Con soltura -> fluently VS con fluidez

Question

I say con fluidez, does con solutura really mean that? I think I said it once and got blank looks. Gracias.

Answer 1

You can use both:

Habla inglés con soltura.

Habla inglés con fluidez, en forma fluida, de manera fluida.

But con soltura means also agility.

Baila con soltura.

Se mueve con soltura en la política.

Gracias Luis! - Miro74, Aug 5, 2011

Answer 2

I agree with Aislinn:

We don't have a literal word for "fluent", that I can think of.

I have been told to say "Me gustaría hablar español con fluidez" when I want to express my desire to speak Spanish fluently.

I've never heard the word "soltura" used that way.

Thank you Mariana! - Miro74, Aug 5, 2011

Answer 3

"Yo hablo inglés con fluidez." - "I'm fluent in English."

Literally it would say: "I speak English with fluidity." But I think this literal traduction doesn't make sense in English. This happens a lot when you are translating.

We don't have a literal word for "fluent", that I can think of.

ps. Correct my English grammar.

traduction ==> translation - gintar77, Aug 4, 2011

Answer 4

Habla dos idiomas con soltura: he speaks two languages fluently

Is it wrong??? or we can use both con soltura and con fluidez???

"con soltura" is in the dictionary but I've never heard anyone say it. - lorenzo9, Aug 4, 2011

You can use bothe, but I think con fluidez is more common. - LuisCache, Aug 4, 2011

Answer 5

For language reference, you can say "....... con facilidad," but I agree that "...... con fluidez" is the more proper option.

Thank you Julian! - Miro74, Aug 5, 2011