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fluent

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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.

fluent
Adjective
1. able to speak or write with ease: they spoke fluent English, fluent in French
2. spoken or written with ease [Latin fluere to flow]
fluency n
fluently adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fluent - smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
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"
articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

fluent
adjective effortless, natural, articulate, well-versed, glib, facile, voluble, smooth-spoken
Translations
fluent [ˈfluːənt] adj [speech] → elocuente;
he speaks fluent French, he's fluent in French → domina el francés

fluent [ˈfluːənt] adj [speech, style] → coulant(e)aisé(e);
he's a fluent speaker/reader → il s'exprime/lit avec aisance or facilité;
he speaks fluent French, he's fluent in French → il parle le français couramment

fluent [ˈfluːənt] adjflüssig;
he speaks fluent German, he's fluent in German → er spricht fließend Deutsch

fluent [ˈfluːənt] adj [speech] → facile, sciolto/a;
he's a fluent speaker/reader → si esprime/legge senza difficoltà;
he speaks fluent Italian, he's fluent in Italian → parla l'italiano correntemente

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 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
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 sujuvasanainen qui s'exprime couramment בַּעַל שֶטֶף דִיבּוּר सहज rječit folyékony fasih sem talar reiprennandi (che si esprime correntemente) 能弁の 유창한 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 流利
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
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


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A second sort, is of those that have some natural dispositions which have better grace in youth, than in age; such as is a fluent and luxuriant speech; which becomes youth well, but not age: so Tully saith of Hortensius, Idem manebat, neque idem decebat.
But this was not an easy thing to do, for Strickland was not a fluent talker.
The petitioner, the widow of a staff captain Kalinin, came with a request impossible and unreasonable; but Stepan Arkadyevitch, as he generally did, made her sit down, heard her to the end attentively without interrupting her, and gave her detailed advice as to how and to whom to apply, and even wrote her, in his large, sprawling, good and legible hand, a confident and fluent little note to a personage who might be of use to her.
 
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