Grammatical class

Noun

compétence

competence, ability, skill

Details

Syllables

com-pé-ten-ce

Phonetics

kɔ̃.pe.tɑ̃s

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

12443

Freq. (movies)

11161

Freq. (news)

4607

Sentences

Tu seras payé en fonction de ta compétence.

You'll be paid according to your ability.

A1

Ce problème relève de son champ de compétence.

This problem is in his field.

A1

Je jette l'opprobre sur sa compétence comme statisticien.

I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.

A1

Toute la compétence des marins céda sous la violence de la tempête.

All the skill of the sailors gave way to the violence of the storm.

A1

Il a montré beaucoup de compétence.

He showed a lot of skill.

A2

Cela dépasse mon domaine de compétence.

This is outside my area of expertise.

A2

Exiger des compétences

To require skills

B1

Ce travail dépasse ma compétence.

This job is beyond my ability.

B1

Il est difficile d'évaluer sa compétence.

It's difficult to evaluate his ability.

B1

Le nouveau poste défiait sa compétence.

The new job challenged his skill.

B2

Ce travail exige un haut degré de compétence.

This work calls for a high degree of skill.

B2