fluent

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.

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

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fluen·cy n.

fluent·ly adv.

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fluent [ˈfluːənt]

adj

1. able to speak or write a specified foreign language with facility

2. spoken or written with facility his French is fluent

3. easy and graceful in motion or shape

4. flowing or able to flow freely

[from Latin: flowing, from fluere to flow]

fluently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	fluent - smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" fluid, smooth, liquid graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
	2.	fluent - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" eloquent, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, facile, silver articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

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fluent

adjective

1. able to speak or write, natural, articulate, clear, easy, ready, flowing, smooth He is fluent in Arabic, French and English.
able to speak or write halting, stumbling, hesitating, faltering, stammering, hesitant, inarticulate, tongue-tied

2. effortless, natural, articulate, well-versed, glib, facile, voluble, smooth-spoken He has developed into a fluent debater.

Translations

fluent [ˈfluːənt] ADJ

1. (in foreign language) he is a fluent Japanese speaker or speaker of Japanese → habla japonés con fluidez or soltura → domina bien el japonés
to speak fluent French; be fluent in French → hablar francés con fluidez or soltura, dominar bien el francés
to become fluent in French → llegar a hablar francés con fluidez or soltura, llegar a tener un buen dominio del francés

2. (= not hesitant) [written style, speech, sentence] → fluido; [speaker, debater, writer] → desenvuelto
a fluent reader → una persona que lee con fluidez or soltura
she speaks in fluent sentences → habla con frases fluidas
rage was making him fluent → la ira le hacía hablar sin trabarse

3. (= graceful) [movement, dancing] → fluido

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fluent [ˈfluːənt] adj

[speech, style] → coulant(e), aisé(e)
He's a fluent speaker → Il s'exprime avec aisance.
a fluent reader [child]
She's now a fluent reader → Elle lit maintenant avec aisance.

(in a foreign language) to be fluent in a language → parler couramment une langue
to speak fluent French, to be fluent in French → parler le français couramment
She's fluent in French → Elle parle le français couramment.

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fluent

adj

(in a foreign language) to be fluent → die Sprache fließend sprechen; to be fluent in German → fließend Deutsch sprechen; she is fluent in six languages → sie beherrscht sechs Sprachen fließend; his English is not totally fluent → er spricht nicht ganz fließend Englisch; he is a fluent Japanese speaker, he speaks fluent Japanese → er spricht fließend Japanisch

(in one’s native language) writer, talker, debater → gewandt; style → flüssig; reader → fließend; rage was making him fluent → die Wut beflügelte seine Worte; she speaks in fluent sentences → sie spricht in fließenden or flüssigen Sätzen

(= moving freely) movement, action → flüssig; Black Velvet is not the most fluent of jumpers → Black Velvet springt nicht besonders flüssig; the match contained little fluent football → die Begegnung enthielt nur wenig flüssiges Spiel

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fluent [ˈfluːənt] adj (style) → fluido/a, scorrevole; (speaker) → dalla parola facile; (speech) → facile, sciolto/a; (French) → corrente
he's a fluent speaker/reader → si esprime/legge senza difficoltà
he speaks fluent Italian, he's fluent in Italian → parla l'italiano correntemente

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fluent

adj fluent [ˈfluənt]

1 (of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken He spoke fluent French. vlot طَلِقُ اللسان свободен plynulý, plynný flydende fließend άνετος, αβίαστος (για τη χρήση ξένης γλώσσας) fluido sorav فصیح sujuva facile, fluide שוֹטֵף धारा प्रवाह tečan folyékony fasih reiprennandi corrente, fluente 流ちょうな (말, 문체가) 유창한 sklandus (par valodu) veikla; plūstoša fasih vloeiend flytende płynny fluente fluent беглый plynulý tekoč tečno flytande คล่องแคล่ว akıcı 流利的 плавний, вільний رواں lưu loát 流利的

2 (of a person) able to express oneself easily He is fluent in English. vlot فَصيح гладък plynně hovořící flydende flüssig ευφραδής elocuente ladus روان puhua sujuvasti qui s'exprime couramment בַּעַל שֶטֶף דִיבּוּר सहज rječit folyékony fasih sem talar reiprennandi (che si esprime correntemente) 能弁の 능변의 kalbantis sklandžiai (par cilvēku) brīvi/tekoši runājošs fasih vloeiend som har ordet i sin makt, ordhag biegły fluente care se exprimă fluent свободно говорящий plynulo hovoriaci ki se tekoče izraža koji vlada verbal ฉะฉาน akıcı konuşabilen 說話流利的 той, що вільно розмовляє چرب زبان diễn đạt trôi chảy; chính xác và dễ dàng 说话流利的

n fluency

ease in speaking or expressing Her fluency surprised her colleagues. vlotheid طَلاقَةُ اللسان гладкост plynulost talefærdighed der Redefluß άνεση (στη χρήση ξένης γλώσσας) fluidez ladusus شیوایی sujuvuus aisance (à s'exprimer) שֶׁטֶף सहजता glatkoca (izražavanja) folyékonyság kefasihan liðugleiki, orðfimi il parlare correntemente 流ちょうさ 유창함 kalbos sklandumas, iškalbingumas (valodas) veiklība; plūdums kefasihan welbespraaktheid taleferdighet, veltalenhet, flyt płynność, biegłość fluência fluenţă (în exprimare) беглость plynulosť tekoče izražanje tečnost språkbehärskning, ledigt uttryckssätt ความคล่อง akıcılık 說活流利 вільність روانی sự nói lưu loát; sự viết trôi chảy 说活流利

adv fluently

He speaks Spanish fluently. vlot بِطَلاقَه гладко plynně flydende fließend αβίαστα, τέλεια con soltura ladusalt بطور روان sujuvasti couramment בְּשֶטֶף बिना रुकावट के tečno, glatko, bez zapinjanja folyékonyan dengan fasih reiprennandi correntemente 流ちょうに 유창하게 sklandžiai (par valodu) tekoši; plūstoši dengan fasih vloeiend flytende biegle, płynnie fluentemente fluent бегло; свободно plynulo tekoče tečno flytande ได้คล่อง akıcı bir şekilde 流利地 гладко; вільно روانی سے trôi chảy; lưu loát 流利地

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fluent → سَلس plynulý flydende gewandt ευφραδής fluido sujuva fluide tečan che parla correntemente una lingua straniera 流暢な 유창한 vloeiend flytende płynny fluente беглый flytande พูดหรือเขียนได้อย่างคล่องแคล่ว akıcı trôi chảy 流利的