vice

vice

a bad habit; serious moral failing: Drinking too much is a vice.

Not to be confused with:

vise – a clamp for holding metal or wood in place: I used a vise to hold the wood as I sawed it in half.

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vice ¹

 (vīs)

n.

1.

a. A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral: the vices of smoking and drinking.

b. Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption: "sharpers, desperadoes, pirates, and criminals steeped in vice" (Carl Holliday).

2. Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior.

3.

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

b. A flaw or imperfection; a defect: "Lady Hester remarked on the vice in his looks" (Edna O'Brien).

4.

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

 (vīs)

n. & v.

Variant of vise.

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vi·ce ³

 (vī′sē, -sə)

prep.

In place of; replacing: Ms. Fine acted as treasurer, vice Mr. Smith.

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

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vice

(vaɪs)

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. (Pathology) pathol obsolete any physical defect or imperfection

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

[C13: via Old French from Latin vitium a defect]

ˈviceless adj

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vice

(vaɪs) or

vise

n

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

vb

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

[C15: from Old French vis a screw, from Latin vītis vine, plant with spiralling tendrils (hence the later meaning)]

ˈviceˌlike, ˈviseˌlike adj

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vice

(vaɪs)

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

[C18: from Latin vice, from vicis interchange]

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vice

(ˈvaɪsɪ)

prep

instead of; as a substitute for

[C16: from Latin, ablative of vicis change]

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Vice

(vaɪs)

n

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

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vice¹

(vaɪs)

n.

1. an immoral or evil habit or practice.

2. immoral conduct; depraved behavior.

3. sexual immorality, esp. prostitution.

4. a personal shortcoming; foible.

5. a fault, defect, or flaw.

6. a physical defect or infirmity.

7. a bad habit, as in a horse.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin vitium a fault, defect, vice]

syn: See fault.

vice²

(vaɪs)

n., v.t. viced, vic•ing.

vise.

vi•ce³

(ˈvaɪ si, -sə, vaɪs)

prep.

instead of; in the place of.

[1760–70; < Latin: abl. of vicis (genitive; not attested in nominative) interchange, alternation]

vice-

a combining form meaning “deputy,” used esp. in the titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word: viceroy; vice-chancellor; vice-chairman.

[Middle English « Latin vice vice³]

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vice

Past participle: viced
Gerund: vicing

Imperative

vice

vice

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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

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vice

noun

Degrading, immoral acts or habits:

bestiality, corruption, depravity, flagitiousness, immorality, perversion, turpitude, villainousness, villainy, wickedness.

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Translations

رَذِيلَةرَذيلَهعادَة سيِّئَهمِلْزَمَه

neřestsvěrákzlozvyknecnost

lastskruestikuvane

LasterSchraubstockUntugend

βίτσιο

viciotorno de banco

paheseksikauppa

viceétaudéfaut

porok

lösturskrúfstykkislæmur ávani, löstur

viziomorsasquadra del buon costumedepravazione

悪徳

부도덕한 행위

netikumsskrūvspīlesslikts ieradums

gebrek

lastmoralsk lyteskrustikke

wada

vício

порок

neresťzverák

pregrehaprimež

mana

synd

ข้อบกพร่อง

kötü alışkanlıkmengeneahlaksızlıkciddî ahlâk bozukluğufuhuş

điểm xấu

恶习老虎钳不道德行为堕落

vice

¹ [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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vice

² vise (US) [vaɪs] N (esp Brit) (Mech) → torno m de banco, tornillo m de banco

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vice

³ [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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vice

¹

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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vice

², (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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vice

¹ [vaɪs] n → vizio

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vice

² [vaɪs] n (tool) → morsa

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vice¹

(American usually) vise (vais) noun

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 torno svěrák der Schraubstock skruestik μέγγενηtorno 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 bankschroefskrustikke, tangimadłotorno 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

(vais) noun

1. a serious moral fault. Continual lying is a vice. onsedelikheid رَذيلَه порок vício nectnost die Untugend uvane σοβαρό ελάττωμα, διαστροφήvicio pahe خباثت pahe vice עֲבֵירוֹת מוּסָר शिकंजा izopačensot bűn cacat moral löstur vizio 悪徳 부도덕 yda, nedorybė netikums maksiat ondeugdlast, moralsk lytewada, grzech, złovício 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，堕落

2. a bad habit. Smoking is not one of my vices. ondeug عادَة سيِّئَه дефект vício neřest das Laster last κακή συνήθεια, κουσούριvicio 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 ondeugduvane, 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

→ رَذِيلَة neřest last Laster βίτσιο vicio pahe vice porok vizio 悪徳 부도덕한 행위 gebrek last wada vício порок synd ข้อบกพร่อง kötü alışkanlık điểm xấu 恶习

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vice

n. vicio; falta, defecto.

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