vice

UK
/vaɪs/
US
/vaɪs/
vicesubstantiv
vices
Pl.
UK
/vaɪs/
US
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Übersetzungen
Gambling is often considered a vice.
Азартные игры часто считаются пороком.
He was appointed as the vice president of the company.
Он был назначен заместителем президента компании.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
порочный образ жизни
Definitionen
A moral fault or weakness in someone's character.
Greed is often considered a vice that can lead to one's downfall.
A bad habit or immoral behavior.
Smoking is a vice that many people struggle to quit.
A tool with two jaws for holding an object firmly, typically in place while work is done on it.
He used a vice to hold the piece of wood steady while he sawed it.
viceadjektiv
Used attributively to denote a deputy or person next in rank (e.g., vice president).
Definitionen
Acting in place of another; deputizing or next in rank.
She serves as the vice principal of the school.
vicepräposition
UK
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US
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Übersetzungen
He was appointed vice chairman instead of the previous one.
Он был назначен заместителем председателя вместо предыдущего.
Definitionen
In place of; substituting for (used chiefly in formal or official contexts).
Lt. Miller was promoted to captain, vice Johnson, who retired.