Both Uses of
fluent
in
The Horse Whisperer
- He spoke Jola—the local language— fluently and gave her a weekly lesson.†
Chpt 2 *
- Here people spoke another language called Wolof and he was already fluent.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(fluent) able to easily comprehend and express; or expressed smoothly -- especially in a foreign language
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (seen in classic literature), fluent can mean smooth or flowing -- as in: "fluent as the flight of a swallow" or "the fluent lines on the yacht" or Shakespeare's "fluent as the sea".