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Competence
//ˈkɑm.pə.təns//
Synonyms for "competence" (152 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (76)
inherent authorityjus divinumjust enoughknackknow howknow-howlawful authoritylegal authoritylegitimacymarksmanshipmastershipmasterymaturitymightminimumnouspowerpractical abilitypreparednessprerogative
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Noun(4 words)
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Translations
76 translations across 23 languages.
Bengali
2 entries- আহলিয়াত noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- আহলিয়াত noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вещина noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- компетентност noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- мерода́вност noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- правомощие noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Catalan
2 entries- competència noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- competència noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Dutch
4 entries- bekwaamheid noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- bevoegdheid noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- competentie noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- competentie noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Finnish
4 entries- kompetenssi noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- kompetenssi noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- pätevyys noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- pätevyys noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
French
2 entries- compétence noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- compétence noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Galician
4 entries- autoridade noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
- competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- competencia noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
Georgian
1 entries- კომპეტენტურობა noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
German
4 entries- Befugnis noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- Befugnis noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
- Befähigung noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- Einkommen noun (income)
Hebrew
3 entries- יכולת noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- סמכות noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- סמכות noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Hindi
2 entries- दक्षता noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- दक्षता noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Hungarian
1 entries- hozzáértés noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Italian
1 entries- competenza noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Māori
1 entries- āheinga noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- صنعت noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- هنر noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Persian
2 entries- باعرضه noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- باعرضه noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Polish
1 entries- kompetencja noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Portuguese
2 entries- competência noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- competência noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Russian
4 entries- компете́нтность noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- компете́нтность noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- компете́нция noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- правомо́чие noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Spanish
4 entries- autorización noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
- competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- competencia noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- competencia noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
Swedish
1 entries- duglighet noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Turkish
4 entries- yetki noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- yetki noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- yetkinlik noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- yetkinlik noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
Ukrainian
4 entries- компете́нтність noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
- компете́нтність noun (the quality or state of being competent for a particular task.)
- компете́нтність noun (legal authority to deal with a matter)
- компете́нція noun (the quality or state of being competent for a general role.)
Sample sentences
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Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.
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Develop your linguistic competence as much as possible.
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Competence and performance are two different things.
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