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compos mentis

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compos men·tis  (mnts)
adj.
Of sound mind; sane.
[Latin : compos, having mastery of + mentis, genitive of mns, mind.]
compos mentis Latin [ˈkɒmpəs ˈmɛntɪs]
adj
(Law) (postpositive) of sound mind; sane
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Adj.1.compos mentis - of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial
of sound mind
sane - mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
Translations
compos mentis [ˈkɒmpɒsˈmentɪs] ADJ to be compos mentis → estar en su sano or entero juicio (Jur) → estar en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales
he normally takes a good hour to become compos mentis → generalmente no es persona or no se espabila hasta que no pasa más de una hora
compos mentis
adj I’m never really compos mentis first thing in the morning → frühmorgens ist mein Verstand noch nicht so klar or bin ich noch nicht voll da (inf); he’s quite compos mentis → er ist voll zurechnungsfähig; he’s not quite compos mentis → er ist nicht voll zurechnungsfähig, er ist nicht ganz bei Trost (inf)
compos mentis [ˈkɒmpɒsˈmɛntɪs] adj → sano/a di mente
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