qch
to be competent at one's job → être compétent(e) dans son travail
to be competent at doing sth → être compétent(e) pour faire qch
to be competent to do sth (legally) → être compétent(e) pour faire qch, avoir compétence pour faire qch; (mentally) → être capable de faire qch, être apte à faire qch

[work, performance] → satisfaisant(e)

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competent

adj

→ fähig, befähigt (in zu); (in a particular field) → kompetent; (= adequate) knowledge, understanding → angemessen, adäquat; his English is quite competent → sein Englisch ist recht gut; to be/feel competent to do something → kompetent or fähig sein/sich kompetent or fähig fühlen, etw zu tun; to do a competent job → gute Arbeit leisten

(Jur) → zuständig; evidence, witness → zulässig

(form: = relevant) to be competent/not competent (business, question) → von/ohne or nicht von Belang sein

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competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj → competente
this court is not competent to deal with that → questa corte non è competente in materia

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competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt] adj → competente
this court is not competent to deal with that → questa corte non è competente in materia

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competent

adj competent [ˈkompətənt]

capable; skilled a competent pianist; competent to drive a car. bevoeg, bekwaam; bedrewe, vaardig; geoorloof; regsbevoeg مُؤَهَّل، كُفء компетентен schopný, oprávněný egnet; kvalificeret; dygtig; kompetent fähig ικανός competente asjatundlik ماهرريال کاردان pätevä compétent מְיוּמַן समर्थ ovlašten, nadležan, sposoban, stručan (nagyon) jó; alkalmas ahli hæfur, fær competente 有能な 유능한 kompetentingas, geras, kvalifikuotas kompetents; lietpratīgs cekap bekwaam habil, dyktig, kompetent kompetentny competente competent компетентный schopný sposoben, izkušen; pristojen stručan kompetent, skicklig ที่มีความสามารถ usta 有能力的 компетентний; спроможний اہل thạo 有能力的

n competence

bevoegdheid; regsbevoegdheid, kompetensie أَهْلِيَّه، جَدارَه، كَفاءه، способност schopnost, oprávnění egnethed; dygtighed die Tauglichkeit ικανότητα competencia asjatundlikkus مهارت؛ کاردانی pätevyys compétence מְיוּמָנוּת सामर्थ्य kompetencija, nadležnost, sposobnost, stručnost hozzáértés, alkalmasság berkemampuan hæfni, færni competenza 能力 능력 kompetencija kompetence kecekapan bekwaamheid kompetanse, dyktighet, kvalifikasjon fachowość competência competenţă компетентность schopnosť sposobnost; pristojnost stručnost kompetens ความสามารถ ustalık 能力 компетентність; спроможність اہلیت năng lực 能力

adv competently

bedrewe; bekwaam بِكَفاءَه، بِجَدارَه، بِأَهْلِيَّه вещо schopně dygtigt; kompetent fähig ικανά competentemente asjatundlikult ماهرانه pätevästi avec compétence בְּמיוּמָנוּת सामर्थ्यपूर्वक dostatan, dovoljan, vrstan, sposoban hozzáértően mampu kunnáttusamlega, fagmannlega con competenza 十分に 유능하게 gerai, kvalifikuotai kompetenti secara cekap bekwaam dyktig, kompetent fachowo competentemente cu competenţă компетентно kvalifikovane ustrezno stručno kompetent, skickligt ซึ่งมีความสามารถ ustalıkla 勝任地 компетентно اہل طور پر một cách thành thạo 胜任地

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competent → مختص schopný kompetent fähig ικανός competente pätevä compétent kompetentan competente 有能な 유능한 competent kompetent fachowy competente компетентный behörig ที่มีความสามารถ yetkin có khả năng 胜任的