competences in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for competences in the English»Spanish Dictionary

competence [Am ˈkɑmpədəns, Brit ˈkɒmpɪt(ə)ns] N U

1. competence (ability):

competence

competencia f

competence

capacidad f

I don't doubt his competence as a teacher, but …

no dudo de su competencia como profesor, pero …

a certain level of competence in French

un cierto nivel (de conocimientos) de francés

2. competence (jurisdiction) LAW:

competence

competencia f

to be within/beyond the competence of the court

ser/no ser (de la) competencia del tribunal

incompetence [Am ɪnˈkɑmpədəns, Brit ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)ns] N U

1. incompetence (ineptitude):

incompetence

incompetencia f

incompetence

ineptitud f

2. incompetence LAW:

incompetence

incapacidad f

incompetence to + infin

incapacidad para  +  infin

I.incompetent [Am ɪnˈkɑmpədənt, Brit ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt] ADJ

1. incompetent (inept):

incompetent teacher/leader/speaker

incompetente

incompetent teacher/leader/speaker

inepto

incompetent work

deficiente

incompetent attempt

ineficaz

2. incompetent (disqualified) LAW:

incompetent

incapaz

to be incompetent to + infin

ser incapaz para  +  infin

to be incompetent to + infin

no tener capacidad para  +  infin

II.incompetent [Am ɪnˈkɑmpədənt, Brit ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt] N

incompetent

incompetente mf

competently [Am ˈkɑmpɪtəntli, Brit ˈkɒmpɪtəntli] ADV

competently

competentemente

competent [Am ˈkɑmpədənt, Brit ˈkɒmpɪt(ə)nt] ADJ

1. competent person:

competent

competente

competent

capaz

he's competent in his work/as an instructor

es competente en su trabajo/como instructor

to be competent to + infin

estar capacitado para  +  infin

I'm not competent to judge

no estoy capacitado para juzgar

I feel competent to deal with the situation

me siento capacitado or preparado para hacerle frente a la situación

2. competent (adequate):

competent

aceptable

how's her German? — quite competent

¿qué tal habla alemán? — bastante bien

3. competent (legally qualified) LAW:

competent court

competente

competent witness

hábil

incompetently [Am ɪnˈkɑmpəd(ə)ntli, Brit ɪnˈkɒmpɪt(ə)ntli] ADV

incompetently

de modo incompetente

compete [Am kəmˈpit, Brit kəmˈpiːt] VB intr

compete

competir

compete

participar

we'll be competing in the games

vamos a competir or participar en los juegos

four teams are competing for the cup

cuatro equipos compiten por la copa or se disputan la copa

they competed for her love

se disputaban su amor

to compete against/with sb/sth

competir contra / con alguien/algo

we'll be competing against three other players/teams

vamos a competir contra otros tres jugadores/equipos

we simply can't compete with them/the big firms

sencillamente no podemos competir con ellos/con las grandes firmas

we simply can't compete with them/the big firms

sencillamente no podemos hacerles la competencia a ellos/a las grandes firmas

it can't compete with my mother's cooking

no se puede comparar con or a la comida de mi madre

competences in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for competences in the English»Spanish Dictionary

competence [ˈkɒmpɪtənts, Am ˈkɑ:m-] N, competency N no pl

competence

competencia f

incompetence [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənts, Am -ˈkɑ:mpət̬ənts] N, incompetency N no pl

incompetence

incompetencia f

I.incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt, Am -ˈkɑ:mpət̬ənt] ADJ

incompetent

incompetente

mentally incompetent

deficiente mental

she was mentally incompetent when she wrote the will

no contaba con plenas facultades mentales cuando redactó el testamento

II.incompetent [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt, Am -ˈkɑ:mpət̬ənt] N

incompetent

incompetente mf

competent [ˈkɒmpɪtənt, Am ˈkɑ:mpɪt̬ənt] ADJ

competent

competente

to be competent at sth

ser competente en algo

compete [kəmˈpi:t] VB intr

1. compete (strive):

compete

competir

to compete for sth

competir por algo

the new shop will have a tough time competing with the two supermarkets

la nueva tienda lo tendrá difícil si quiere competir con los dos supermercados

turn the music down — I'm not competing with that noise

baja la música — no pienso gritar para que me puedas oír

2. compete (take part):

compete

participar

to compete in an event

participar [o competir] en una prueba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It had legislative competences in court and administrative law.

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Managers assume essential duties which involve responsibilities, competences and professionalism in the management and implementation of corporate and institutional objectives.

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At any rate it is an important document of pontifical derivation that establishes a sort of hierarchic order of competences.

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When semi-speakers form a significant part of the speech community language contraction often ensues, as the linguistic norms are accommodated to the competences of the speakers.

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This professional maps out and organizes all resources available inside the network, i.e., contacts, experiences, success stories, knowledge, competences and business opportunities.

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In different struggles on competences and privileges plenty of documents have been completely forged or counterfeited or backdated, in order to corroborate arguments.

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The CEFR divides general competences in "knowledge" (descriptive knowledge), "skills", and "existential competence" with particular communicative competences in "linguistic competence", "sociolinguistic competence", and "pragmatic competence".

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Competences of cities and their municipalities were divided.

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Many psychologists avoid the study of natural competences, thinking that there is nothing there to be explained.

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The model is aimed at helping pupils acquire social competences.

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