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fluency

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flu·ent  (flnt)
adj.
1.
a. Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages.
b. Flowing effortlessly; polished: speaks fluent Russian; gave a fluent performance of the sonata.
2. Flowing or moving smoothly; graceful: a yacht with long, fluent curves.
3. Flowing or capable of flowing; fluid.

[Latin fluns, fluent-, present participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fluen·cy n.
fluent·ly adv.

fluency [ˈfluːənsɪ]
n
the quality of being fluent, esp facility in speech or writing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fluency - powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
2.fluency - skillfulness in speaking or writing
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
disfluency - lack of skillfulness in speaking or writing
3.fluency - the quality of being facile in speech and writing
communicativeness - the trait of being communicative

fluency
noun
1. ability to speak or write, good command, articulateness To work as a translator, you need fluency in at least one language.
2. ease, control, facility, command, assurance, readiness, smoothness, slickness, glibness, volubility, articulateness He was praised for speeches of remarkable fluency.
Translations
fluency [ˈfluːənsɪ] N
1. (in foreign language) → fluidez f, soltura f
she speaks French with great fluencyhabla francés con mucha fluidez or solturadomina bien el francés
you need fluency in at least one foreign languagenecesita dominar al menos una lengua
I was impressed by his fluency in Englishme impresionó su dominio del inglés
2. (in speaking, reading, writing) → fluidez f, soltura f
3. [of movement] → soltura f
fluency [ˈfluːənsi] n
[speech, reading, writing] → aisance f
(in foreign language)aisance f
fluency in a language → aisance dans une langue
his fluency in French → son aisance en français
fluency
n
(in a foreign language) → fließendes Sprechen; this job requires fluency in Germanfür diese Stelle ist fließendes Deutsch Voraussetzung; fluency in two foreign languages is a requirementdie Beherrschung von zwei Fremdsprachen ist Voraussetzung; his fluency in English is inadequateer spricht Englisch nicht fließend genug
(in one’s native language, of speaker, writer) → Gewandtheit f; (of style)Flüssigkeit f
(of movement)Flüssigkeit f
fluency [ˈfluːənsɪ] nfacilità, scioltezza
his fluency in English → la sua scioltezza nel parlare l'inglese
fluency [ˈfluːənsɪ] nfacilità, scioltezza
his fluency in English → la sua scioltezza nel parlare l'inglese


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I despaired of ever expressing myself with such aptness or with such fluency.
His manner was impressive enough, if his English was childishly imperfect when compared with the fluency of Mr.
(I assure you I am often surprised at my own fluency, and, when I get a little more practice in the genders and the idioms, I shall do very well in this respect.
 
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