Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "compétence."
ability, authority, command, competence, competency, control, domain, expertise, jurisdiction, know-how, mastery, power, purview, qualification, realm, responsibility, scope, skill, sphere
- les soldats du maintien de la paix s’acquittent de leurs fonctions avec fierté et une compétence incroyable / our peacekeepers do their job with pride and incredible ability
- questions relevant de la compétence de l’administrateur en chef / matters within the authority (purview, scope) of the chief administrator
- admirer sa compétence dans la langue / admire his command (mastery) of the language
- nomination des dirigeants fondée sur le mérite et la compétence / appointment of managers based on merit and competence
- emplois qui exigent des compétences techniques / jobs that require technological competencies (skills)
- ces ressources relèvent de la compétence des provinces / these resources are under provincial control
- ces questions sont de la compétence exclusive des gestionnaires au sein de la fonction publique / these issues are the exclusive domain of public service managers
- se fier aux compétences des professionnels / rely upon the expertise (know-how) of the professionals
- établir la compétence du tribunal concernant de telles décisions / establish the jurisdiction of the tribunal regarding such decisions
- le partage des compétences entre le Canada et les provinces / the division of powers between Canada and the provinces
- exercer les fonctions qui relèvent de sa compétence / undertake duties within its purview (scope)
- déterminer les compétences requises pour accomplir le travail / determine the qualifications required for the work to be performed
- ces services sont de la compétence des municipalités / these services fall within the municipal realm (sphere)
- le projet de loi clarifie d’importants secteurs de compétence / the legislation clarifies important areas of responsibility
- voir à ce que tous les préposés ont les mêmes valeurs et les mêmes compétences / ensure that all personnel have the same standards and the same skills
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