on a first-name basis

English

Pronunciation

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Adverb

on a first-name basis (not comparable)

1. (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) Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: sinutella (fi) (to call by first name) French: à tu et à toi (fr) German: per Du Hungarian: tegez (hu) (to call someone informally) Russian: на "ты" (na "ty") Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• on first-name terms