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ОДИН К ОДНОМУ1 (B ОДНОГО, В ОДИН) ОДНА К ОДНОЙ (В ОДНУ) ОДНО К ОДНОМУ (В ОДНО) all coll, usu. approv NP these forms only subj-compl with быть0 (subj: human, animal, or concr, pi) or detached modif fixed WO

( usu. in refer, to the physical features of some people, animals, or things) all are exceptional, or (when a particular quality is specified) all possess the positive quality in question to a great degree

one better than the other (the next)

first-class (topnotch), every one of them all equally good you won't find a better bunch (group etc) each (one) more AdjP than the next.

(Нина:) А ты? Интересно работаешь? (Лева:) Сверх! Чудом попал в самый интересный отдел... Там такие волшебные условия. И атмосфера... какая атмосфера!.. А главное -люди, Нина, какие у нас люди - один к одному! (Розов 4). (N.:) But what about you? Is your work interesting? (L.:) I should say! By a miracle I managed to get into the most interesting department . .The conditions are so marvellous. And the atmosphere — what an atmosphere!... But the main thing, Nina, is the people there-first-class, every one of them (4a).

Из какого мира явились эти шестеро, один к одному, здоровые и ладные парни? (Аксенов 7). What world were they from, these six strapping lads, each more hale and hearty than the next? (7a).