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capacitado

qualified

adjective kah-pah-see-TAH-doh Rare

Also means

trained

Usage Note

Capacitado means having the necessary skills, training, or legal authorisation to do something — stronger than capaz (capable), which is about innate ability. Estar capacitado para ejercer means to be licensed to practise a profession. It derives from capacitar ('to train, to qualify').

Examples

"Solo los técnicos capacitados pueden operar la máquina."

Natural Translation

Only qualified technicians can operate the machine.

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