No. 2,795 in Catalan
competent
Having the ability or skill to do something well.
In a sentence
Ella és una professora competent i inspira confiança en els seus alumnes.
She is a competent teacher and inspires confidence in her students.
In this sentence, 'competent' is used to describe someone who possesses the necessary skills to perform their job excellently.
Aquest ordinador és un model competent per a treballar amb gràfics intensius.
This computer is a competent model for working with intensive graphics.
Here, 'competent' helps convey that the computer meets the required performance standards for the task.
El seu servei al client és competent, respondent ràpidament i de manera eficient.
Their customer service is competent, responding quickly and efficiently.
In this case, 'competent' describes reliable and capable service performance.
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