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qual·i·fi·ca·tion

(kwŏl′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act of qualifying or the condition of being qualified: Qualification for the tournament will be hard.

2. A quality, ability, or accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task.

3. A condition or circumstance that must be met or complied with: fulfilled the qualifications for registering to vote.

4. A restriction or modification: a statement hedged with several qualifications.

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qualification

(ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. an official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam

2. an ability, quality, or attribute, esp one that fits a person to perform a particular job or task: he has no qualifications to be a teacher.

3. a condition that modifies or limits; restriction

4. the act of qualifying or state of being qualified

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qual•i•fi•ca•tion

(ˌkwɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.

2. a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for exercising a right, holding an office, etc.

3. the act of qualifying or the state of being qualified.

4. modification or limitation: to agree without qualification.

[1535–45; < Medieval Latin quālificātiō fr. quālificā(re) to qualify]

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Noun	1.	qualification - an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician" making fitness, fittingness - the quality of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" eligibility - the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" ineligibility - the quality or state of being ineligible
	2.	qualification - the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform" revision, alteration - the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion"
	3.	qualification - a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" reservation statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" fine print, small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" weasel word - an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

qualification

noun

1. certificate, degree, document, diploma Mix academic A-levels with vocational qualifications.

2. eligibility, quality, ability, skill, capacity, fitness, attribute, capability, endowment(s), accomplishment, achievement, aptitude, suitability, suitableness That time with him is my qualification to write the book.

3. condition, restriction, proviso, requirement, rider, exception, criterion, reservation, allowance, objection, limitation, modification, exemption, prerequisite, caveat, stipulation The empirical evidence is subject to many qualifications.

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qualification

noun

1. The quality or state of being eligible:

eligibility, fitness, suitability, suitableness, worthiness.

2. A restricting or modifying element:

condition, provision, proviso, reservation, specification, stipulation, term (often used in plural).

Informal: string (often used in plural).

Translations

أهْلِيَّهشَرْط، قَيْدكَفاءَهمُؤَهَّل

kvalifikaceomezeníoprávnění

kvalifikationautorisationforbehold

Qualifikation Einschränkung

προσόν

salvedad título aptitud calificación capacidad

tutkinto

qualification restriction compétence diplôme

kvalifikacija

képesítés

fyrirvari, takmörkunhæfni; skilyrîiskírteini, vottorî, próf

qualifica qualificazione riserva abilitazione

資格

자격

kwalificatie

forbehold kvalifikasjon modifikasjon

kwalifikacja

qualificação

результаты выполненного экзамена ценз

kvalifikácia

spričevalousposobljenost

utbildning

คุณสมบัติ

niteliksınırlamavasıfyeterlilikdiploma

trình độ

资格资格证明资质限制条件

qualification

[ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N

1. (= diploma) → título m
he left school without any qualifications → dejó la escuela sin sacarse ningún título
what are his qualifications? → ¿qué títulos tiene?
a teaching qualification → un título de profesor
vocational qualifications → títulos mpl de formación profesional

2. (for a post) → requisito m
she doesn't have the qualifications for the post → no reúne los requisitos para el puesto
the qualifications for membership → lo que se requiere para ser socio

3. (= description) → calificación f

4. (Sport) → clasificación f
they missed qualification for the finals → no consiguieron clasificarse para la final

5. (= reservation) → reserva f; (= modification) → salvedad f
without qualification → sin reserva
this is true, with the qualification that → esto es verdad, con la salvedad de que ...
by way of qualification, I should point out that → quisiera hacer la salvedad de que ...

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qualification

[ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(= degree, diploma) → diplôme m
What are your qualifications? → Qu'avez-vous comme diplômes?
vocational qualifications → des qualifications professionnelles
to leave school without any qualifications → quitter l'école sans aucun diplôme

(= quality) → qualité f

(= limitation) → réserve f, restriction f
This statement requires qualification and clarification → Cette déclaration demande à être mitigée et clarifiée.

(= passing an exam) → obtention f d'un diplôme
Following qualification, he worked as a social worker → Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, il a travaillé comme assistant social.

