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.
Ce problème relève de son champ de compétence.
This problem is in his field.
Je jette l'opprobre sur sa compétence comme statisticien.
I'm casting aspersions on his competency as a statistician.
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.
Il a montré beaucoup de compétence.
He showed a lot of skill.
Cela dépasse mon domaine de compétence.
This is outside my area of expertise.
Exiger des compétences
To require skills
Ce travail dépasse ma compétence.
This job is beyond my ability.
Il est difficile d'évaluer sa compétence.
It's difficult to evaluate his ability.
Le nouveau poste défiait sa compétence.
The new job challenged his skill.
Ce travail exige un haut degré de compétence.
This work calls for a high degree of skill.