vice (redirected from vice-like)

vice ¹  (vs)

n.

1.

a. An evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit.

b. A serious moral failing.

c. Wicked or evil conduct or habits; corruption.

2. Sexual immorality, especially prostitution.

3.

a. A slight personal failing; a foible: the vice of untidiness.

b. A flaw or imperfection; a defect.

4. A physical defect or weakness.

5. An undesirable habit, such as crib-biting, in a domestic animal.

6.

a. Vice A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.

b. A jester or buffoon.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vitium.]

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vice ²  (vs)

n. & v.

Variant of vise.

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vi·ce ³  (vs, -s)

prep.

In place of; replacing.

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[Latin ablative of *vix, change; see vice-.]

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Vice [vaɪs]

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in general

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vice¹

n

1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait

2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices

3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion

4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc. smoking is his only vice

5. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection

6. a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc.

[via Old French from Latin vitium a defect]

viceless  adj

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vice² US (often), vise [vaɪs]

n

(Engineering / Tools) an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws

vb

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) (tr) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice

[from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)]

vicelike  US (often), viselike adj

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vice³

adj

a.  (prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy for

b.  (in combination) viceroy

n

Informal a person who serves as a deputy to another

[from Latin vice, from vicis interchange]

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vice⁴

prep

instead of; as a substitute for

[from Latin, ablative of vicis change]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vice - moral weakness                       frailty evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
	2.	vice - a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community" gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" intemperateness, intemperance - consumption of alcoholic drinks

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vice

noun

1. fault, failing, weakness, limitation, defect, deficiency, flaw, shortcoming, blemish, imperfection, frailty, foible, weak point, infirmity Having the odd flutter on the horses is his only vice.
fault good point, strong point, talent, gift

2. wickedness, evil, corruption, sin, depravity, immorality, iniquity, profligacy, degeneracy, venality, turpitude, evildoing offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs
wickedness virtue, morality, honour

Translations

vice¹ [vaɪs]

A. N → vicio m
a life of vice → una vida de vicio y desenfreno
smoking is his only vice → el tabaco es su único vicio

B. CPD vice ring N → asociación f criminal
vice squad N → brigada f antivicio

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vice² vise (US) [vaɪs] N (esp Brit) (Mech) → torno m de banco, tornillo m de banco

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vice³ [ˈvaɪsɪ] PREP → en lugar de, sustituyendo a

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vice [ˈvaɪs] n

(= evil or immoral behaviour) → vice m
my only vice → mon seul vice

(prostitution, pornography)
... offences connected with vice → les délits de mœurs

(British) (TECHNICAL) → étau m

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vice¹

n → Laster nt; (of horse) → Unart f, → Untugend f, → Mucken pl (inf); his main vice is laziness → sein größter Fehler ist die Faulheit; you don’t smoke or drink, don’t you have any vices? (hum) → Sie rauchen nicht, Sie trinken nicht, haben Sie denn gar kein Laster? (hum); a life of vice → ein Lasterleben nt

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vice², (US) vise

n → Schraubstock m; to have/hold something in a vice-like grip → etw fest umklammern; (between legs, under arm) → etw fest einklemmen

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vice¹ [vaɪs] n → vizio

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vice² [vaɪs] n (tool) → morsa

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vice¹

n vice [vais]

a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice. klem, draaibank مِلْزَمَه менгеме svěrák skruestik der Schraubstock μέγγενη torno de banco kruustangid گیره آهنگری و نجاری ruuvipuristin étau מֶלחָצַיִים व्यसन škripac satu tanggam skrúfstykki morsa, morsetto 万力 바이스(공구) spaustuvai, žnyplės skrūvspīles ragum bankschroef skrustikke, tang imadło torno men­ghină тиски zverák primež stega skruvstäd คีมจับ mengene 老虎鉗 лещата کسي پرزہ کو مضبوطي سے پکڑنے کا ايک آلہ mỏ cặp, êtô 老虎钳

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vice²

n vice [vais]

1 a serious moral fault Continual lying is a vice. onsedelikheid رَذيلَه порок nectnost uvane die Untugend σοβαρό ελάττωμα, διαστροφή vicio pahe خباثت pahe vice עֲבֵירוֹת מוּסָר शिकंजा izopačensot bűn cacat moral löstur vizio 悪徳 부도덕 yda, nedorybė netikums maksiat ondeugd last, moralsk lyte wada, grzech, zło vício nărav порок neresť, nemravnosť pregreha porok synd ความชั่วร้าย ciddî ahlâk bozukluğu 嚴重違反道德，墮落 порок; зло برائي sự trụy lạc, sự đồi bại 不道德行为

2 a bad habit Smoking is not one of my vices. ondeug عادَة سيِّئَه дефект neřest last das Laster κακή συνήθεια, κουσούρι vicio pahe عادت بد pahe défaut הֶרגֵל מְגוּנֶה दुर्गुण loša navika rossz szokás kebiasaan buruk, kejahatan slæmur ávani, löstur vizio 悪癖 나쁜 버릇 yda slikts ieradums tabiat buruk ondeugd uvane, last zły nawyk vício viciu порок, слабость zlozvyk razvada porok last จุดบกพร่อง kötü alışkanlık 惡習 недолік, вада بري عادت thói xấu, tật xấu 恶习

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vice → رذيلة neřest last Laster βίτσιο vicio pahe vice porok vizio 悪徳 부도덕한 행위 gebrek last wada vício порок synd ความชั่วร้าย kötülük điểm xấu 台钳