"compétence" meaning in All languages combined

See compétence on Wiktionary

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.pe.tɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-compétence.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-compétence.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: compétences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin competentia. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la-lat:competentia}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "competentia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "compétence", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="compétence">, {{bor+|fr|la-lat|competentia}} Borrowed from Late Latin competentia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} compétence f (plural compétences)
  1. competence, ability, skill Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-compétence-fr-noun-9hdS3Ldw Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52
  2. talent, capability Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-compétence-fr-noun-rlqClSVV Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 36 64 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: compétent, compéter, compétition, incompétence

Inflected forms

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