No. 4,478 in Russian
вплоть
"Up to" or "as far as."
In a sentence
Я работал над проектом вплоть до полуночи.
I worked on the project until midnight.
Here, 'вплоть' is used to express the exact endpoint in time, emphasizing the limit reached by the action in question.
Вплоть до окончания войны люди надеялись на мир.
Until the end of the war, people hoped for peace.
In this context, 'вплоть' underscores the continuation of the hope held by people up to a definitive moment.
Оплата взимается вплоть до последнего рубля.
Payment is collected down to the last ruble.
'Вплоть' here denotes thoroughness or completeness, ensuring there is no omission even to the smallest unit.
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