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Lesefluss

reading flow; readability

noun LEH-ze-floos Rare
Communication Writing

Usage Note

Lesefluss describes how smoothly and naturally a reader can move through a text. Writers and editors try to improve the Lesefluss by varying sentence length and avoiding awkward constructions.

Examples

"Zu viele Einschübe unterbrechen den Lesefluss."

Natural Translation

Too many parentheses interrupt the reading flow.

Literal Translation

Too many insertions interrupt the reading-flow.

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