on the same wavelength

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the same wavelength

1. (idiomatic) In rapport or complete accord.

   Luckily, the members of the committee were on the same wavelength, so we didn't have endless discussions about what words meant.

Usage notes

• May function as a predicate.

Translations

in rapport

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 看法相同 (kànfǎ xiāngtóng)

• Czech: na stejné vlnové délce, naladěn na stejnou vlnu
• Finnish: samalla aaltopituudella
• French: sur la même longueur d’onde (fr)
• German: auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen
• Greek: στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος (sto ídio míkos kýmatos)
• Hungarian: egy hullámhosszon, azonos hullámhosszon
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• Italian: sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda
• Japanese: 波長が合う (hachō ga au)
• Macedonian: на иста бранова должина (na ista branova dolžina)
• Portuguese: em sintonia
• Romanian: pe aceeași lungime de undă
• Russian: на одно́й волне́ (na odnój volné)
• Spanish: en la misma onda
• Swedish: på samma våglängd