competente

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin competentem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kom.peˈtɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: com‧pe‧tèn‧te

Adjective[edit]

competente (plural competenti, superlative competentissimo)

  1. competent
    Antonym: incompetente
  2. expert, qualified
  3. (law) having jurisdiction
  4. referring to a company doctor (medico competente), as required by legislation on occupational health and safety
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Noun[edit]

competente m or f by sense (plural competenti)

  1. expert
    Synonyms: esperto, capace
    Antonym: incompetente

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

competente (plural competenti)

  1. present participle of competere

Further reading[edit]

  • competente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

competente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of competēns

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin competentem, present participle of competō (“to meet; to coincide; to agree”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

competente m or f (plural competentes)

  1. competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)
    Synonym: capaz
    Antonyms: incapaz, incompetente
  2. competent (adequate for the purpose)
  3. (law) competent (having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin competentem.

Adjective[edit]

competente m or f (masculine and feminine plural competentes)

  1. competent
  2. expert, qualified

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Further reading[edit]

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