a perfect choice in

se sentó con toda su mole — he sat down with his full bulk o weight

mole poblano — meat dish from Puebla

una mole de hormigón — a huge mass o block of concrete

darle a alguien en su (mero) mole — (Méx fam)

me dieron en mi mero mole — (con regalo, invitación) they couldn't have thought of anything better, it was a perfect choice; ( en conversación) they got me onto my favorite o pet subject

ser el (mero) mole de alguien — (Méx fam)

las matemáticas son su mole — mathematics are his forte

ese tipo de trabajo es mi mero mole — that sort of job is right up my street (colloq)

una mole de hormigón — a huge mass o block of concrete

darle a alguien en su (mero) mole — (Méx fam)

me dieron en mi mero mole — (con regalo, invitación) they couldn't have thought of anything better, it was a perfect choice; ( en conversación) they got me onto my favorite o pet subject

ser el (mero) mole de alguien — (Méx fam)

las matemáticas son su mole — mathematics are his forte

ese tipo de trabajo es mi mero mole — that sort of job is right up my street (colloq)

Все монеты, как на подбор, были новенькие и сверкали на солнце. (А. Чехов, В овраге) — Every coin was new and shone brightly in the sun.

- Эти масальские ребята, какого ни возьми, все, как на подбор, богатыри. (А. Куприн, Молох) — 'Those Masalsk lads are all athletes, without a single exception.'

Взводный фейерверкер Жиганов, стройный, ловкий солдат, представлял резкий контраст со своим взводом, большинство в котором составляли, как на подбор, медлительные, неповоротливые и плохо грамотные люди. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — The platoon commander, gunner Zhiganov, a well set-up, soldierly looking man with a light and confident step, made a striking contrast to the rest of the men, most of whom seemed to have been picked for their slow, lumbering movements and ignorance.

Он сообщает, что жизнь хороша, и ребята что надо, и девушки там на подбор, и получает он на руки двести пятьдесят в месяц. (А. Рекемчук, Мальчики) — He says that life out there is great, the lads he's with are a good crowd and the girls are out of this world! What's more he clears two hundred and fifty a month.

no tener alternativa — to have no alternative o option o choice

tomar la alternativa — to become a fully qualified bullfighter

las alternativas de la política — the ups and downs o vicissitudes of politics

no tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative

no tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative

Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.

gana el que acierte antes cinco preguntas — the winner is the first one to get five answers right o to answer five questions correctly

• acertar con algo — [al escoger] to get sth right

han acertado de pleno con el nuevo modelo de coche familiar — they've scored a real winner * o they've got it just right with their new family car

• acertar en algo, habéis acertado en la elección — you have made the right choice

acertaron de pleno en sus pronósticos — their forecasts were totally accurate o correct

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

acertar con algo — con solución to hit on something

Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

tiene un gusto amargo — it has a bitter taste o flavour, it tastes bitter

• buen gusto — good taste

• mal gusto — bad taste

• a gusto, aquí me encuentro o siento a gusto — I feel at home o ease here

• acomodarse a su gusto — to make o.s. at home, make o.s. comfortable

• con mucho gusto — with pleasure

• dar gusto a algn — to please sb, give pleasure to sb

• leo por gusto — I read for pleasure

es por gusto que siga allí — LAm you'll wait there in vain

• tener el gusto de hacer algo — to have the pleasure of doing sth

¡mucho gusto!, ¡tanto gusto!, ¡gusto verlo! — LAm * how do you do?, pleased to meet you

tendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos — (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml)

se las comió con un gusto...! — he tucked into them with such relish o delight!

tomarle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo — to take a liking to something

azúcar a or al gusto — sugar to taste

a gusto del consumidor — (fr hecha) however/as you like

darle el gusto a alguien: no le des todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time; hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today; me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara — I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face

mucho or tanto gusto — pleased o nice to meet you

mucho gusto (en conocerla) - el gusto es mío — pleased to meet you - the pleasure is mine (frml)

es demasiado fuerte para mi gusto — it's too strong for my taste o liking