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qualified [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adj
1. having the abilities, qualities, attributes, etc., necessary to perform a particular job or task 2. limited, modified, or restricted; not absolute ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
qualified adjective 1. capable, trained, experienced, seasoned, able, fit, expert, talented, chartered, efficient, practised, licensed, certificated, equipped, accomplished, eligible, competent, skilful, adept, knowledgeable, proficient Demand has far outstripped supply of qualified teachers. capable amateur, unqualified, untrained, trainee, apprentice, self-styled, self-taught, uncertificated 2. restricted, limited, provisional, conditional, reserved, guarded, bounded, adjusted, moderated, adapted, confined, modified, tempered, cautious, refined, amended, contingent, tentative, hesitant, circumscribed, equivocal He answers both questions with a qualified yes. restricted outright, unconditional, unequivocal, categorical, whole-hearted Translations qualified [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] A. ADJ 1. (in subject, having exam passes, certificates) → titulado a qualified engineer → un ingeniero titulado qualified ski instructors → instructores mpl de esquí titulados to be qualified to do sth (having passed exams) → estar titulado para hacer algo; (having right expertise) → estar cualificado para hacer algo he was by far the best qualified for the task → era con mucho el mejor cualificado para la tarea a group of highly qualified young people → un grupo de jóvenes altamente cualificados a newly qualified accountant → un contable recién licenciado newly qualified drivers → conductores mpl que acaban de sacarse el carné to be properly qualified → tener los títulos necesarios it can be difficult to find suitably qualified staff → a veces es difícil encontrar personal adecuadamente cualificado 2. (= equipped, capable) to be qualified to do sth → estar capacitado para hacer algo I don't feel qualified to judge that → no me siento capacitado para juzgar eso no one is better qualified than Maria to do this → nadie está mejor capacitada que María para hacer esto 3. (= eligible) to be qualified to vote → reunir los requisitos necesarios para votar you are not qualified to receive benefit → usted no reúne los requisitos necesarios para recibir ayuda del estado qualified [ˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] adj (with degree or diploma) → diplômé(e) a qualified driving instructor → un moniteur d'auto-école qualifié a qualified nurse → une infirmière diplômée to be qualified for sth (with degree or diploma) → avoir les diplômes requis pour qch; (with right experience or skills) → être qualifié(e) pour qch to be qualified to do sth (with degree or diploma) → avoir les diplômes requis pour faire qch; (with right experience or skills) → être qualifié(e) pour faire qch fully qualified → diplômé(e) fully qualified doctors → des médecins diplômés qualified adj (= having training) → ausgebildet; (= with degree) → Diplom-; qualified engineer/interpreter → Diplomingenieur(in)/-dolmetscher(in) m(f); highly qualified → hoch qualifiziert; to be qualified to do something → qualifiziert sein, etw zu tun; to be fully qualified → eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung haben; qualified to practise (doctor, lawyer) → zugelassen; he is/is not qualified to teach → er besitzt die/keine Lehrbefähigung; he was not qualified for the job → ihm fehlte die Qualifikation für die Stelle; to be well qualified for something → für etw hoch qualifiziert or gut geeignet sein; he is fully qualified → er ist voll ausgebildet; now that you are qualified → nachdem Sie nun Ihre Ausbildung abgeschlossen haben; she’s better qualified than any other candidate → sie ist besser qualifiziert als die anderen Kandidaten or als jeder andere Kandidat (= able, entitled) → berechtigt; voter → berechtigt, zugelassen; to be qualified to vote → wahlberechtigt sein; I’m not qualified to speak for her → ich bin nicht kompetent, in ihrem Namen zu sprechen; what makes you think you’re qualified to judge her? → mit welchem Recht meinen Sie, sie beurteilen zu können? (= limited) praise, approval → bedingt, nicht uneingeschränkt; we’re only prepared to make a qualified statement about … → wir können uns nur bedingt or mit Einschränkungen zu … äußern; in a qualified sense → mit Einschränkungen; a qualified success → kein voller Erfolg; a qualified yes → ein Ja nt → mit Einschränkungen, ein bedingtes Ja; qualified acceptance (Comm) → bedingte Annahme qualified [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adj a. (engineer, doctor, teacher) → abilitato/a; (nurse) → diplomato/a qualified for/to do → qualificato/a per/per fare he's not qualified for the job → non ha i requisiti necessari per questo lavoro b. (support) → condizionato/a; (acceptance) → con riserva it was a qualified success → è stato un successo parziale the film has received qualified praise → il film non è stato accolto proprio favorevolmente qualified [ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adj a. (engineer, doctor, teacher) → abilitato/a; (nurse) → diplomato/a qualified for/to do → qualificato/a per/per fare he's not qualified for the job → non ha i requisiti necessari per questo lavoro b. (support) → condizionato/a; (acceptance) → con riserva it was a qualified success → è stato un successo parziale the film has received qualified praise → il film non è stato accolto proprio favorevolmente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Smith, now in this neighbourhood (I have dined with him, at Hurst and Wilford), who is just come from Langford where he was a fortnight with her ladyship, and who is therefore well qualified to make the communication. If the Mediterranean, the venerable (and sometimes atrociously ill- tempered) nurse of all navigators, was to rock my youth, the providing of the cradle necessary for that operation was entrusted by Fate to the most casual assemblage of irresponsible young men(all, however, older than myself) that, as if drunk with Provencal sunshine, frittered life away in joyous levity on the model of Balzac's "Histoire des Treize" qualified by a dash of romance DE CAPE ET D'EPEE. The lines, however, if not by Poe, are the most successful imitation of his early mannerisms yet made public, and, in the opinion of one well qualified to speak, "are not unworthy on the whole of the parentage claimed for them. |
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