(SPORT) (into competition) → qualification f
qualification for the World Cup finals → la qualification pour la finale de la Coupe du Monde entry qualification

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qualification

(on paper) → Qualifikation f; (= document itself) → Zeugnis nt; (= skill, ability, suitable quality) → Voraussetzung f; what qualifications do you have for this job? → welche Qualifikationen haben Sie für diese Stelle?; English qualifications are not recognized by Scottish schools → englische Zeugnisse werden von schottischen Schulen nicht anerkannt; the only qualification needed is patience/is a knowledge of French → die einzige Voraussetzung ist Geduld/sind Französischkenntnisse

(= act of qualifying) → Abschluss m → von jds Ausbildung; after his qualification as a doctor/an insurance broker → nachdem er seine Ausbildung als Arzt/Versicherungsagent abgeschlossen hatte; prior to his qualification → vor Abschluss seines Studiums

(Sport) → Qualifikation f

(= prerequisite) → Voraussetzung f

(= limitation) → Einschränkung f, → Vorbehalt m; (= modification) → Modifikation f; to accept a plan with/without qualification(s) → einen Plan unter Vorbehalt/vorbehaltlos billigen

(Gram) → nähere Bestimmung

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qualification

[ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n

a. qualifications npl (gen) → qualifiche fpl, requisiti mpl; (paper qualifications) → titoli mpl di studio
what are your qualifications? → quali sono le sue qualifiche? (paper qualifications) → quali sono i suoi titoli di studio?
I've got a teaching qualification → sono abilitato or ho l'abilitazione all'insegnamento

b. (reservation) → riserva, restrizione f
without qualification(s) → senza condizioni or riserve

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qualify

(ˈkwolifai) verb

1. to cause to be or to become able or suitable for. A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.

2. (with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination. I hope to qualify as a doctor.

3. (with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition. She failed to qualify for the long jump.

4. (of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of. In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.

ˌqualifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

1. (the act of gaining) a skill, achievement etc (eg an examination pass) that makes (a person) able or suitable to do a job etc. What qualifications do you need for this job?

2. something that gives a person the right to do something.

3. a limitation to something one has said or written. I think this is an excellent piece of work – with certain qualifications.

ˈqualified adjective

(negative unqualified) having the necessary qualification(s) to do (something). a qualified engineer.

ˈqualifying adjective

in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc. Our team was beaten in the qualifying round.

qualification

→ مُؤَهَّل kvalifikace kvalifikation Qualifikation προσόν calificación , cualificación tutkinto qualification kvalifikacija qualifica 資格 자격 kwalificatie kvalifikasjon kwalifikacja qualificação результаты выполненного экзамена utbildning คุณสมบัติ nitelik trình độ 资质

qualification

n. calificación; [competence] capacidad.

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(while it is necessary that every one should do well in his calling, in which consists his excellence, as it is impossible that all the citizens should have the same [1277a] qualifications) it is impossible that the virtue of a citizen and a good man should be the same; for all should possess the virtue of an excellent citizen: for from hence necessarily arise the perfection of the city: but that every one should possess the virtue of a good man is impossible without all the citizens in a well-regulated state were necessarily virtuous.

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The Sphinx has one hundred and fifty qualifications for impassiveness which you lack."

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I had not sup- posed he would move in the matter while I was away; and so I had not mapped out a scheme for determining the merits of officers; I had only remarked that it would be wise to submit every candidate to a sharp and searching examination; and privately I meant to put together a list of military qualifications that no- body could answer to but my West Pointers.

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In the constitution of the judiciary department in particular, it might be inexpedient to insist rigorously on the principle: first, because peculiar qualifications being essential in the members, the primary consideration ought to be to select that mode of choice which best secures these qualifications; secondly, because the permanent tenure by which the appointments are held in that department, must soon destroy all sense of dependence on the authority conferring them.

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Your portion is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications. As I must therefore conclude that you are not serious in your rejection of me, I shall choose to attribute it to your wish of increasing my love by suspense, according to the usual practice of elegant females."

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At length, she advised me to put an advertisement, myself, in the paper, stating my qualifications, &c.

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A hint to justices of peace, concerning the necessary qualifications of a clerk; with extraordinary instances of paternal madness and filial affection.

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The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.

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"Remember, an editor must have proved qualifications or else he would not be an editor."

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Where the qualifications of the electors are the same, whether they have to choose a small or a large number, their votes will fall upon those in whom they have most confidence; whether these happen to be men of large fortunes, or of moderate property, or of no property at all.

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For though legally at liberty to do as he chose, and though their daughter-in-law's qualifications could make no practical difference to their lives, in the probability of her living far away from them, he wished for affection's sake not to wound their sentiment in the most important decision of his life.

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No service was too humble for him to perform in the aid of the South, no adventure to perilous for him to undertake if consistent with the character of a civilian who was at heart a soldier, and who in good faith and without too much qualification assented to at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war.