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1 be fluent in a language
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2 fluent
'fluənt1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) fluido2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) elocuente•- fluency- fluently
fluent adj fluidotr['flʊːənt]1 (gen) fluido,-a2 (language) fluido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be fluent dominarfluent ['flu:ənt] adj: fluidoadj.• corriente adj.• decidor adj.• facundo, -a adj.• fluido, -a adj.• suelto, -a adj.'fluːənta) ( in languages)to be fluent in Italian o to speak fluent Italian — hablar italiano con fluidez or soltura
b) <style/delivery> fluido; < speaker> desenvuelto['fluːǝnt]ADJhe 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
2) (=not hesitant) [written style, speech, sentence] fluido; [speaker, debater, writer] desenvueltoa fluent reader — una persona que lee con fluidez or soltura
3) (=graceful) [movement, dancing] fluido* * *['fluːənt]a) ( in languages)to be fluent in Italian o to speak fluent Italian — hablar italiano con fluidez or soltura
b) <style/delivery> fluido; < speaker> desenvuelto -
3 broken
'brəukən1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.)2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) interrumpido3) (uneven: broken ground.) accidentado4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) chapurreado5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) deshecho•broken adj rototr['brəʊkən]1→ link=break break{1 (plate, window etc) roto,-a2 (machine) estropeado,-a3 (bone) fracturado,-a4 (person) destrozado,-a5 (health) quebrantado,-a6 (language) chapurreado,-a7 (sleep, pattern) interrumpido, -abroken ['bro:kən] adj1) damaged, shattered: roto, quebrado, fracturado2) irregular, uneven: accidentado, irregular, recortado3) violated: roto, quebrantado4) interrupted: interrumpido, descontinuo5) crushed: abatido, quebrantadoa broken man: un hombre destrozado6) imperfect: malto speak broken English: hablar el inglés con dificultadadj.• accidentado, -a adj.• barrancoso, -a adj.• cascado, -a adj.• entrecortado, -a adj.• estropeado, -a adj.• interrumpido, -a adj.• quebrado, -a adj.• roto, -a adj.p.p.(Participio pasivo de "to break")
I 'brəʊkən
II
1)a) <window/vase/chair> roto; < bone> roto, quebrado (AmL)broken glass — vidrios mpl or (esp Esp) cristales mpl rotos
do not apply to broken skin — no aplicar si hay cortes, rasguños etc
b) ( not working) roto2) ( emotionally) < voice> quebrado, entrecortado3)a) <home/marriage> deshechob) ( not fulfilled) <promise/contract> roto; < trust> defraudado4) ( interrupted)she'd only had a few hours' broken sleep — había dormido poco y mal, despertándose cada dos por tres
5) (irregular, rough) < ground> accidentado6) ( imperfect)['brǝʊkǝn]1.PP of break2. ADJ1) [object] roto, quebrado (LAm); [bone] roto, fracturado; [skin] cortado"do not use on broken skin" — "no aplicar si hay cortes o heridas en la piel"
2) (=not working) [machine] estropeado, averiado3) (=uneven) [road surface] accidentado4) (=ruined) [health, spirit] quebrantado; [heart] roto, destrozadobroken in health — deshecho, muy decaído
a broken reed — (fig) una persona quemada
5) (=interrupted) [line] quebrado; [voice] entrecortado; [sleep] interrumpido; [cloud] fragmentarioshe had a broken night — durmió mal, despertándose a cada momento
6) (=failed) [marriage] deshecho7) [promise] roto, quebrantado* * *
I ['brəʊkən]
II
1)a) <window/vase/chair> roto; < bone> roto, quebrado (AmL)broken glass — vidrios mpl or (esp Esp) cristales mpl rotos
do not apply to broken skin — no aplicar si hay cortes, rasguños etc
b) ( not working) roto2) ( emotionally) < voice> quebrado, entrecortado3)a) <home/marriage> deshechob) ( not fulfilled) <promise/contract> roto; < trust> defraudado4) ( interrupted)she'd only had a few hours' broken sleep — había dormido poco y mal, despertándose cada dos por tres
5) (irregular, rough) < ground> accidentado6) ( imperfect) -
4 hablar
hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo 1 habla más bajo keep your voice down ( francamente) to speak frankly; un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker; hablar por hablar to talk for the sake of it 2 tenemos que hablar we must (have a) talk; hablar con algn to speak o talk to sb; tengo que hablarte or que hablar contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you; está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone; ¡ni hablar! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)◊ dar que hablar to start people talkingd) ( rumorear):se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resigne) ( al teléfono):◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?3a) (tratar, referirse a) hablar de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;◊ hablar de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her; hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him; me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you; en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …; háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans; hablar sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth háblale de tú use the `tú' form with himc) ( anunciar propósito) hablar de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone verbo transitivo 1 ‹ idioma› to speak 2 ( tratar): ya lo hablaremos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later hablarse verbo pronominal: no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not ' hablar' also found in these entries: Spanish: abominar - acento - alquilar - alta - alto - ancha - ancho - balbucear - broma - caldo - callar - carrete - cascar - cerrada - cerrado - cerrarse - chistar - clara - claro - codo - como - contigo - correr - costar - dar - dejar - deshora - despepitarse - dialéctica - embalarse - en - enrollarse - extenderse - fanfarronear - gachó - gangosa - gangoso - habla - hablarse - impertinencia - imprudencia - íntima - íntimo - maravilla - murmurar - ni - palabra - parar - peluquín - permitir English: about - abruptly - admire - afraid - age - alone - approachable - babble - bitterly - blunt - bone - break off - breath - breathe - captivate - confidence - crack - croak - curt - delegation - directly - discuss - do - dog - drawl - drone - easy - evenly - fear - female - fluent - go on - gush - harp on - hear of - hot air - jabber - jaw - likely - male-dominated - mimic - mouth - mutter - nasally - need - nelly - nice - nonstop - oneself - pipe up
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