fluent
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- adjective
- /ˈfluːənt/
:
fluido
- At the time of this study, she reported being more fluent at home and with friends.
- fluent in a language
- become fluent
- speak fluent English
She'd she had never, I'd only heard her speak fluent Southern California English.
- She'd she had never, I'd only heard her speak fluent Southern California English.
- I speak, you know, fluent Flemish for the Belgium.
- One speaks fluent Chinese and writes it as well.
- A Christian convert, Soon speaks fluent English but struggles with classical Chinese.
- I was, I was not fluent, but I was fairly conversational.
- Elizabeth gets known as the Greek because she's she's fluent in many languages, including Greek.
- And he was telling me that Brian is completely fluent in Spanish.
- But in Belgium and Holland, they're all fluent in English.
- You just bring in a German linguist to sit with you to speak fluent German with them so that you don't have to.
- People who were fluent bilinguals after adolescence didn't react very strongly to those swear words.
- He's speaking fluent fucking Mandarin, like holy shit.
Examples
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What is the best technique for becoming fluent in Spanish?
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Bob's having a conversation in fluent Spanish with them about Las Vegas.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rather, we become fluent word by word.
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Your English should be more fluent than it is.
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And he was telling me that Brian is completely fluent in Spanish.
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Some are highly educated and are fluent in English, while others can barely communicate in the language.
Academic text (1998) -
My sister told me that Sensei was fluent in English and Spanish.
Fiction book (2002) -
He's fluent in five languages and happens to be a very talented actor.
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I'm fluent in Spanish.
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She is fluent in French, which allows her to communicate easily with her relatives in Paris.
Synonyms
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Able to do a job or activity well because of practice
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Talking that sounds normal but uses wrong words and makes understanding language hard
How Fluent
Surface Forms
Morphology
fluent = fluid (semi-transparent) = flu + ent
The 'smooth/easy' quality in language use is a metaphorical extension of 'flow', but the morphological formation is Latin-derived and not transparently analyzable by learners.
Etymology
Fluent comes from the Latin fluere 'to flow', the same root as flow and fluid. So when you are fluent in a language, your sentences 'flow' with ease, like a calm river.