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In a situation which is entirely suitable, familiar, or enjoyable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- You can tell he's completely in his element when he's talking about fossils.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at home
Antonyms: out of one's element
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
տարերքի մեջ լինել
(tarerkʻi meǰ linel)
— in a suitable environment
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Danish:
i sit es
— in a suitable environment
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Faroese:
í essinum
— in a suitable environment
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Finnish:
omassa elementissään
— in a suitable environment
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French:
dans son élément
— in a suitable environment
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German:
in seinem Element sein
— in a suitable environment
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Hungarian:
elemében
— in a suitable environment
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Icelandic:
í essinu sínu
— in a suitable environment
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Polish:
w swoim żywiole
— in a suitable environment
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Russian:
в свое́й стихии
(v svojéj stixii)
— in a suitable environment
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Russian:
как ры́ба в воде́
(kak rýba v vodé)
— in a suitable environment
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Spanish:
como pez en el agua
— in a suitable environment
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Spanish:
como en casa
— in a suitable environment
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Spanish:
en su elemento
— in a suitable environment
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Spanish:
en su salsa
— in a suitable environment
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Swedish:
vara i sitt esse
— in a suitable environment
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Vietnamese:
như cá gặp nước
— in a suitable environment
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Welsh:
wrth fodd
— in a suitable environment
