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English
Pronunciation
Adverb
on a first-name basis (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.
- Synonym: on first-name basis
We are not yet on a first-name basis.
Translations
having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 關係已經親密到直呼其名了／关系已经亲密到直呼其名了 (guānxì yǐjīng qīnmì dào zhíhūqímíng le)
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- Finnish: sinutella (fi) (to call by first name)
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- German: per Du
- Hungarian: tegez (hu) (to call someone informally)
- Russian: на "ты" (na "ty")
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