competer

v.

1 to be supposed to, to have to, to be one's concern, to have the obligation to.

Te compete revisar el trabajo You are supposed to check the work.

2 to concern.

Me compete este caso legal This legal case concerns me.

3 to be in charge of.

Mis sobrinos me competen I am in charge of my nephews

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competer

► verbo intransitivo

1 (corresponder) to be incumbent (a, on), be the responsibility (de, of)

2 (incumbir) to come under the jurisdiction (a, of)

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VI

competer a algn — to be the responsibility of sb

un tema que compete al Ministerio del Exterior — a matter that comes under the jurisdiction of o that is the responsibility of the Foreign Office

es al gobierno a quien compete mantener la seguridad — it falls to the government to maintain law and order, it is the government that is responsible for maintaining law and order

este tema compete exclusivamente al director — this subject is the exclusive concern o responsibility of the director

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verbo intransitivo (en 3^a pers)

competer a alguien — responsabilidad to be incumbent on somebody (frml); decisión to be the responsibility of somebody

eso no me compete — that's not my responsibility

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= behoove [behove, -USA].

Ex. With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.

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* en lo que a + Pronombre + competer = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.

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verbo intransitivo (en 3^a pers)

competer a alguien — responsabilidad to be incumbent on somebody (frml); decisión to be the responsibility of somebody

eso no me compete — that's not my responsibility

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= behoove [behove, -USA].

Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.

* en lo que a + Pronombre + competer = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.

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competer [E1 ]

vi

(en tercera persona) competer A algn «responsabilidad» to be incumbent on sb (frml); «decisión» to be the responsibility of sb

esta decisión compete al gobierno provincial this decision is the responsibility of the provincial government

eso no me compete that's not my responsibility, that is not within my competence o jurisdiction (frml), that's not up to me (colloq)

compete al Estado responder por estas pérdidas it is the State's responsibility to make good these losses

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competer verbo intransitivo to be incumbent on, to be one's duty: le compete al ministro tomar esa decisión, it is incumbent on the minister to make that decision

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competer vi

competer a [incumbir] to be up to, to be the responsibility of;

[a una autoridad] to come under the jurisdiction of;

la protección del medio ambiente compete al gobierno de la nación environmental protection is the reponsibility of the government;

es un asunto que no nos compete it's not our responsibility o it's not up to us to deal with this matter

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competer

v/i

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competer a be the responsibility of