competente
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)
- competent
- Antonym: incompetente
- expert, qualified
- (law) having jurisdiction
- referring to a company doctor (medico competente), as required by legislation on occupational health and safety
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
competente m or f by sense (plural competenti)
- expert
- Synonyms: esperto, capace
- Antonym: incompetente
Further reading
- competente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competentem, present participle of competō (“to meet; to coincide; to agree”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈtẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/
Adjective
competente m or f (plural competentes)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin competentem.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “competente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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