в силу

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "at the force (of)".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈf‿sʲiɫʊ]

Adverb

в си́лу • (v sílu) (+ genitive case)

  1. (official) because of, due to, owing to, by virtue of
    Synonyms: в связи́ с (v svjazí s), из-за (iz-za)
    Ему́ пришло́сь уе́хать в си́лу обстоя́тельств. ― Jemú prišlósʹ ujéxatʹ v sílu obstojátelʹstv. ― He had to leave due to the circumstances.
  2. Used other than idiomatically: see в (v) and си́лу (sílu); usually means "into force", "into effect".
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