fluency

flu·ent

 (flo͞o′ənt)

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

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flu′en·cy n.

flu′ent·ly adv.

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fluency

(ˈfluːənsɪ)

n

the quality of being fluent, esp facility in speech or writing

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" eloquence, smoothness 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 articulateness, volubility communicativeness - the trait of being communicative

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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.

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fluency

noun

Ready skill in expression:

facility, fluidity.

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Translations

طَلاقَةُ اللسان

plynulost

talefærdighed

FlussRedefluss

fluidezsoltura

aisancefacilité

flæðiliîugleiki, orîfimi

capace di parlare correntementecorrentementefacondiascioltezza

flyttaleferdighet

tekoče izražanje

akıcılık

说活流利

fluency

[ˈfluːənsɪ] N

1. (in foreign language) → fluidez f, soltura f
she speaks French with great fluency → habla francés con mucha fluidez or soltura → domina bien el francés
you need fluency in at least one foreign language → necesita dominar al menos una lengua
I was impressed by his fluency in English → me impresionó su dominio del inglés

2. (in speaking, reading, writing) → fluidez f, soltura f

3. [of movement] → soltura f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fluency

n

(in a foreign language) → fließendes Sprechen; this job requires fluency in German → für diese Stelle ist fließendes Deutsch Voraussetzung; fluency in two foreign languages is a requirement → die Beherrschung von zwei Fremdsprachen ist Voraussetzung; his fluency in English is inadequate → er spricht Englisch nicht fließend genug

(in one’s native language, of speaker, writer) → Gewandtheit f; (of style) → Flüssigkeit f

(of movement) → Flüssigkeit f

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fluency

[ˈfluːənsɪ] n → facilità, scioltezza
his fluency in English → la sua scioltezza nel parlare l'inglese

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fluent

(ˈfluənt) adjective

1. (of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken. He spoke fluent French. vlot طَلِقُ اللسان свободен fluente plynulý, plynný fließend flydende άνετος, αβίαστοςfluido sorav فصیح sujuva facile, fluideשוטף धारा प्रवाह tečan folyékony fasih reiprennandi corrente, fluente 流ちょうな (말, 문체가) 유창한 sklandus (par valodu) veikla; plūstoša fasih vloeiendflytendepłynny روان، فصيح، ساده 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 fluente plynně hovořící flüssig flydende ευφραδήςelocuente 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, ordhagbiegły روان fluente care se exprimă fluent свободно говорящий plynulo hovoriaci ki se tekoče izraža koji vlada verbal (คน) พูดภาษานั้น ๆ ได้คล่องแคล่ว 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

ˈfluency noun

ease in speaking or expressing. Her fluency surprised her colleagues. vlotheid طَلاقَةُ اللسان гладкост fluência plynulost der Redefluß talefærdighed άνεσηfluidez ladusus شیوایی sujuvuus aisanceשטף सहजता glatkoca (izražavanja) folyékonyság kefasihan liðugleiki, orðfimi il parlare correntemente 流ちょうさ 유창함 kalbos sklandumas, iškalbingumas (valodas) veiklība; plūdums kefasihan welbespraaktheidtaleferdighet, veltalenhet, flytpłynność, biegłość روانى، فصاحت 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

ˈfluently adverb

He speaks Spanish fluently. vlot بِطَلاقَه гладко fluentemente plynně fließend flydende αβίαστα, τέλειαcon 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 vloeiendflytendebiegle, płynnie په فصاحت، په رومانى 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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