"competente" meaning in Spanish

See competente in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kompeˈtente/, [kõm.peˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e] Forms: competentes [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -ente Etymology: Borrowed from Latin competentem. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|la:competens<alt:competentem>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "competentem", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "competens", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "competente", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="competente"> Borrowed from Latin competentem. Head templates: {{es-adj}} competente m or f (masculine and feminine plural competentes)
  1. competent Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-competente-es-adj-mSPndBuN
  2. expert, qualified Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-competente-es-adj-1AGqUKNh Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 33 67 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 19 81 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 7 93 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autoridad competente, competentemente Related terms: competir, pedir

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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