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fluently

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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.
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Adv.1.fluently - in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"
Translations
fluently [ˈfluːəntlɪ] adv → con soltura
fluently [ˈfluːəntlɪ] adv → couramment; avec aisance or facilité
fluently [ˈfluːəntlɪ] fluent adv → flüssig;
(speak a language) → fließend
fluently [ˈfluːəntlɪ] adv → con facilità; correntemente


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Sergey Ivanovitch listened attentively, asked him questions, and, roused by a new listener, he talked fluently, uttered a few keen and weighty observations, respectfully appreciated by the young doctor, and was soon in that eager frame of mind his brother knew so well, which always, with him, followed a brilliant and eager conversation.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
This Professor Bumper did, being able to make himself understood in the queer part-Spanish dialect used by the native Hondurians, though he could not, of course, speak it as fluently as had Jacinto.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiority.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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