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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.
flu′en·cy n.
flu′ent·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
[C16: from Latin: flowing, from fluere to flow]
ˈfluently adv
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flu•ent
(ˈflu ənt)adj.
1. spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
2. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily: fluent in three languages.
3. smooth; easy; graceful: fluent motion.
4. flowing or capable of flowing; fluid.
[1580–90; < Latin fluere to flow, stream]
flu′en•cy, flu′ent•ness, n.
flu′ent•ly, adv.
syn: fluent, glib, voluble may refer to an easy flow of words or to a person able to communicate with ease. fluent suggests the easy and ready flow of an accomplished speaker or writer; it is usu. a term of commendation: a fluent orator. glib implies an excessive fluency and lack of sincerity or profundity; it suggests talking smoothly and hurriedly to cover up or deceive: a glib salesperson. voluble implies the copious and often rapid flow of words characteristic of a person who loves to talk and will spare the audience no details: a voluble gossip.
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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" |
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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
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.
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Translations
طَلِقُ اللسانفَصيحفَصِيح
plynně hovořícíplynnýplynulý
flydende
sujuva
tečno govoriti
folyékony
reiprennandisem talar reiprennandialtalandi
流暢な
유창한
kalbantis sklandžiaikalbos sklandumassklandus
brīvi/tekoši runājošsplūstošaveikla
plynulo hovoriaci
tekoč
flytande
พูดหรือเขียนได้อย่างคล่องแคล่ว
akıcıakıcı konuşabilen
trôi chảy
fluent
[ˈfluːənt] ADJ1. (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
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
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
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
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.
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.
to speak fluent French, to be fluent in French → parler le français couramment
She's fluent in French → Elle parle le français couramment.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fluent
[ˈfluːənt] adj (style) → fluido/a, scorrevole; (speaker) → dalla parola facile; (speech) → facile, sciolto/a; (French) → correntehe's a fluent speaker/reader → si esprime/legge senza difficoltà
he speaks fluent Italian, he's fluent in Italian → parla l'italiano correntemente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fluent
(ˈfluənt) adjective1. (of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken. He spoke fluent French.
2. (of a person) able to express oneself easily. He is fluent in English.
ˈfluency noun ease in speaking or expressing. Her fluency surprised her colleagues.
ˈfluently adverbHe speaks Spanish fluently.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fluent
→ فَصِيح plynně hovořící flydende gewandt ευφραδής fluido, hablar con fluidez sujuva fluide tečno govoriti fluente 流暢な 유창한 vloeiend flytende płynny fluente беглый flytande พูดหรือเขียนได้อย่างคล่องแคล่ว akıcı trôi chảy 流利的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009