в силу
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "at the force (of)".
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
в си́лу • (v sílu) (+ genitive case)
- (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.
- Used other than idiomatically: see в (v) and си́лу (sílu); usually means "into force", "into effect".