competente
See also: compétente
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin competentem.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
competente (plural competenti, superlative competentissimo)
- competent
- Antonym: incompetente
- expert, qualified
- (law) having jurisdiction
- 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)
- expert
- Synonyms: esperto, capace
- Antonym: incompetente
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
competente (plural competenti)
Further reading edit
- competente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Participle edit
competente
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)
- competent (having sufficient skill, knowledge or qualifications)
- Synonym: capaz
- Antonyms: incapaz, incompetente
- competent (adequate for the purpose)
- (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)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “competente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014