fluently
gb/flˈuəntli/ us/flˈuəntli/
B2
Anglais
folyékonyan, gördülékenyen
B2
1
folyékonyan
B2
Schéma d’usage :
speak/read/write [a language] fluently
After a year abroad, she could speak Spanish fluently.
Egy külföldön töltött év után már folyékonyan beszélt spanyolul.
He reads English fluently but still finds writing difficult.
Folyékonyan olvas angolul, de az írást még mindig nehéznek találja.
They want staff who can communicate fluently in Mandarin.
Exemples pédagogiques
I can speak English fluently.
Folyékonyan tudok angolul beszélni.
She writes Spanish fluently.
Folyékonyan ír spanyolul.
Erreur fréquente :
Use the adverb with verbs ("speak fluently"), not the adjective ("speak fluent").
Sens
with strong language ability
Collocations
speak fluently
|speak English fluently
|speak French fluently
|read fluently
|read aloud fluently
|write fluently
|communicate fluently
|converse fluently
|fluently bilingual
|fluently in [a language]
Synonymes
proficiently (More formal; emphasizes skill level.)
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with ease (Highlights the lack of difficulty.)
Antonymes
haltingly (With many pauses and stops.)
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brokenly (With many errors and incomplete phrases.)
Thèmes
language_learning
|communication
|education
Définition
with good, easy control of a language
In a way that shows you can use a language easily and accurately, without much hesitation.
C1
2
folyékonyan
B2
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] [does something] fluently
With practice, she plays the piece fluently from start to finish.
Gyakorlással elejétől a végéig gördülékenyen játssza a darabot.
The presenter moved fluently between topics and kept the audience engaged.
Az előadó gördülékenyen váltott a témák között, és végig lekötötte a közönséget.
After a few weeks, he could navigate the new software fluently.
Exemples pédagogiques
She reads fluently.
Gördülékenyen olvas.
He plays the song fluently.
Gördülékenyen játssza a dalt.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t confuse with "fluidly," which is more about physical movement or liquid-like motion.
Sens
smoothly, without hesitation
Collocations
read fluently
|play fluently
|move fluently
|transition fluently
|perform fluently
|speak fluently
|respond fluently
|deliver [a speech] fluently
|switch fluently between [things]
|operate fluently
Synonymes
smoothly (General; focuses on lack of roughness or interruption.)
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effortlessly (Emphasizes that it seems easy.)
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readily (Emphasizes quickness and ease in responding or doing.)
Antonymes
awkwardly (In an uncomfortable or unskilled way.)
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stiffly (Without natural flow, especially in movement.)
Thèmes
skills
|performance
|communication
Définition
smoothly and easily, with no pauses
In a smooth, natural way, without stopping, struggling, or sounding awkward.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
fluently
API
GB/flˈuəntli/
US/flˈuəntli/
Syllabes et accentuation
flu - ently (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (flu)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: fluently
- Plural: fluentlies
Famille de mots
Expressions
converse fluently (in [a language])
1/kənvˈɚs flˈuəntli ˈɪn ə lˈæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
formal
talk easily in a language
to have a conversation easily
Exemples
- Within six months, she could converse fluently in Portuguese.
- He can converse fluently about art and history.
- They need someone who can converse fluently with international clients.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I want to converse fluently in English.
read fluently
1/ɹˈid flˈuəntli/
fixed phrase
read smoothly without stopping
to read smoothly and easily
Exemples
- By the end of the year, most students can read fluently.
- He can read fluently but struggles to understand complex texts.
- She practiced every day until she could read the paragraph fluently.
Exemples pédagogiques
- My son can read fluently.
- I want to read fluently in English.
speak [a language] fluently
1/spˈik ə lˈæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ flˈuəntli/
fixed phrase
speak a language with ease
to speak a language easily and well
Exemples
- She speaks Italian fluently.
- Do you speak English fluently enough for this job?
- He speaks fluently when he’s relaxed.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I speak English fluently.
- She speaks Chinese fluently.
write fluently
1/ɹˈaɪt flˈuəntli/
fixed phrase
write smoothly and naturally
to write easily and smoothly
Exemples
- She can speak well, but she doesn’t yet write fluently.
- After the course, he began to write fluently about technical topics.
- Try free-writing for ten minutes to help you write more fluently.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I can write fluently in my first language.