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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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fluency
(ˈfluːənsɪ)n
the quality of being fluent, esp facility in speech or writing
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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" 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 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
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Translations
طَلاقَةُ اللسان
plynulost
talefærdighed
flæðiliîugleiki, orîfimi
tekoče izražanje
akıcılık
fluency
[ˈfluːənsɪ] N1. (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
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
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
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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, scioltezzahis fluency in English → la sua scioltezza nel parlare l'inglese
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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.
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