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com·pe·tent

(kŏm′pĭ-tənt)
adj.
1. Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable: a competent typist.
2. Adequate for the purpose: a competent performance.
3. Law Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.

[Middle English, adequate, from Old French, from Latin competēns, competent-, present participle of competere, to be suitable; see compete.]

com′pe·tent·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. competently - with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
displaying incompetence, incompetently - in an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently"
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Translations
بِكَفاءَه، بِجَدارَه، بِأَهْلِيَّه
schopně
dygtigtkompetent
hozzáértõen
kunnáttusamlega, fagmannlega
kvalifikovane
ustalıkla

competently

[ˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ] ADV [handle, perform, play] → competentemente, de forma muy competente
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competently

[ˈkɒmpɪtəntli] adv (= satisfactorily) → de façon satisfaisante
to perform competently → faire preuve de compétence
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competently

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competently

[ˈkɒmpɪtəntlɪ] advcon competenza
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competent

(ˈkompətənt) adjective
capable; skilled. a competent pianist; competent to drive a car. bevoeg, bekwaam; bedrewe, vaardig; geoorloof; regsbevoeg مُؤَهَّل، كُفء компетентен competente schopný, oprávněný fähig egnet; kvalificeret; dygtig; kompetent ικανός competente asjatundlik ماهرريال کاردان pätevä compétent מיומן समर्थ ovlašten, nadležan, sposoban, stručan (nagyon) jó; alkalmas ahli hæfur, fær competente 有能な 유능한 kompetentingas, geras, kvalifikuotas kompetents; lietpratīgs cekap bekwaam habil, dyktig, kompetent kompetentny وړ، منا سب، لايق، جوړ، برابر competente competent компетентный schopný sposoben, izkušen; pristojen stručan kompetent, skicklig ที่มีความสามารถ usta 有能力的 компетентний; спроможний اہل thạo 有能力的
ˈcompetence noun
bevoegdheid; regsbevoegdheid, kompetensie أَهْلِيَّه، جَدارَه، كَفاءه، способност competência schopnost, oprávnění die Tauglichkeit egnethed; dygtighed ικανότητα competencia asjatundlikkus مهارت؛ کاردانی kompetenssi compétence מיומנות सामर्थ्य kompetencija, nadležnost, sposobnost, stručnost hozzáértés, alkalmasság berkemampuan hæfni, færni competenza 能力 능력 kompetencija kompetence kecekapan bekwaamheid kompetanse, dyktighet, kvalifikasjon fachowość وړتوب، وړتيا، منا سبت، لياقت، كفايت competência competenţă компетентность schopnosť sposobnost; pristojnost stručnost kompetens ความสามารถ ustalık 能力 компетентність; спроможність اہلیت năng lực 能力
ˈcompetently adverb
bedrewe; bekwaam بِكَفاءَه، بِجَدارَه، بِأَهْلِيَّه вещо competentemente schopně fähig dygtigt; kompetent ικανά competentemente asjatundlikult ماهرانه pätevästi avec compétence בְּמיוּמָנוּת सामर्थ्यपूर्वक dostatan, dovoljan, vrstan, sposoban hozzáértően mampu kunnáttusamlega, fagmannlega con competenza 十分に 유능하게 gerai, kvalifikuotai kompetenti secara cekap bekwaam dyktig, kompetent fachowo ماهرانه competentemente cu competenţă компетентно kvalifikovane ustrezno stručno kompetent, skickligt ซึ่งมีความสามารถ ustalıkla 勝任地 компетентно اہل طور پر một cách thành thạo 胜任地
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