поскольку

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Russian

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  • (colloquial) IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: поско́ку)

Conjunction

поско́льку (poskólʹku)

  1. inasmuch as, as
  2. since
    Поско́льку Олимпи́йские и́гры собира́ют ты́сячи боле́льщиков и спортсме́нов, в Со́чи бы́ли постро́ены деся́тки но́вых гости́ниц.
    Poskólʹku Olimpíjskije ígry sobirájut týsjači bolélʹščikov i sportsménov, v Sóči býli postrójeny desjátki nóvyx gostínic.
    Since the Olympic Games attract thousands of fans and athletes, dozens of new hotels were built in Sochi.

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