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поско́льку

often used word (top 800)B2
  • 1.

    since

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Giving reasons (since/because)

    • поскoльку + придато́чное причи́ны

      since/because + subordinate clause (reason)

    • ..., поскoльку + причи́на

      ..., because/since + reason

    • поскoльку э́то ...

      since this/it is ...

    • поскoльку я не специали́ст

      since I'm not a specialist

  • Correlative extent: “поскóльку …, посто́льку …”

    • поскoльку ..., посто́льку ...

      insofar as ..., to that extent ...

    • поскoльку возмо́жно, посто́льку ...

      as far as possible, to that extent ...

    • поскoльку позво́лят ресу́рсы, посто́льку бу́дем рабо́тать

      insofar as resources allow, we'll work to that extent

  • Set phrase: “поскóльку-посто́льку” (so-so)

    • поскóльку-посто́льку

      so-so; to some extent

    • дела́ иду́т поско́льку-посто́льку

      things are so-so; not going great

    • рабoта идёт поско́льку-посто́льку

      the work is only so-so

    • сдeлать что́-то поско́льку-посто́льку

      to do something half-heartedly/so-so

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  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • alexrafaelperez edited translation 6 years ago.
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