competente

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See also: compétente

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin competentem.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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
Derived terms

Noun

competente m or f by sense (plural competenti)

  1. expert
    Synonyms: esperto, capace
    Antonym: incompetente

Etymology 2

Participle

competente (plural competenti)

  1. present participle of competere

Further reading

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

Latin

Participle

competente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of competēns

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

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)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin competentem.

Adjective

competente m or f (masculine and feminine plural competentes)

  1. competent
  2. expert, qualified

Derived terms

Further reading

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