competent

having the necessary skills or knowledge to do a job well

competente, hábil, capaz

• be competent at/in something

Collocations a competent lawyer · be competent in a language

• She is very competent at her job.

  Ella es muy competente en su trabajo.

having the legal authority to do something or make decisions about a particular area of law

competente, autorizado

• be competent in/to deal with something

Collocations a court that is competent to hear a case · be competent to make decisions

• The court was not competent to rule on the matter.

  El tribunal no estaba competente para emitir un fallo sobre el asunto.